Fixed fee products and retainers for SMEs and other business enterprises We recognise the importance to our clients of certainty on fees whilst
say, an hour’s work by us, there is no further fee. Retainers are tailored
not compromising on the quality of legal support. On transactional work,
to each client’s needs to ensure that the designated members of the
we therefore give fixed quotes or cap our fees (subject to certain
relevant Stone King team have the requisite skills and specialisations
assumptions reflecting the circumstances). We also offer certain
for that client. Each retainer is set at an agreed monthly fee relative to
products at fixed prices and offer bespoke retainers enabling clients to
the client’s anticipated needs. We conduct regular reviews with our clients
access our services at a fixed monthly cost.
to ensure that each retainer continues to be appropriate to the client concerned.
Retainers We offer retainers in various areas and are willing to discuss others. For a fixed quarterly fee, a client may make an unlimited number of calls
Areas where we offer a retainer service are: ◆ General corporate and commercial work
to members of a designated team. If the relevant matter can be
◆ Intellectual property
◆ Information technology
answered or dealt with in the first call or does not require more than,
◆ Employment and HR
◆ Company secretarial service
Fixed fee products
The following is a list of self-contained one-off matters where we offer a fixed fee service:
Company formation and structure
Intellectual property review
Company formation with model articles
£300
IP audit comprising a review of existing portfolio
Formation of an LLP (excluding partnership agreement)
£300
with recommendations for follow-up action
Simple shareholders agreement and bespoke articles of association
£1,500
E-Commerce £2,000
Partnership agreement for a general partnership, a limited liability partnership or an LLP: depending on the complexity, from
Website terms of use
£800
Privacy policy for a website
£570
Website terms of use combining privacy policy
£995
£1,250-3,000 Fund raising package comprising:
Membership Policy and Terms of Use
£1,150
Terms and Conditions of sale
£1,150
(i) Information Memorandum Website audit comprising a review of existing website
(ii) Subscription and shareholders agreement and
with recommendations for follow-up action
£1,500
(iii) Bespoke articles of association Our fees, depending upon the amount raised will be
£5,000-£15,000
Share schemes Company share option plan: scheme rules and
Commercial Contracts
obtaining HMRC approval to scheme rules
A review of commercial contract and report on material risks will depend on the length of the agreement
Share incentive plans: scheme rules and obtaining
£500 - £1,600
Confidentiality or non-disclosure agreement
£350
Standard terms and conditions of business
£2,000
£1,600
HMRC approval to them
£2,000
Employee benefit trust document and scheme rules
£2,300
EMI option agreement (pro forma) and
A review of commercial contract and report on material
Pro-forma HMRC notification of grant
£1,500
risks will depend on the length of the agreement
Application for HMRC advance assurance
£2,000
£500 - £1,600
Long term incentive plan for senior management Ancillary documentation for a scheme
Get in touch Please contact Roy Butler or any other member of the corporate commercial team for a no-obligation discussion of the legal services we can offer you.
£1,250 £500
NOTES: 1.All fees are quoted exclusive ofVAT and any disbursements incurred by us in the course of advising you (e.g. Companies House charges; search fees etc) will be charged to you at cost. 2. Fees quoted for the preparation of documents are on the basis of (i) a conversation or short meeting to provide the parameters of the agreement; (ii) the preparation of the first draft; and (iii)our receiving client (only) comments on the first draft and amending as required.The fees will change if there are changes in the terms of the agreement and in the instructions given and the fee quoted does not include any negotiation of the agreement. 3. Fees for the review of the headline terms of any agreement do not include any amendment to the agreement or negotiation of it. 4. We reserve the right to vary our prices at any time.