Clear answers. Honest advice.
Experienced lawyers review your court documents and tell you, plainly, whether there's a case worth pursuing and what your real options are. All online, all confidential, with fixed prices and payment plans. We give you the truth — including when there's no merit — not false hope.
New: every package now includes an AI pre-scan of your bundle — every page read, every detail flagged, verified and signed off by a senior UK lawyer. No extra cost.
How the AI review worksWhere we sit
We're the honest middle ground. Free charities do vital work but are heavily oversubscribed, slow, and can only take a narrow range of cases. Full private representation can cost £5,000–£20,000 or more. Case Review UK is an independent case-review service: your papers are reviewed by experienced, qualified lawyers at a clear fixed price — faster and more accessible than a charity, and far more affordable than running a full appeal. Where you need formal representation, we help you instruct a regulated solicitor or barrister of record.
Start here
A qualified lawyer reviews your core documents and sends a short written assessment: where you stand, your realistic options, what to do next, and every deadline that matters.
£249
Fixed fee · the honest first step
Turnaround: 5 working days (48-hour option available)
The promise: if you go on to book a larger package within 30 days, your £249 comes off the price. If there's nothing worth pursuing, we'll tell you plainly — and save you money and false hope.
Full review
The right choice if you want a thorough second opinion on how your case was handled.
A lawyer reviews all of your case papers and gives you a proper merits assessment — of your conviction, your sentence, or both — with an honest view of your prospects and a clear action plan.
£1,200
Fixed fee · detailed deep-dive
or £450 deposit + 3 × £250/month
Turnaround: 10–15 working days
Support for your situation
Each of these builds on the Full Case Assessment. Where formal steps are needed, we draft and lodge through a regulated barrister or solicitor of record.
For anyone within or near the 28-day appeal window who may have grounds. We give you a merits opinion, have your grounds drafted by counsel, and support you to lodge inside the deadline.
£1,950
Fixed fee
£650 deposit + 4 × £325/month
Turnaround: Deadline-driven (48 hours–7 days)
For challenging a conviction you believe is unsafe. A fuller review, coordination of transcripts and papers, and grounds settled by counsel.
£2,950
Fixed fee
£950 deposit + 5 × £400/month
Turnaround: Bespoke timetable
For those who have already been through the normal appeal route. We check your eligibility, identify potential fresh evidence or argument, and give you full help structuring and drafting your application to the Criminal Cases Review Commission.
£2,250
Fixed fee
£750 deposit + 5 × £300/month
Turnaround: Bespoke timetable
For prisoners approaching a parole review, and their families. We review the dossier, help you prepare your representations, and coach you on what the panel needs to hear.
£1,750
Fixed fee
£550 deposit + 4 × £300/month
Turnaround: Aligned to your parole timetable
For those recently recalled to prison. An expedited review of the recall paperwork, help drafting your representations, and an assessment of the right route to challenge.
£1,450
Fixed fee
£450 deposit + 4 × £250/month
Turnaround: 48–72 hours
Built for families
Experienced, qualified lawyers, no false hope, and no risk of the scams that target desperate families. Just a clear, honest answer.
If you're trying to help someone you love from the outside, this is for you. Everything in the Full Case Assessment, plus the support that actually makes a difference when you're frightened and don't know where to turn.
£1,650
Fixed fee · built for families
£550 deposit + 5 × £220/month
Turnaround: 10–15 working days
Specialist reviews
Book any of these alongside a package or on their own.
Sentence Review & Calculation Check
Confirm your sentence was correctly calculated and compared against the guidelines.
Licence Condition Review
Are any of your licence conditions challengeable as disproportionate?
Independent Second Opinion
A fresh review of your papers and the advice you were given.
Confiscation / POCA Review
Review of a Proceeds of Crime confiscation order and whether it can be challenged.
Prison Adjudication Support
Help preparing for a disciplinary hearing inside.
Inside Adjudication Check
For families worried someone inside has been in trouble — phone calls, drugs, mobile phones, fights, or other inside offences. We check what they are accused of, explain the prison rules, and tell you exactly where they stand.
Categorisation Challenge
Challenge a security category you believe is too high.
HDC / Tag & Transfer Requests
Early-release-on-tag eligibility, or a move closer to family.
Expedited 48-Hour Service
Jump the queue on any deadline-critical work.
Inside Adjudication Report & Advice
For prisoners charged with an offence inside — fights, drugs, mobile phones, unauthorised articles. Written report and tailored advice on the adjudication (Governor's or Independent Adjudicator's hearing), plea, mitigation, and how to protect your progression, category and release date. Turnaround 48–72 hours.
IPP Sentence Review
Specialist review for IPP and legacy indeterminate sentences. We assess your progression, tariff, Parole Board prospects and the realistic route to release.
Urgent 24-Hour Case Triage
Same-day written triage for deadline-critical situations — recall, imminent hearing, appeal window closing. Lawyer response within 24 hours.
Pre-Sentence Indication
Before your sentencing hearing: an independent lawyer reviews the charge, prosecution papers and your mitigation, then gives a written indication of the realistic sentencing range under the current Sentencing Council guidelines — credit for plea, aggravating and mitigating factors, and whether community, suspended or custody is likely.
Turnaround: 5 working days (48-hour option available)
Release Date Review
A written re-evaluation of your expected release date under the Sentencing Act 2026 and the Earned Progression Model — with remand credit, HDC (tag) window and licence expiry all checked.
Turnaround: 5 working days
Release Accommodation Review
For anyone facing release with nowhere to go. We set out the statutory housing duties owed to you, your CAS-3 rights, and the legal grounds to challenge a release with no approved address.
Turnaround: 5 working days (48-hour option available)
Comparable Case Sentence Review
We benchmark your sentence against reported Court of Appeal decisions in similar cases and identify grounds where your sentence is arguably manifestly excessive.
Turnaround: 5–7 working days
Probation Address Appeal Review
Probation refused your proposed release address? We identify the flaws in their decision and set out the routes and grounds to challenge it.
Turnaround: 5 working days (48-hour option available)
Ongoing support & self-help
Case Monitoring Retainer
£89/month
We keep your case live: tracking deadlines, chasing the solicitor of record, and keeping the family updated — month to month, for as long as you need us.
Plain-English Guide Packs
£19 each
Lawyer-written, plain-English guides for when you need to understand the process yourself: Appeal Your Sentence · Understanding the CCRC · Facing Recall · Preparing for Parole.
Free: "Is There a Case?" Pre-Check & Sentence Calculator
Free
Not ready for a full review? Use our free online pre-check to get an instant first-pass on whether your case is worth looking at — and our free sentence calculator to estimate release dates and spot errors.
How payment works
Can I pay in instalments?
Yes. Every package above the Triage Review can be split into a deposit plus monthly payments. We'll set this up with you when you book.
Can family members split the cost?
Yes — we offer split-payment so siblings, parents or partners can contribute to one case.
Is the Triage fee really refundable against other work?
It's redeemable: if you go on to book a larger package within 30 days, your £249 comes off the price.
What is the cheapest way to start?
Our lowest-cost fixed-fee review is £99 (the Inside Adjudication Check). For most people the right first step is the £249 Triage Review, which is redeemable against a larger package booked within 30 days.
What if there's no case?
We'll tell you honestly. We would rather give you the truth than take your money for work that won't help — that honesty is the whole point of what we do.
Are the fees refundable?
Fixed fees are non-refundable once work has begun, which is standard for this kind of work. We're always clear about what's included before you commit.
Almost everyone should start with a Triage Review. It's the affordable, honest way to find out whether there's anything worth pursuing — and exactly what to do next. If there is, your Triage fee comes off your next package.
Get in touch
Tell us briefly about the case. A senior reviewer will respond within one working day with the fixed fee in writing.
Case Review UK provides independent legal case review, assessment and guidance. This service does not constitute formal legal representation unless expressly agreed; where formal steps are required, we help you instruct a regulated solicitor or barrister of record. No outcome can be guaranteed. References to sentencing guidelines are to the Sentencing Council guidelines in force at the date of review. All enquiries are treated in strict confidence.