How We Charge

Cargo Claims Settling is charged on a standard fee scale based upon the claim value and fees are capped at a modest level in non-complex cases.

Claims Recoveries are usually undertaken on a no-cure-no-pay basis. If we do not make a recovery, there is no fee. This incentivises our need to succeed, making it more likely that our clients will recover the sums owned to them. When we are successful, then we offer a competitive fee scale charged as a percentage of the sum recovered. The majority of claims are successfully concluded in-house minimising the need for expensive assistance from outside lawyers.

Where Dolphin is named as settling agents on the policy, insurers will benefit from a discount on our recovery fees.

Marine Casualty Claims are usually charged on a time and trouble basis for the handling of the Salvage and General Average aspects up to quantification of the claims. Defence of GA and Recovery of Salvage are then undertaken on a no-cure no-pay basis, our fees being charged as a percentage of the sum saved.

Marine Hull Claims Management, Liability Claims and miscellaneous matters are usually handled on a time and trouble basis, or we can work on a fixed fee basis if our clients prefer.