Our Rates

We Don't Charge By The Minute!

Just A Fair Rate For Everyone!

Hourly Rate Work – individuals and businesses

Gareth’s normal hourly rate is £425 + VAT. We do not charge for every minute spent on your file. We will quickly get to the nub of the issues so that we keep costs to a minimum. We will keep you updated on costs, and agree a cap, so you are always in control of costs. There are never any nasty surprises from us in respect of costs. We will always agree our invoice with you before sending it to you.

When advising individuals on settlement agreements, we will look to complete our work within the fee that is payable by the company. If that is not possible, we will tell you. Where we negotiate an individual’s exit, we will try and make sure the individual is financially better off at the end of the matter, despite incurring our fees (hourly rate).

Where possible, we undertake ‘fixed fee’ work – we will discuss your requirements and we will agree a fixed price with you.

We charge some of our commercial clients a fixed monthly fee which provides them with advice and documentation. The contract with us is, terminable upon 1 months’ notice and can be flexible in how it operates.

If you are unfortunate enough to end up in an Employment Tribunal Claim (“ETC”), the costs will vary depending on the complexity of the case. If is an unfair dismissal case listed for 1 day with straight forward legal issues, this will be regarded as a ‘simple case’, but if the case involves unlawful discrimination and/or or whistleblowing, this will be regarded as a ‘complex case’. Other factor affecting the legal costs of the case are the number of witnesses, the number of documents and the length of the final hearing. Other than attending a Preliminary Hearing, which we will attend on your behalf, we will instruct a specialist barrister for the substantive hearing.

We charge fixed fees for an ETC. If it is a simple case, costs will be £5,500 – £8,500 + VAT. Our costs to handle a medium complex case will be £7,500 – £10,500 + VAT, whereas our costs for high complex case are £9,500 – £12,500 + VAT. These costs do not cover disbursements or the costs of dealing with an appeal. Once we have assessed the complexity of the case and determined the number of days the case will be listed for, we will give you a fixed price menu (that works on a cumulative basis) within the parameters of the above figures. This fixed fee will include the Barrister’s fees. We will set out the costs associated at each stage of the proceedings, so you know what the total costs are in the event the case is disposed of a certain stage of the proceedings. Gareth will handle your claim. Currently, there is no fee payable for ETCs.

This will vary depending on whether you are bringing an ETC or defending an ETC and the type of claim. We have set out the key stages involved in a typical claim:

  • Taking your initial instructions, reviewing the papers, and advising you on merits and likely compensation.
  • Entering pre-claim conciliation where this is mandatory to explore whether a settlement can be reached.
  • Preparing your Claim Form / ET3 Response Form and Grounds of Resistance.
  • Reviewing and advising on the claim from the other party.
  • Exploring settlement and negotiating settlement throughout the process.
  • Preparing / Considering a Schedule of Loss.
  • Preparing for (and attending) a Preliminary Hearing.
  • Exchanging documents with the other party and agreeing a paginated bundle of documents.
  • Taking witness statements, drafting statements, and agreeing their content with witnesses and then reviewing / advising on the other party’s witness statements.
  • For the hearing, preparation, and attendance, including instructions to the barrister.

The time that it takes from 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 a few weeks. If the claim proceeds to a Final Hearing, your case is likely to take 6 – 12 months. This is just an estimate. We will give you a more accurate timescale once we have more information and as your case progresses.

Gareth Roberts, a qualified solicitor specialising in employment law, will handle your case. He has been qualified for over 20 years and has specialised in employment law for the duration of his career. He has represented clients in most Employment Tribunal Centres around the UK and has been involved in hundreds of ETCs during his career, including cases that have been litigated in the Employment Appeal Tribunal.

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