Professional fees
Understand what pays for the legal work and how the basis of charging is explained.
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Explained
Understand professional fees, outlays and the costs risks behind the phrase.
Clear questions to ask before agreeing to legal work, with separate guides to each part of the bill.
This website provides general information about legal costs in Ireland. It is not an offer by Lalloo Solicitors of any particular costs arrangement. Terms for an individual matter must be considered separately and confirmed in writing.
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Start with the meaning
A phrase is not a complete costs agreement
The phrase commonly describes a conditional arrangement concerning a solicitor’s professional fees. It does not, on its own, explain responsibility for VAT, medical reports, other outlays or another party’s legal costs. The complete written terms matter.
Use these guides to understand the different parts of a legal bill, the possible costs consequences of a case’s outcome and the information to request before proceeding. They provide general information about Irish legal costs. They do not quote a fee, decide the costs of your case or offer a particular arrangement by Lalloo Solicitors.
In contentious business, a solicitor may not calculate fees or other charges as a percentage or proportion of any award or settlement.
Explore the details
Four parts of the costs conversation
VAT and outlays
Identify the expenses that can sit alongside a solicitor’s own professional fee.
Read the guide →Different claim outcomes
Ask what is payable after success, an unsuccessful outcome, or ending instructions early.
Read the guide →Written costs information
Know what to look for in costs information, agreements and later updates.
Read the guide →Before you decide
Bring the right questions
Ask how fees are calculated, which expenses are additional and what happens under different outcomes. Keep the written explanation and ask for clarification where anything is unclear.
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This guide is published by Lalloo Solicitors, based in Ballsbridge, Dublin 4. The practice’s main website is injured.ie.
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Sources and further reading
- LSRA: Your legal bill explained
- Section 149: Prohibitions on charging costs
- LSRA: Advertising by lawyers
Sources checked: 27 October 2026.