Apply to Court for an LSPO – Fixed Fee Support

A specialist barrister prepares your Legal Services Payment Order application, with clear advice on strategy, evidence, and prospects of success.

Why people instruct me for LSPO applications

  • Fixed-fee clarity

  • All documents drafted by a specialist barrister

  • Full preparation of your evidence and witness statement

  • Clear advice on prospects, risks and strategy

  • Fast turnaround where urgency is required

  • Optional representation at the hearing

What an LSPO application is

An LSPO (Legal Services Payment Order) is an application asking the court to order your spouse or partner to fund your legal costs during ongoing financial remedy proceedings. It is commonly used where one party has access to substantial resources and the other does not, or where one party is controlling access to money.

I prepare the application, draft your witness statement, advise you on the strength of your case, and make sure the court has the material needed for the judge to decide the application fairly.

This service is designed for litigants in person who want focused, professional preparation of an LSPO application without instructing a full solicitor’s team.

What’s included in the fixed-fee LSPO service

  • Full review of your financial circumstances

  • Analysis of your opponent’s means (based on the financial information available)

  • Drafting the application

  • Drafting your supporting witness statement

  • Preparing a schedule of your likely legal costs

  • Advising on the merits and risks of the application

  • Guidance on the evidence you will need

  • Clear next steps for progressing the application

Fixed fee

My fixed fee for preparing an LSPO application — including drafting the application, preparing your witness statement, advising on evidence and strategy — is:

From £2,500 + VAT

The fee may vary depending on complexity and urgency.
Representation at the hearing can be added as a further fixed fee.

About me

I am a specialist barrister focusing on financial remedies and related civil applications. Before being called to the Bar, I worked for 15 years as a family solicitor at well-regarded London firms. I have extensive experience preparing applications involving interim relief, costs issues and urgent financial matters. I accept instructions directly from individuals through the Public Access scheme and provide clear, practical guidance throughout.

Request a fixed-fee consultation

If you would like help preparing your application, complete the form below. I will review the details and reply within 24 hours with clear next steps.

Who will handle your case

All applications are prepared personally by Mark Harrop, a specialist barrister practising from 1GC, with a focus on financial remedies, urgent applications and appeals.
I am authorised to accept work directly from members of the public under the Public Access Scheme and regulated by the Bar Standards Board.