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WIP, disbursement and practice-area value

Case-load sales 
handled with calm, independent 
judgement.

For personal injury, clinical negligence and other case-load situations, the work is to understand WIP value, buyer appetite, timing and the cleanest route forward.

For firms that need options under pressure.

Acquira helps maximise value from a practice or caseload sale without tying the firm to a single buyer.

Range

WIP sales from GBP100k to GBP10m


Position

Independent, not tied to a buyer


Fee shape

Fixed fee dependent on sale


Discuss confidentially

The judgement

Calm after the 

storm means 

value, structure 

and speed.

Case-load sales often begin under pressure: closure, restructuring, a strategic shift, disbursement exposure or a need to fund the next phase of the firm.


The key is independence. If the adviser is not tied to a buyer, the firm can test a wider panel, compare structures and choose between upfront payment, instalments, lump sums and disbursement recovery.

Method

How case-load value 

is protected.

Useful advice is practical: buyer access, WIP value, 

disbursements, payment structure and timing.

Independent buyer access

A large buyer panel allows the firm to test appetite rather than accept the first plausible route.

WIP and disbursement clarity

Value is understood through work in progress, paid disbursements, risk, documentation and buyer fit.

Payment structures

The route can include upfront payments, instalments, one-off lump sums and office disbursement treatment.

Exit and tax context

Where relevant, the structure can support a more efficient exit strategy while protecting completion.

Selected case-load situations

The service cannot be reduced to a single valuation. These examples show why structure matters.

Different pressures need different sale structures.

Alternative funding

A two-partner firm sold PI WIP to focus on employment work.

The firm realised 60% of WIP, received payment for paid disbursements and completed the sale within four weeks.



Firm closure

A large PI practice needed a controlled closing route.

Buyers reviewed the caseload over two months, a substantial WIP offer was agreed and staff transfer was handled through the process.



Restructuring capital

A practice sold older work 
to fund restructuring 
and systems.

Separate deals for discrete parts of the PI 

work raised more than GBP1m and avoided 

bank finance.

Private next step

Start with a no-obligation case-

load conversation.

Use the contact page to discuss WIP value, buyer appetite and the cleanest route before 
committing to a process.

Contact Acquira