Legal costs for settlement agreements are normally paid or at least contributed to by your employer.

Partner 8+ Years’ Experience

Partner under 8 Years’ Experience

Solicitor under 4 Years’ Experience

Minimum Charge – Normally paid for by your employer

£500 + VAT

£400 + VAT

£300 + VAT

Fee options

£300 + VAT

£200 + VAT

£150 + VAT

£500 – £5,000 + VAT

£400 – £3,000 + VAT

£300 – £2,000 + VAT

Dependent on improvement obtained.

Dependent on improvement obtained.

Dependent on improvement obtained.

Fixed Fee

Partner 8+ Years’ Experience

Partner under 8 Years’ Experience

Solicitor under 4 Years’ Experience

For initial appointments we offer fixed fee options depending on the advice required and the seniority of the solicitor required. Gain peace of mind by seeking expert legal advice for a fixed fee:

Advice about a dismissal/constructive dismissal where you have already been dismissed/resigned

Find out if you have got a case. If you have, see fee options for Employment Tribunal Claims below.

 £150 + VAT

£150 + VAT

£150 + VAT

Advice about an issue during your employment

Do you have a problem at work? Not sure what to do? Raise it informally? Raise a grievance? Resign? Agree an exit package? We can talk you through the legal options allowing you to decide the right course of action for you.

£350 + VAT

£250 + VAT

£175 + VAT

Contract review

Starting a new job? Agreeing your contract of employment has financial, tax and lifestyle implications. Contracts are often stacked in the employer’s favour and the law provides limited protection to employees for the first 2 years of employment. Our expert solicitors can help redress the balance.

£350 + VAT

£250 + VAT

£175 + VAT

Restrictive covenant advice

Want to leave and work for a competitor? Want to start your own business? Already left and received a letter before action from your employer or their solicitors? Our expert solicitors have extensive experience of restrictive covenant cases and can help you understand what you can and can’t do and fight your corner if you are pursued by your former employer. Fixed fee covers pre-litigation advice only. If litigation commences (which is rare) fees will be discussed further.

£350 + VAT

£250 + VAT

£175 + VAT

Advice about an ongoing Employment Tribunal

Started a claim without a solicitor and now need help? Unhappy with your current solicitor? We can offer an opinion on an ongoing Tribunal Claim for a fixed fee.

£350 + VAT

£250 + VAT

£175 + VAT

£500 + VAT

£350 + VAT

N/A

By the Hour

£300 plus VAT

£200 plus VAT

£150 plus VAT

Legal Expense Insurance

Check your household insurance – we can help you to see if you are covered.
Subject to the prospects of success being 51% or higher
your legal expense insurance may cover your legal fees.

Nothing to pay when fees are covered by your insurance (other than any applicable policy excess).

By the Hour

Partner 8+ Years’ Experience
Partner under 8 Years’ Experience
Solicitor under 4 years’ Experience

Typically Claims take between 30-75 hrs to conclude for claims listed for a 1-2 day hearing. More complex claims can take between 100-500 hours depending on the length of hearing.

By the Hour

£300 plus VAT
£200 plus VAT
£150 plus VAT

Fixed Fee

We may agree a fixed fee with you
Depends on the complexity of the claim
Always agreed from the outset
Typical fixed fee for Unfair Dismissal
Payable over 3 months

Fixed Fee

Call to discuss

£5,000 -£15,000 plus VAT

No win, No Fee basis

We will advise you within 30 days of our first meeting whether your
claim is eligible for a no win/no fee. The success threshold is 60% and the case must have sufficient financial value.
If it meets the threshold, the fees will be as indicated.

No win, No Fee basis

Call to discuss

There is a fixed fee as per the table above to assess your case.

Thereafter, if we agree to progress your case:
a. 25% plus vat of any settlement if the claim settles more than 7 days before the hearing
b. 35% including vat of any settlement or award if the claim settles within 7 days of the hearing or settles at or after hearing
c. If Counsel is used then you will be responsible for costs as mentioned above
d. If Counsel fees are incurred then the percentage at points (a) and (b) will decrease to 20% plus VAT

Tribunal Claims usually have the following stages:

a. ACAS early conciliation completed within 3 months of incident or dismissal
b. Claim submitted within 1 month of the date of early conciliation ending
c. Employers have 28 days to respond to the claim from when it is accepted and sent to them
d. Most claims then have the following stages:
i. Preparation of schedule of loss
ii. Disclosure of documents
iii. Agreement on documents to be used at the hearing
iv. Preparation of Hearing Bundle of documents
v. Witness statements from relevant witnesses
vi. Exchange of witness statements
vii. Preparation of list of issues, chronology, and case list
viii. Hearing
ix. Remedy Hearing

More complex claims may have additional preliminary hearing(s) either for case management or to determine preliminary issues such as whether the Claimant is an employee or whether the Claimant is disabled .

Claims take on average between 26 and 104 weeks to conclude if the matter proceeds to hearing. If you claim settles, this time period could be much shorter.

Tribunal Claims usually have the following stages:

For more detail please call us

Disbursements: