# The Solicitors' (Non-Contentious Business) Remuneration Order 1994, Article 3: Solicitors' costs


A solicitor’s costs shall be such sum as may be fair and reasonable to both solicitor and entitled person, having regard to all the circumstances of the case and in particular to:—
(a) the complexity of the matter or the difficulty or novelty of the questions raised;
(b) the skill, labour, specialised knowledge and responsibility involved;
(c) the time spent on the business;
(d) the number and importance of the documents prepared or perused, without regard to length;
(e) the place where and the circumstances in which the business or any part thereof is transacted;
(f) the amount or value of any money or property involved;
(g) whether any land involved is registered land;
(h) the importance of the matter to the client; and
(i) the approval (express or implied) of the entitled person or the express approval of the testator to:—
(i) the solicitor undertaking all or any part of the work giving rise to the costs or
(ii) the amount of the costs.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/2616/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/solicitors-non-contentious-business-remuneration-order-1994/article-3
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