Frequently Asked Questions

DOES THE DEFENDANT PAY MY LEGAL COSTS?

In almost all cases, the defendant will pay a proportion of your legal costs. There are some cases where the defendant will pay all of your legal costs but usually they will only pay a specified proportion.

We can explain everything about how your costs are paid at our first meeting.

WHAT ABOUT THE COSTS OF THE FIRST MEETING?

Every client that comes in to our offices has their first consultation free.

If at the end of the first consultation, we tell you that you that you don’t have a case or you don’t want to go ahead with the claim – we don’t charge you

You will not start incurring any legal costs until you have agreed to do so, and you don’t have to pay any legal costs until the end of your case.

If you lose the case, you won’t have to pay Bourke Love Lawyers anything, but it’s possible that you may have to pay the defendant’s legal costs. However, there are many cases where even if you lose you don’t have to pay the defendant’s costs.

We can explain everything about how costs are awarded at our first meeting.

DO I GET CHARGED FOR MAKING PHONE OR EMAIL ENQUIRY?

Email enquiries and phone enquiries are treated the same as the first consultation and you will not be charged.

WHAT IF I MAKE AN EMAIL ENQUIRY AND THEN COME IN FOR A FIRST CONSULTATION?