Employment Tribunals & Costs

Our specialist employment lawyers advise clients on a wide range of employment-related matters, including disputes taken to employment tribunals.

Employment tribunals make decisions on legal actions brought against an employer or potential employer on the grounds of unlawful treatment, such as discrimination and/or a breach of employment rights.

Whether you are the claimant or respondent, we can provide clear, expert legal advice to support you throughout the tribunal process.

We can also support you, as an employer, to defend against claims. Our costs ranges for these services are the same as those above.

The above costs are based on the services you are likely to require for each complexity level and our solicitors’ hourly rates (as well as those of their supervisor). This information is also based on certain assumptions. For example, these costs assume that third parties complete and return required documentation within agreed time frames/deadlines.

Disbursements are costs related to your matter that are payable to third parties, such as court fees. We might need to incur certain expenses and make certain payments on your behalf from time to time, e.g. travel expenses, courier charges, bank transfer charges, photocopying at a commercial rate, postage, and overseas telephone calls.

Disbursements include Counsel’s fees. These are likely to cost an estimate of £6,000 (based on a two-day hearing). However, Counsel fees could be more or less than this depending on the complexity of your case and the experience of the barrister. Counsel’s fees cover the barrister’s advice and attendance at the Tribunal (including preparation).

Our attendance at the Tribunal hearing/s, will be charged at our solicitor’s hourly rate. For example, say your solicitor attends a two day hearing for your case, the associated legal fees will be £4,000 (£250 hourly rate x 8, per day). However, we do not usually attend tribunal hearings in addition to the barrister.

The time 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 your claim proceeds to a Final Hearing, your case could take up to one year (or longer) depending on the court schedule. But it could take considerably less than this if a settlement is reached during the pre-claim conciliation stage.

The above information is an estimate/s based on our work with previous clients. We can give you a more accurate timescale once we have details about your specific case and as the matter progresses.

The exact costs and timescales will depend on the specific nature and complexity of your case. Our goal is to give you the information you need to make an informed choice about how to best proceed.

Please contact us to discuss your case further with our expert legal team. We can then give you an accurate fee quote and discuss possible next steps with you.