Fees Clerks

You can contact the Fees Clerks on 0207 827 4020 or email at feesclerks@cloisters.com.


Fees Clerking Team:

Credit Management Consultant

Tony Ounsworth

Direct Line: 020 7827 4049

Email: tonyo@cloisters.com
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Fees Clerk

Alberta Sharpe

Direct Line: 0207 827 4045

Email: albertasharpe@cloisters.com
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Our Fees
Cloisters welcomes instructions on a privately or publicly funded basis. We also accept work that is insurance or trade union-backed, or covered by a Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA).

At regular intervals, Cloisters will send clients a letter requesting an update on the case. This may include a request for payment of fees. Please respond to these letters promptly so that we can keep our records up to date and so that we do not send you unnecessary reminders.  
 
Our standard payment terms are 30 days from the date of the fee note. Cloisters reserves the right to stop working if payment is not forthcoming and no legitimate reason is provided. 

Private Funding
We accept privately funded work under the terms of business set out in Annexe G1 of the Bar Council's Code of Conduct. Please click here to read or print these terms.

Public Funding
For publicly funded cases, please refer to the relevant provisions in Annexe G1,  which apply to all cases that we accept on this basis. In addition, please ensure that the certificate details are provided promptly to our clerks when instructions are made.  Please note that at the end of the case, we expect final bills to be produced in a timely fashion. We also expect to be advised of any reductions at assessment while we still have the opportunity to appeal the assessment.

Insurance/Trade Union
It is understood that in cases of this nature, payment will not normally be made until the conclusion of the case. However, in some instances it is possible for interim payments to be made and we expect to receive our proportion of these payments as and when they are received.

CFAs
In some circumstances, we take cases that are covered by a CFA.  Click here to see a draft agreement as recommended by APIL/PIBA.