FIXED-FEE, STRUCTURED, DIAGNOSTIC LEGAL ARCHITECTURE
This page explains our fixed‑fee tiers, structural deliverables, diagnostic timelines, and regulatory exclusions for both lay executors and private client professionals.
Quick Summary for Executors
Fixed‑fee modules engineered to protect your personal liability. Absolute cost predictability from Day 1, tied to the complexity and size of the estate.
Quick Summary for Professionals
Fees are treated as conflict‑resolution administration costs, billable to the estate accounts — protecting your firm’s fixed‑fee margin profile.
The Four Phases of the Diagnostic Framework
Phase 01 — SVS Scan™
COST: FREE | HORIZON: INSTANT
Purpose: Establish volatility score, conflict posture, and closed‑system compatibility.
Unlocks: Eligibility for a private 10–20 minute Clarity Call.
- Volatility Baseline
- Friction Point Isolation
Phase 02 — File Opening
COST: VALUE-BRACKETED (FROM £400 + VAT) | TIMELINE: 2–5 WORKING DAYS | DOCUMENTS REQUIRED: NONE
Purpose: Formal assumption of regulated professional risk. AML verification, conflict checks, mandate perimeter setting.
Unlocks: Secure upload ledger link for Phase 03 forensic clearance.
- AML Verification
- Actor Conflict Check
- Signed Unbundled Advisory Agreement
- Primary Data Matrix & Ripeness Evaluation
- 30‑Minute Structural Consultation
- Activation of Secure Upload Link
Phase 03 — Structural Clarity Report™
COST: BRACKETED RANGE (£2,500 – £6,500 + VAT) | TIMELINE: 7–14 WORKING DAYS | DOCUMENTS: UP TO 75–100 PAGES
Purpose: Full forensic analysis of the estate’s standstill engine. Isolation of Ghost Facts™, Narrow Point™, and structural trajectories. Includes a dedicated milestone advice session as standard.
Unlocks: Identification of the target administrative lever required to break paralysis.
- Forensic Ingestion (up to 75–100 load-bearing pages)
- Mapping Matrix of Hidden Friction Vectors
- Narrow Point™ Isolation
- Merit Distribution & Fiduciary Exposure Analysis
- Core Milestone Strategic Consultation
* Focused on statutory legal deadlock. Excludes line-by-line bank statement accounting audits.
* This optional snapshot shows the illustrative, structural analysis our system performs in Phase 03. It is designed for professional fiduciaries and advanced users. Executors do not need to read this to use the service.
System Status Report: This illustrative configuration demonstrates how our unbundled diagnostic framework models latent structural conflict, profiles actor behavior, and maps technical exit vectors. Confidence metrics and target states reflect system data integrity and structural trajectories based strictly on the whitelisted documentation provided. They are diagnostic models for strategic planning, not absolute behavioral guarantees or statistical litigation forecasts.
| Diagnostic Metric | System Status | Operational Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Matter Posture | ▲ Asset Standstill | Active deadlock on distribution and asset realization. |
| Confidence Level | ✓ High-Confidence (94%) | Sufficient data integrity to isolate the Narrow Point™. |
| Liability Status | ❄ Stabilised / Frozen | Fiduciary exposure vectors bounded and insulated. |
| Predictive Merit | ✓ Favours Intent | Unmeritorious claims lack structural probate viability. |
01 / Merit Verification
Legacy Compression: Shrinking unviable, emotionally driven claims into legal realities. Neutralizes narrative noise.
Standing Collapse: Isolating proxy actors or caveats lacking valid standing rules.
02 / Comm Exhaustion
Narrative Exhaustion: Restricting out-of-band paperwork loops using strict statutory timeline pressure.
De-escalation: Enforcing objective data metrics to starve emotional grievances of energy.
03 / Asset Isolation
Trust Isolation: Moving distinct lifetime trust structures outside of general probate residue loops.
Office Protection: Establishing barriers around liquid estate reserves to isolate fiduciaries from cost claims.
Phase 04 — Structured Exit Blueprint™
COST: BRACKETED RANGE (£4,500 – £16,000 + VAT) | TIMELINE: 14–21 WORKING DAYS
Purpose: Engineering the procedural and communication pathway to dissolve the conflict outside court lanes. Includes a dedicated milestone strategy session as standard.
Unlocks: Immediate administrative mobilisation and clean return to your transactional team.
- Step‑by‑Step Execution Instructions
- Ready‑to‑File Registry Forms
- Targeted Communication Protocols
- Deadlock Dissolution Blueprint
- Core Milestone Strategic Consultation
Strategic Guidance & Extra Sessions
COST: £650 + VAT PER 45-MIN SESSION | PREREQUISITE: ACTIVE PHASE 03 OR PHASE 04 MANDATE
Every Phase 03 Clarity Report™ and Phase 04 Exit Blueprint™ includes a dedicated milestone advice session as standard. Should you need additional implementation support or ongoing tactical review as matters evolve, supplementary 45-minute strategy sessions can be added at a fixed fee of £650 + VAT per session. Additional advice sessions are provided exclusively as an add-on for active report clients.
Fiduciary Accounting
Estate reimbursement is permitted under English law where the intervention protects or advances the proper administration of the estate.
Lay Executors
Fees may be funded personally or settled directly from estate cash reserves (subject to available liquidity).
Professional Fiduciaries & Referrers
Diagnostic fees are treated as proper conflict‑resolution administration costs, billable directly to estate accounts — protecting firm margins.
Mandate Boundaries
To protect the efficiency of our diagnostic track, Human Law does not provide:
- Ongoing contentious probate litigation
- Acting as solicitor on record
- Acceptance of service or pleadings
- Trial attendance
- Routine probate administration
- Conveyancing or property management
- Estate account ledger preparation
Our frameworks equip fiduciaries and their existing counsel with the tools to dissolve deadlock outside court parameters.
The Value‑Bracketed Diagnostic Matrix
| Estate Value Tier | Phase 02 (File Opening) | Phase 03 (Clarity Report) | Phase 04 (Exit Blueprint) | Total Fixed Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under £1M | £400 | £2,500 – £3,500 | £4,500 – £6,000 | £7,400 – £10,100 + VAT |
| £1M – £3M | £750 | £3,500 – £5,000 | £7,500 – £9,500 | £11,750 – £15,250 + VAT |
| £3M – £5M+ | £950 | £4,500 – £6,500 | £12,500 – £16,000 | £17,950 – £23,450 + VAT |
* Phase 01 and Phase 02 fees are strictly fixed. The precise quote within the Phase 03 and Phase 04 range is locked following Phase 01 triage, determined strictly by actor density, document volume (up to 75–100 pages), and procedural urgency.
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Human Law is the trading name of Justin Patten, an independent sole practitioner authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA No. 657838).