Costs For Litigation Services

Costs for litigation services are detailed below:

General:

Letters of demand
  Preparation and service by prepaid post (or fax or email if instructed) of 7 day letter of demand
(standard or drafted to your specifications as necessary)
$40.00

 
Litigation in NSW (Local Court) jurisdiction for debts of $0 - $ 100000:

Summons to judgement - Small Claims division ($0 - $10000.00)
Includes the preparation, filing and service of your summons (Statement of claim) and subsequent attendance to the filing of judgement.
  Debt size >$0 - $1000
Includes recoverable court filing fee on summons of $172.00, recoverable service fee of $58.00 and recoverable solicitors professional costs of $372.68
$602.68
  Debt size >$1000 - $5000
Includes recoverable court filing fee on summons of $172.00, recoverable service fee of $58.00 and recoverable solicitors professional costs of $559.02
$789.02
  Debt size >$5000 - $10000
Includes recoverable court filing fee on summons of $172.00, recoverable service fee of $58.00 and recoverable solicitors professional costs of $745.36
$975.36
Summons to judgement - General division ($10000 - $100000.00)
Includes the preparation, filing and service of your summons (Statement of claim) and subsequent attendance to the filing of judgement.
  Debt size >$10000 - $20000
Includes recoverable court filing fee on summons of $424.00, recoverable service fee of $58.00 and recoverable solicitors professional costs of $745.36
$1227.36
  Debt size >$20000 - $60000
Includes recoverable court filing fee on summons of $424.00, recoverable service fee of $58.00 and recoverable solicitors professional costs of $931.70
$1413.00
  Debt size >$5000 - $10000
Includes recoverable court filing fee on summons of $172.00, recoverable service fee of $58.00 and recoverable solicitors professional costs of $745.36
$975.36
Post judgement recovery ($10000 - $100000.00)
  Garnishee Order
  Preparation and filing of garnishee order (not recoverable) $70.00
  Court filing fee $0.00
  Recoverable service fee (where applicable) $58.00
  Examination Notice
  Preparation and filing of examination notice (not recoverable) $70.00
  Court filing fee $0.00
  Recoverable service fee (where applicable) $58.00
  Examination Order
  Preparation, filing and service of Examination Order.
Includes recoverable court filing fee of $148.00, recoverable service fee of $58.00 and recoverable solicitors professional costs of $382.80
$588.80
  Writ for the Levy of Property  
  Preparation, filing and service of Writ for the Levy of Property.
Includes recoverable court filing fee of $72.00 per Sheriffs attendance and recoverable solicitors professional costs of $258.50
$330.50
  Warrant of Arrest
  Preparation, filing and service of Warrant of Arrest.
Includes recoverable court filing fee on summons of $72.00, and recoverable solicitors professional costs of $202.40
$274.40

 
Additional Services:

Telephone and Letters
  Attend to telephone enquires as instructed on your behalf $20.00
  Prepare and forward letters to employers, solicitors or other parties $30.00
Service of Documents
  Sydney suburbs (recoverable service fee only)
Covers from Heathcote in the south to Berowra in the north, out to the suburbs of Campbelltown and to the base of the Blue Mountains
$58.00
  Sydney outer suburbs (recoverable service fee only plus surcharge)
Such as out to Appin, The Oaks, the Blue Mountains, Windsor and Dural
$78.00 to $88.00
  Country NSW (recoverable service fee plus surcharge) $95.00
  Interstate(recoverable service fee plus surcharge) $95.00
  Urgent service (same day service of documents) Double Fee
  Additional Address
Where the debtor has vacated the supplied address and service is effected at a subsequent address or on a second defendant at a different address
Additional standard
area fee

Prices are subject to change without notice.
NSW court filing fees above, are not subject to GST. Solicitors' professional fees and court recoverable service fees are inclusive of GST. Your debtor is liable for full payment of these fees, including GST where this is applicable.
All other fees set out above are quoted exclusive of GST.

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