How we may assist
- Settlement strategy and issue-focused case review
- Draft without-prejudice or settlement correspondence where appropriate
- Mediation preparation notes, chronologies and document schedules
- Review and explanation of proposed settlement terms
- Preparation of a concise position summary for your own use in negotiation or mediation
- Post-meeting drafting support for agreed heads or next-step correspondence where appropriate
When this service may be useful
- You want to explore settlement before the cost or risk of formal proceedings increases.
- A mediation or negotiation meeting has been proposed and you need the issues and evidence organised.
- You have received a settlement offer and want its practical effect explained.
- You need a clear written proposal that focuses on realistic resolution rather than escalating correspondence.
What you can expect
We focus on the specific legal task you want completed. We review the available information, identify any important date, clarify the outcome you are seeking and then confirm the proposed work before substantive time is incurred.
- Settlement strategy note
- Draft settlement or without-prejudice correspondence
- Mediation preparation pack
- Review of proposed terms and practical next steps
How it works
- Send the essentials: a concise summary, the key document and any deadline.
- Suitability check: we assess whether the requested task falls within our lawful and professional scope.
- Scope and price: we confirm what is included, important exclusions, who will undertake or supervise the work and the fee or charging basis.
- Advice or drafting: we complete the agreed work and explain the practical next step.
- Referral where required: if reserved, separately regulated or specialist work is needed, we explain that clearly rather than extending the service beyond its proper scope.
Guide fees for this service
These guide prices apply to clearly defined work of ordinary complexity. Before substantive work begins, we confirm the task, the person providing or supervising it and the price or charging basis in writing. Your written quote will confirm the VAT treatment and the total price payable before substantive work begins. Please complete the VAT setting in Appearance → Customise for a definitive public statement.
| Settlement strategy / document review | £250–£450 |
| Settlement or without-prejudice letter | £225–£400 |
| Mediation preparation pack | £350–£650 |
| Review of proposed settlement terms | £250–£450 |
Urgency, unusually large document volumes, additional conferences or work outside the agreed scope may require a revised quote. We will normally agree that with you before carrying out the additional work.
Scope and regulatory limits
Phrasing Legal provides advisory, drafting and preparation support and does not conduct litigation. We do not act as a mediator under this service unless a separate mediation service, competence and terms are expressly agreed. Employment settlement agreements and other documents that require advice from a prescribed or relevant independent adviser are accepted only where the legal and regulatory requirements for that role are satisfied.
Whether an activity is reserved or separately regulated depends on the substance of the work, not merely the name used for the service. We therefore assess the requested task before accepting instructions.
Discuss this service
Tell us what has happened, the outcome you want and any deadline. We will confirm whether Phrasing Legal can assist and, if so, the proposed scope and fee.