All fees and payments plus VAT where applicable.

• JoiningNo cost to join. Pay as you go has no monthly fee and no minimum term. You can receive from the day you join.
• ReceivingYour plan's fee share on net fees billed and received on the matter we introduce, for as long as it runs, plus further matters for the same client within 12 months. Reported in a short quarterly statement signed off by a partner, with the network reference on each invoice. Starter costs less than pay as you go above about £24,000 of referred fees a year, and Member above about £36,000.
• ReferringWhen your firm refers a matter to another member, it earns 5% of that firm's net fees on it, over the same period, paid by Smart Match. Paid quarterly once £50 or more is due, to your firm or a charity you choose, or waived. Only with the client's written agreement.
• ConsentThe referral form records the client's agreement before any referral fee is paid, in line with the SRA Code of Conduct.
• ExcludedPersonal injury or death claims (and related claims); all criminal matters; employees' employment claims; financial services and product claims; housing disrepair; criminal injury compensation; and benefits claims. These are either banned from referral fees or regulated as claims management.
• DisclosureYour engagement letter tells the client: "You were introduced to us through the Smart Match Referral Network. We share part of our fees on this matter with Smart Match Network, which may pay a referral fee to the member who introduced you. This does not affect our advice or the fees you pay." A referring member tells the client about its fee too.
• Non-circumventionFirms introduced to each other, or to a client, through the network keep referring through it for 12 months. A matter passed directly in that time still counts as a network referral, and your plan's fee share applies.
• PlansEveryone starts on pay as you go and can move up at any time. Starter has a 3-month minimum; Member and Premium a 12-month minimum, then 30 days' notice. Premium opens once an area has 3 months of steady referrals, Gold firms get first option, and Premium firms contact referred clients within one working day.
• Member guaranteeIf your firm receives fewer than 3 referrals in its first 6 months on Member, you can move to pay as you go with no penalty.
• Founding offerLaw firms that join in a region's first 90 days get their first 3 months of Member or Premium free, or pay as you go at 15% instead of 20% for their first 12 months. The offer closes 90 days after a region opens. After that, the normal rates apply.
• International firmsLaw firms outside the UK can join by invitation, to receive cross-border referrals from the network and send UK work in. Same plans and referral fee, invoiced in sterling.
• Who referredIf two members refer the same client, the first referral logged through the form counts.

£0to join, refer or receive. Earn 5% on legal work you refer.

• JoiningNo cost to join for financial advisers, accountants, mortgage and insurance brokers, M&A advisers, HR consultants, private bankers and business coaches. No membership fee, no breakfast meetings, no paying for leads. Networking groups and lead sites charge hundreds or thousands a year.
• ReceivingWork referred to you by solicitors and other members is yours to keep. We take no fee or share.
• ReferringRefer clients to member solicitors and to other professionals. Your first referral switches on receiving, and one referral every 3 months keeps it on.
• Referral feeWhen a client you refer instructs a member law firm, you can earn 5% of that firm's net fees on the matter, with your client's written agreement. Have it paid to your firm, donate it to a charity, or waive it if your firm's or network's rules don't allow it. Paid quarterly once £50 or more is due. Not paid on legal work for yourself or a business you own or control.
• Your clientMembers handle only the work referred to them and don't approach your client for services you already provide.
• ExcludedPersonal injury or death claims (and related claims); all criminal matters; employees' employment claims; financial services and product claims; housing disrepair; criminal injury compensation; and benefits claims.

Where your referrals come from

• From solicitorsDivorce settlements, probate and inheritances, business sales, trusts, new companies.
• To solicitorsWills and lasting powers of attorney, shareholder agreements, pension sharing on divorce, tax disputes, succession.
• Between youAn accountant to a financial adviser after a business sale. A mortgage broker to a protection adviser. An HR consultant to an accountant on payroll. An investor to a company solicitor before a funding round.

£0to join. Earn 5% on legal work you introduce.

• Who it's forEntrepreneurs, business owners, investors, angels and non-executive directors who know people who need a good solicitor. No membership fee, no meetings, no targets.
• How it worksAsk your contact first, then send the introduction through the referral form. Nick passes it to the right member law firm, which gets in touch within the agreed time.
• Referral feeWhen your contact instructs the firm, you can earn 5% of its net fees on the matter, plus further matters for the same client within 12 months, with your contact's written agreement. Have it paid to you or your business, donate it to a charity, or waive it. Paid quarterly once £50 or more is due.
• Your own workThe fee isn't paid on legal work for yourself or a business you own or control. You're welcome to use member firms for that too.
• Legal work onlyWe introduce people to law firms and other professional advisers. We don't arrange investment, fundraising or finance introductions.
• ExcludedPersonal injury or death claims (and related claims); all criminal matters; employees' employment claims; financial services and product claims; housing disrepair; criminal injury compensation; and benefits claims.

Introductions you're likely to make

• Starting upCompany set-up, shareholder and founder agreements, terms of business, trade marks.
• InvestingA company you back needs a solicitor before a funding round, or its articles and investment agreement reviewed by its own lawyer.
• GrowingCommercial leases, first employment contracts, supplier disputes.
• Selling or stepping backBusiness sales, succession, wills and lasting powers of attorney for owners.