We price differently from a traditional firm. Wherever we can, we agree a fixed fee before the work starts, so you decide the cost up front rather than watching a meter run. The guide below shows where our common pieces of work start, and we confirm your fee with you before anything begins.
A retainer puts a lawyer who knows your business on call every month, for a fixed fee agreed in advance. No hourly meter. No waiting to be fitted into a diary. No explaining your business from scratch every time something lands.
Monthly retainer
From £775 + VAT
per month
£9,300 + VAT a year An in-house legal experience for the year, at a fraction of the cost of hiring one. We think that is excellent value.
A handful of principles, applied to everything we do.
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A fixed fee reflects the work in front of us - the complexity, what's at stake, and how much of it can be mapped out at the start. We scope it with you first, so the fee matches the job, not the hours it happens to take.
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Hourly only comes in where the work can't be sensibly scoped in advance - usually a dispute or a negotiation, where the other side dictates how much work there is. Rates run between £250 and £450 an hour plus VAT, depending on the matter, its complexity, any jurisdictional requirements and the seniority of the consultant on it. Even then, we agree it with you before any of it starts. Nothing moves to hourly without your say-so.
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Depending on the work, we'll sometimes ask for a payment on account before we start - typically half up front, with the balance on completion. We agree this with you in advance, so it's never a surprise.
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Fixed-fee work is invoiced on completion, or in agreed stages for larger pieces. Ongoing work like the retainer is monthly, as is hourly work where a matter runs over time. Payment terms are 14 days.
When we scope a piece of work, the fee reflects a handful of straightforward things. We are happy to talk any of them through.
Where a matter has several moving parts or runs over time, you get a live finance tracker - a clear running view of where the costs stand, so the position is never a mystery.
The questions we are asked most often about what things cost.
Terms and conditions start at £1,450 plus VAT for a business supplying services, £1,750 for goods, and £1,950 where you supply both. The fee covers terms drafted around how your business actually operates, rather than a template with your name dropped into it.
A red flag review starts at £195 plus VAT for an NDA and £350 plus VAT for a commercial contract. Both are AI powered with an experienced consultant reviewing the output before it reaches you. Where a document needs strategy alongside the review, that starts at £750 plus VAT.
A retainer starts at £775 plus VAT a month, which is £9,300 plus VAT a year for an in-house legal experience without the cost of hiring one. What you pay depends on the size of your company and the support you genuinely need. Every retainer opens with an embedding period of one to three months, so both sides can test what the requirement really is before it settles.
A standard employment contract starts at £450 plus VAT, and a senior contract at £950 plus VAT. A staff handbook starts at £1,250 plus VAT templated with minimal support, or £2,950 plus VAT fully supported.
Preparing your own company for sale starts at £3,950 plus VAT. Reviewing a target company on a purchase starts at £7,500 plus VAT. Both are AI supported with expert human review, which is what makes that volume of documents manageable at that price.
No. Every figure Silva publishes is exclusive of VAT, charged on top at the prevailing rate. The published figures are indicative starting points rather than fixed quotes, and your fee is confirmed with you before any work begins.
Tell us what you need and we will scope it and give you a clear price. If you are not yet sure what you need, a Legal Discovery Day is a fixed-fee way to start, from £2,250 + VAT.