{ "name": "Corp Tax Calculator Settlement Advice Fee Index", "title": "Settlement Advice Fee Index", "url": "https://corptaxcalculator.co.uk/datasets/settlement-advice-fee-index/", "csv": "https://corptaxcalculator.co.uk/datasets/settlement-advice-fee-index.csv", "markdown": "https://corptaxcalculator.co.uk/datasets/settlement-advice-fee-index/index.md", "computed_at": "2026-10-21", "license": "https://corptaxcalculator.co.uk/terms", "headline": "The median published figure in the Settlement Advice Fee Index is 500 GBP across 7 sources' own pages (range 350 to 500 GBP), read 17 October 2026.", "quotes": [ "The median published figure in the Settlement Advice Fee Index is 500 GBP across 7 sources' own pages (range 350 to 500 GBP), read 17 October 2026.", "7 of the 34 named sources read in full publish a figure; 27 publish none, read 17 October 2026.", "Settlement Advice Fee Index, fee basis fixed: median 500 GBP across 7 sources, read 17 October 2026.", "The median is unchanged since 26 September 2026 (was 500 GBP across 7)." ], "citation": "\"Corp Tax Calculator Settlement Advice Fee Index\", updated 2026-10-21, https://corptaxcalculator.co.uk/datasets/settlement-advice-fee-index/.", "changed_since": { "since": "2026-09-26", "previous_median": 500, "delta": 0, "direction": "unchanged", "sentence": "The median is unchanged since 26 September 2026 (was 500 GBP across 7)." }, "national": { "unit": "GBP", "n": 7, "median": 500, "min": 350, "max": 500, "p25": 350, "p75": 500, "mean": 435.7143, "units": { "GBP": 7 }, "published_sources": 7, "named_sources": 34, "read_sources": 34, "not_published": 27, "published_share": 0.206 }, "by_axis": { "fee basis": { "fixed": { "GBP": { "n": 7, "median": 500, "min": 350, "max": 500, "p25": 350, "p75": 500, "mean": 435.7143 } } } }, "rows": [ { "source": "Hibberts Solicitors settlement agreement legal fees", "url": "https://www.hibberts.com/service/employment-law/settlement-agreement-solicitors/legal-fees/", "figure": "£500 ", "value": 500, "unit": "GBP", "vat": "ex", "axis": { "fee basis": "fixed" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-17", "quote": "Our minimum fee for advising on a settlement agreement is £500 + VAT.", "source_class": "primary-provider-own-site", "text_sha256": "7f5cc5c4af93261db7479fbc0c03e60e76def83ceb1ffdffcc7792d3ae88ce83" }, { "source": "Lincs Law settlement agreement fees and costs", "url": "https://lincslaw.co.uk/fees/settlement-agreements/", "figure": "£350 ", "value": 350, "unit": "GBP", "vat": "ex", "axis": { "fee basis": "fixed" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "quote": "As below, an Employment Solicitor will be happy to advise you on your Settlement Agreement for a fixed fee of £350 plus VAT (£420).", "source_class": "primary-provider-own-site", "text_sha256": "204928cf7f9d2d462690bc34ce96e0c43a43cf0766f2881f1162f3122df305fe" }, { "source": "Just Employment settlement agreement advice cost", "url": "https://justemployment.com/settlement-agreements/how-much-does-your-advice-cost/", "figure": "£500 ", "value": 500, "unit": "GBP", "vat": "ex", "axis": { "fee basis": "fixed" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-17", "quote": "Our fixed fee for Settlement Agreement advice starts at £500 plus VAT.", "source_class": "primary-provider-own-site", "text_sha256": "62e5a3567f0ad25a4bce493ea085a3fd3506ffd115507473d53f502406b140f2" }, { "source": "Mason Bullock settlement agreement advice cost", "url": "https://www.masonbullock.co.uk/how-much-is-legal-advice-on-a-settlement-agreement/", "figure": "£500 ", "value": 500, "unit": "GBP", "vat": "ex", "axis": { "fee basis": "fixed" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "quote": "Our standard fee is usually paid from that contribution, subject to our minimum fee of £500 + VAT.", "source_class": "primary-provider-own-site", "text_sha256": "8b48aff76d945bc863be3ea60d4afb2f47ed3d98e3832e11cc6dfd1d1096c214" }, { "source": "Horne, Engall & Freeman price transparency: employment settlement agreements", "url": "https://hefllp.co.uk/price-transparency-employment-settlement-agreements/", "figure": "£500 ", "value": 500, "unit": "GBP", "vat": "ex", "axis": { "fee basis": "fixed" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "quote": "Review and Advice for an Employee – this is a fixed fee of £500 + VAT and covers the below", "source_class": "primary-provider-own-site", "text_sha256": "5ef529c2eedcef39c9b7b99e1bb18a8883a13a1539af6597548ab37f8688a286" }, { "source": "Greater London Solicitors employment fees", "url": "https://www.glsolicitors.com/employment-fees", "figure": "£350.00 ", "value": 350, "unit": "GBP", "vat": null, "axis": { "fee basis": "fixed" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "quote": "We provide a fix price for settlement agreement is £350.00 to £500.00*.", "source_class": "primary-provider-own-site", "text_sha256": "fac911e5eb2dccd5103225d42d22ff434bde2b8afce09b29a418c088b76580f5" }, { "source": "Bates Wells Sudbury settlement agreement solicitors fees explained", "url": "https://bateswells-sudbury.co.uk/settlement-agreement-solicitors-fees-explained/", "figure": "£350", "value": 350, "unit": "GBP", "vat": null, "axis": { "fee basis": "fixed" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "quote": "Straightforward advice (no negotiation): Usually covered by employer (typically £350–£750 + VAT)", "source_class": "primary-provider-own-site", "text_sha256": "066feca0085caa8c21826300ddfc9667515fe96ad4e24277c7861147215103e5" } ], "not_published": [ { "source": "Winston Solicitors settlement agreement fees", "url": "https://www.winstonsolicitors.co.uk/blog/fees-settlement-agreements", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-17", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "SettlementAgreements.co.uk solicitor fees", "url": "https://www.settlementagreements.co.uk/how-much-are-settlement-agreement-solicitors-fees/", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "KLG Law settlement agreement legal fees", "url": "https://klglaw.co.uk/settlement-agreements-how-much-should-employers-fairly-cover-in-legal-costs/", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "The Legal Practice settlement agreement legal fees", "url": "https://thelegalpractice.co.uk/settlement-agreements/settlement-agreement-legal-fees-paid-to-employee/", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-17", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Deen & Co settlement agreement solicitor fees", "url": "https://deenandco.co.uk/insights/settlement-agreement-solicitor-fees", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Mulberry's Solicitors costs", "url": "https://www.mulberryssolicitors.com/our-costs/", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Cavendish Employment Law costs and services", "url": "https://www.cavendishlaw.co.uk/costs-and-services.html", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Landau Law settlement agreements", "url": "https://landaulaw.co.uk/settlement-agreements/", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Thompsons Solicitors guide to settlement agreement solicitor fees", "url": "https://www.thompsons.law/support/legal-guides/a-guide-to-settlement-agreement-solicitor-fees", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-17", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "SettlementAgreement.co.uk cost promise", "url": "https://www.settlementagreement.co.uk/cost-promise/", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "Bridge Employment Law settlement agreements", "url": "https://www.bridgeemploymentlaw.com/employee/settlement-agreements/", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "SE Solicitors on who pays for settlement agreement advice", "url": "https://www.se-solicitors.co.uk/article/102inmh/should-an-employer-pay-the-legal-costs-for-an-employees-advice-on-a-settlement-a/", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "GTE Settlement Agreements statutory redundancy guide", "url": "https://www.gte-settlementagreements.co.uk/blog/statutory-redundancy-legal-guide/", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "MFMac settlement agreements (Scotland)", "url": "https://www.mfmac.com/legal-expertise/individuals-and-families/employment-advice-for-employees/settlement-agreements/", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "Complete Clarity Solicitors settlement agreements (Scotland)", "url": "https://completeclaritysolicitors.com/how-we-can-help-you/settlement-agreements/", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "BBM Solicitors settlement agreements (Scotland)", "url": "https://www.bbmsolicitors.co.uk/personal-services/employment-law/settlement-agreements/", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "Livingstone Brown settlement agreements (Scotland)", "url": "https://www.livbrown.co.uk/employment/settlement-agreements", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "Thompsons Scotland compromise agreements", "url": "https://www.thompsons-scotland.co.uk/other-services/employment-tribunal-law-new/employment-compromise-agreements", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "Orpen Franks settlement agreements in Ireland", "url": "https://orpenfranks.ie/settlement-agreements-in-ireland/", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "Online Legal Services settlement agreement review (Ireland)", "url": "https://onlinelegalservices.ie/settlement-agreement-review-ireland-irish-solicitor-fixed-fee-24-hours/", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "Online Legal Services employment settlement agreement (Ireland)", "url": "https://onlinelegalservices.ie/product/employment-settlement-agreement/", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Lavelle Partners severance and compromise agreements (Ireland)", "url": "https://www.lavellepartners.ie/practice-areas/employment/severance-compromise-agreements", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "Crushell & Co guide to settlement agreements under Irish law", "url": "https://www.crushell.ie/a-guide-to-settlement-agreements-under-irish-law", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "Carvill Rickard guide to severance agreements (Ireland)", "url": "https://www.carvillrickard.ie/a-guide-to-severance-agreements", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "MM Halley severance agreements Ireland", "url": "https://mmhalley.com/company-law/severance-agreements-ireland/", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "SRA solicitors register", "url": "https://www.sra.org.uk/consumers/register/", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "Law Society Find a Solicitor", "url": "https://solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk/", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" } ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.winstonsolicitors.co.uk/blog/fees-settlement-agreements", "label": "Winston Solicitors settlement agreement fees", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.hibberts.com/service/employment-law/settlement-agreement-solicitors/legal-fees/", "label": "Hibberts Solicitors settlement agreement legal fees", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.settlementagreements.co.uk/how-much-are-settlement-agreement-solicitors-fees/", "label": "SettlementAgreements.co.uk solicitor fees", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://lincslaw.co.uk/fees/settlement-agreements/", "label": "Lincs Law settlement agreement fees and costs", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://justemployment.com/settlement-agreements/how-much-does-your-advice-cost/", "label": "Just Employment settlement agreement advice cost", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://klglaw.co.uk/settlement-agreements-how-much-should-employers-fairly-cover-in-legal-costs/", "label": "KLG Law settlement agreement legal fees", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://thelegalpractice.co.uk/settlement-agreements/settlement-agreement-legal-fees-paid-to-employee/", "label": "The Legal Practice settlement agreement legal fees", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://deenandco.co.uk/insights/settlement-agreement-solicitor-fees", "label": "Deen & Co settlement agreement solicitor fees", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.masonbullock.co.uk/how-much-is-legal-advice-on-a-settlement-agreement/", "label": "Mason Bullock settlement agreement advice cost", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://hefllp.co.uk/price-transparency-employment-settlement-agreements/", "label": "Horne, Engall & Freeman price transparency: employment settlement agreements", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.mulberryssolicitors.com/our-costs/", "label": "Mulberry's Solicitors costs", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.cavendishlaw.co.uk/costs-and-services.html", "label": "Cavendish Employment Law costs and services", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.glsolicitors.com/employment-fees", "label": "Greater London Solicitors employment fees", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://landaulaw.co.uk/settlement-agreements/", "label": "Landau Law settlement agreements", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.thompsons.law/support/legal-guides/a-guide-to-settlement-agreement-solicitor-fees", "label": "Thompsons Solicitors guide to settlement agreement solicitor fees", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://bateswells-sudbury.co.uk/settlement-agreement-solicitors-fees-explained/", "label": "Bates Wells Sudbury settlement agreement solicitors fees explained", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.settlementagreement.co.uk/cost-promise/", "label": "SettlementAgreement.co.uk cost promise", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.bridgeemploymentlaw.com/employee/settlement-agreements/", "label": "Bridge Employment Law settlement agreements", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.se-solicitors.co.uk/article/102inmh/should-an-employer-pay-the-legal-costs-for-an-employees-advice-on-a-settlement-a/", "label": "SE Solicitors on who pays for settlement agreement advice", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.gte-settlementagreements.co.uk/blog/statutory-redundancy-legal-guide/", "label": "GTE Settlement Agreements statutory redundancy guide", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.mfmac.com/legal-expertise/individuals-and-families/employment-advice-for-employees/settlement-agreements/", "label": "MFMac settlement agreements (Scotland)", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://completeclaritysolicitors.com/how-we-can-help-you/settlement-agreements/", "label": "Complete Clarity Solicitors settlement agreements (Scotland)", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.bbmsolicitors.co.uk/personal-services/employment-law/settlement-agreements/", "label": "BBM Solicitors settlement agreements (Scotland)", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.livbrown.co.uk/employment/settlement-agreements", "label": "Livingstone Brown settlement agreements (Scotland)", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.thompsons-scotland.co.uk/other-services/employment-tribunal-law-new/employment-compromise-agreements", "label": "Thompsons Scotland compromise agreements", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://orpenfranks.ie/settlement-agreements-in-ireland/", "label": "Orpen Franks settlement agreements in Ireland", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://onlinelegalservices.ie/settlement-agreement-review-ireland-irish-solicitor-fixed-fee-24-hours/", "label": "Online Legal Services settlement agreement review (Ireland)", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://onlinelegalservices.ie/product/employment-settlement-agreement/", "label": "Online Legal Services employment settlement agreement (Ireland)", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.lavellepartners.ie/practice-areas/employment/severance-compromise-agreements", "label": "Lavelle Partners severance and compromise agreements (Ireland)", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.crushell.ie/a-guide-to-settlement-agreements-under-irish-law", "label": "Crushell & Co guide to settlement agreements under Irish law", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.carvillrickard.ie/a-guide-to-severance-agreements", "label": "Carvill Rickard guide to severance agreements (Ireland)", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://mmhalley.com/company-law/severance-agreements-ireland/", "label": "MM Halley severance agreements Ireland", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.sra.org.uk/consumers/register/", "label": "SRA solicitors register", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk/", "label": "Law Society Find a Solicitor", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" } ], "methodology": "Every row is a verbatim sentence read from the named source's own page through our fetch service on the date shown, hash-pinned to the stored read (the sha of the page's visible text; the raw page is mirrored to R2). 7 of the 34 named sources that could be read published a usable figure; 27 published none and are recorded as not published, never filled in; 0 could not be read (blocked, dead or unreachable) and count nowhere. The headline figures (median, minimum, maximum, quartiles) are over ONE figure per source in GBP (a source's median where its page yielded several accepted sentences), so N counts sources, never sentences; 102 candidate sentence(s) were refused by a reviewer with the reason recorded. The fuller derivation this dataset is chartered to grow into (not yet what the figures above are; they are each source's own published figure as read): the median, minimum and maximum PUBLISHED fixed fee for advising on a settlement agreement across every firm that publishes one, beside the employer contribution each firm says it typically sees; the gap between those two distributions is the derived figure - the probability that the employer's contribution covers the fee, and the amount an employee pays when it does not - and no firm, regulator or directory publishes it. Split by jurisdiction (England and Wales, Scotland, Ireland), by whether the fee covers negotiation as well as sign-off, and by whether VAT is stated inclusive; repriced-since.", "embed": "

500 GBP

median published figure, Settlement Advice Fee Index, across 7 sources, read 17 October 2026

Source: Corp Tax Calculator Settlement Advice Fee Index
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