Contributions come first
Each person gets credit for legal fees and, if enabled, agreed work value. The difference between the total award and those credits is the group’s surplus or shortfall.
For lodge owners, together
A fairer way
to settle up.
Bring everyone’s contributions into the picture.
Compare the options. Find a balance you can agree on.
The settlement pot
GBP £Include money already paid out to members. Enter £0 to balance the legal costs without a settlement.
Your lodge group
One row per person. Change any figure to see the effect.
| Member | Lodges | Legal fees paid in £ | Work value agreed £ | Paid back already £ | Remove |
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Include the agreed value of correspondence, case preparation and other work. Switch off to compare cash contributions only.
“Paid back” means cash already received from this award, not extra money paid in. Add extra legal funding to “Legal fees”.
Choose how to share
Different agreements lead to different outcomes.
A shared understanding
The numbers are only
half the conversation.
Choose a method your group agrees with. This is a planning tool, not a decision about anyone’s legal entitlement.
Share the surplus or shortfall
Split that difference equally, by lodges, or by contribution. Add each person’s credit, then subtract what they’ve already received. That’s their remaining balance.
No award still means a balance
With equal or lodge-based sharing, people who funded less than their share pay in, so those who funded more get money back. Contribution-based sharing instead leaves each person bearing their own contribution if the pot is zero.