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Our Employment Team can help current and former employees bring a tribunal claim against their employer for a breach of employment law. We can also help employers defend such claims. We specialise in high-value and complex cases and as such our service is highly bespoke and will be tailored to your needs and the business sector in which you operate.
All work is supervised by a senior lawyer, who may be a Partner, Consultant Solicitor or Consultant Barrister. At the beginning of your matter we will tell you who will be working for you and who to contact should you have any concerns with our service. We will also explain the scope of our services.
This page gives an example employment matter, seen from both the point of view of the employee or the employer, and sets out what would be included in such a service. We routinely deal with matters very much more complicated than this example matter.
The key stages involved in Employment Tribunal matters include:
The fees set out below would not include any further work, such as:
Our Partners and Consultant Solicitors/Barristers charge hourly rates from £500 to £1,100. Our Associates and Legal Executives charge hourly rates from £190 to £450. Our Trainee Solicitors, Paralegals and Legal Assistants charge hourly rates from £100 to £350. All rates depend on the seniority of the individual and the practice area. In some limited cases and on request, we may offer to work on a fixed-fee, contingency or damages-based basis. In these exceptional cases, fees are discussed and agreed before we start work.
We offer a bespoke service and each matter is unique. We can only estimate the likely costs of our Employment Tribunal services once we have discussed the matter with you and seen the papers. However, we can provide an indication of our likely fees associated with work of varying complexity as set out above under the heading “What is included”.
| Complexity | Fee range for employees | Fee range for employers |
| Low | £10,000 to £20,000 | £40,000 to £50,000 |
| Medium | £20,000 to £40,000 | £50,000 to £80,000 |
| High | £40,000 + (very complex matters can be well over £100,000) | £80,000 to £150,000 (very complex matters can be well over £200,000) |
In addition to our fees, you will need to budget for the following:
Where VAT applies, then we add this to our charges at the prevailing rate. The figures quoted above all include VAT at 20%. Most disbursements attract VAT at the prevailing rate. This will be added to the bills we receive. We pass the total cost on to you. We do not add VAT on to disbursements where VAT has already been added by the relevant third party. Certain disbursements, such as official fees, are not subject to VAT. Where our services are not a vatable supply, then we do not charge VAT and the quote above is reduced by 20%.
The time that it takes from taking your initial instructions to the final resolution of your matter depends largely on the stage at which your case is resolved. If a settlement is reached during pre-claim conciliation, your case is likely to take one to two months. If your claim proceeds to a final hearing, your case is likely to take six to twelve months, but may possibly take as long as two years or more in certain circumstances. This is just an estimate and we will of course be able to give you a more accurate timescale once we have more information and as the matter progresses. You should also note that the progress of your matter will be affected by when clerks to the Employment Tribunal list your matter to be heard. This is entirely outside our control. As with all litigation, there is no guarantee that you will be achieve your desired outcome.