Employment Law Pricing

The fees set out below cover the work in relation to the following key stages of a claim:

Wrongful dismissal (which is a claim for notice or pay in lieu of notice), up to two hours work up to £460 plus VAT - for brief advice and assistance with drafting a letter and dealing with a response.

Unfair dismissal:- Taking your initial instructions, reviewing the papers and advising you on merits and likely compensation (this is likely to be revisited throughout the matter and subject to change)  4-8 hours, £920 - £1,840  plsu VAT. We would enquire at this stage whether the client has legal expenses insurance.

Entering into pre-claim conciliation where this is mandatory to explore whether a settlement can be reached;  1 hour  £230 plus VAT

We usually advise the client that they can carry out ACAS pre-claim conciliation work themselves.

Preparing claim or response to Employment Tribunal – up to 9 hours, £2,070 plus VAT.

Reviewing and advising on claim or response from the other side – approx. 2 hours £460 plus VAT.

Exploring settlement and negotiating settlement throughout the process – 1 – 3 hours £230 to £690 plus VAT hours depending upon whether or not the other side wish to engage in settlement discussions.

Providing representation at a preliminary hearing (if applicable) 2 - 4 hours, £460-£920 plus VAT

Drafting statement of loss – one to two hours £230 - £460 plus VAT

Assisting with gathering documents for the bundle, exchanging documents with the other party and agreeing a bundle of documents, 2 to 8 hours £460 to £1,380 plus VAT

Assisting with preparation of witness statement between 4 and 15 hours – depending upon how much assistance/input is required £920 - £3,450 plus VAT

Reviewing and advising on the other party's witness statements 2 – 4 hours depending upon how much assistance/input is required £460 - £920 plus VAT

Drafting a list of issues and Agenda for a Preliminary Hearing

Drafting list of issues and agenda for a preliminary hearing – depending on the complexity, 4-6 hours - £920 to £1,380 plus VAT

Agreeing on a list of issues, a chronology and/or cast list 1 hour - £230 plus VAT

Arranging Conference with Counsel and drafting brief to Counsel – 1 – 2 hours - £230 - £460 plus VAT

Attending Conference with Counsel with client 2 – 4 hours £230 - £920 plus VAT

Attending on the client whether in person, on the phone or via email/letter throughout the matter, corresponding with the ET, the client and the opponent 4 hours – 10 hours  £920 – £2,300 plus VAT

Disbursements:

Disbursements of barristers fees for:

• a one day hearing between £1,000- £1,500 plus VAT
• a 3 day hearing – day one £3,500 plus VAT plus and £1,250 plus VAT each day for days 2 and 3

The stages set out above are an indication and if some of the stages above are not required, the fee will be reduced. You may wish to handle part of the claim yourself and only have our advice in relation to some of the stages. This can be arranged to suit your individual needs.

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 2 -6 weeks. If your claim proceeds to a Final Hearing and it is a one day case, it is likely to take approximately six months from the date of dismissal, for a multiple day case your case could take up to eighteen months to reach a hearing. 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.

Who will deal with your case: