Fees are charged for legal advice and representation, and these are paid by you or by legal aid after each stage of the legal matter. Legal matters are completed in small stages, and payment is required after each stage.
If you are eligible for legal aid, we can help you make the application. You will need to provide documents including proof of your income and others.
Fees will be discussed in advance so it is clear what the costs will be. In some cases the exact cost cannot be predicted and this will be explained.
If travel is needed for your hearing, the travel cost will be charged on the same principles applied by legal aid:
“Where an advocate appears in a hearing which is more than 40 kilometres away from the advocate’s usual place of business, a travel fee of 81 cents per kilometre is payable for each kilometre of the return trip in excess of 80 kilometres.”