Brooke Gordon pricing information for employment cases in the Employment Tribunal handling claims for wrongful or unfair dismissal when acting for the employee claimant.
The fee estimates below should be read as guidance only. If you instruct us bespoke fee estimates will be provided to you in a letter of engagement.
Our charges for advising and representing you in bringing an Employment Tribunal claim against your former employers for wrongful or unfair dismissal are calculated on the basis of the time that we spend in dealing with your matter. This is charged at an hourly rate of between £465 (for a partner) and £165 (for a paralegal, or junior lawyer) per hour spent on your matter.
All fees are subject to VAT.
An estimate of our fees for employment tribunal cases are:
• Simple case: £5,000 – £8,000
• Medium complexity case: £8,000 – £12,000
• High complexity case: £12,000 – £20,000
There are four main stages to your claim and the costs will depend on how far through the process you go and the complexity of your claim.
ACAS Stage
Our fees in dealing with this stage will include the following:
Taking your initial instructions, reviewing the papers and advising you on the merits of your claim and likely levels of compensation.
Entering into pre-claim conciliation via ACAS on your behalf. This can take up to four months depending on the limitation date to bring your claim and the length of negotiations. Our average costs for this stage are from £2,000 to £5,000.
Issuing your Claim
Our fees in dealing with this stage will include the following:- advising you on the Employment Tribunal process, preparing the necessary documents to issue your claim with the Tribunal and sending these to the Tribunal for issue. At this stage we will expect to enlist the support and advice of specialist employment counsel from one of our carefully selected barrister’s chambers.
This process can take a further one to two months and our average costs are from £1,500 to £3,000.
Preliminary Hearing
Our fees in dealing with this stage will include the following:- reviewing the response from your employer and advising you on their response, preparing a schedule of your losses, exploring and negotiating settlement, agreeing a case management agenda and preparing for and attending the preliminary hearing.
This process can take a further two to three months and if your claim goes to this stage our average costs are from £1,000 to £2,000.
In addition we may need to instruct a Barrister to advise you and to represent you at the preliminary hearing and this is likely to cost from £1,750 to £3,000 depending on the experience of the Barrister we instruct, the length of the hearing, the amount of documents and the complexity of the legal issues
Final Hearing
Our fees in dealing with this stage will include the following:- advising you on the outcome of the preliminary hearing, exchanging documents with the other side and agreeing a bundle of documents, preparing witness statements and agreeing their content with witnesses, obtaining a medical report if your case includes any medical issues, reviewing and advising on the other side’s witness statements, agreeing a list of issues, preparing for the final hearing, instructing a Barrister to represent you and attending the Hearing with you.
This process can take a further three to four months and our average costs should your case go to this stage are from £2,000 to £6,000.
We will need to instruct a Barrister to represent you at the final hearing and their costs are likely to be £1,500 to £3,000 with an additional daily cost of approximately £850 per day that your hearing lasts.
In addition, if your case involves any issues relating to your health we may need to obtain a medical report which is likely to cost between £200 and £500 for a standard report, although the costs of these reports varies widely.
The following factors are likely to put your costs at the upper end of the ranges given:-
• There are a large number of witnesses or documents
• Medical evidence is required in relation to whether you are disabled
• Counsel’s opinion is required on a specific area of law
• Additional applications are needed, including in relation to additional orders required or amendments to the claim.
• Your dismissal was for a reason that is classed as an “automatic” unfair dismissal e.g. you have been dismissed after whistleblowing.
• Your dismissal involved other factors such as discrimination.
All pricing information will be confirmed in a dedicated letter or engagement if you choose to instruct is to act for you. If you have any queries, please contact us for a no obligation discussion about your case.
Pricing information for employment cases
Brooke Gordon pricing information for employment cases in the Employment Tribunal handling claims for wrongful or unfair dismissal when acting for the employee claimant.
The fee estimates below should be read as guidance only. If you instruct us bespoke fee estimates will be provided to you in a letter of engagement.
Our charges for advising and representing you in bringing an Employment Tribunal claim against your former employers for wrongful or unfair dismissal are calculated on the basis of the time that we spend in dealing with your matter. This is charged at an hourly rate of between £465 (for a partner) and £165 (for a paralegal, or junior lawyer) per hour spent on your matter.
All fees are subject to VAT.
An estimate of our fees for employment tribunal cases are:
• Simple case: £5,000 – £8,000
• Medium complexity case: £8,000 – £12,000
• High complexity case: £12,000 – £20,000
There are four main stages to your claim and the costs will depend on how far through the process you go and the complexity of your claim.
ACAS Stage
Our fees in dealing with this stage will include the following:
Taking your initial instructions, reviewing the papers and advising you on the merits of your claim and likely levels of compensation.
Entering into pre-claim conciliation via ACAS on your behalf. This can take up to four months depending on the limitation date to bring your claim and the length of negotiations. Our average costs for this stage are from £2,000 to £5,000.
Issuing your Claim
Our fees in dealing with this stage will include the following:- advising you on the Employment Tribunal process, preparing the necessary documents to issue your claim with the Tribunal and sending these to the Tribunal for issue. At this stage we will expect to enlist the support and advice of specialist employment counsel from one of our carefully selected barrister’s chambers.
This process can take a further one to two months and our average costs are from £1,500 to £3,000.
Preliminary Hearing
Our fees in dealing with this stage will include the following:- reviewing the response from your employer and advising you on their response, preparing a schedule of your losses, exploring and negotiating settlement, agreeing a case management agenda and preparing for and attending the preliminary hearing.
This process can take a further two to three months and if your claim goes to this stage our average costs are from £1,000 to £2,000.
In addition we may need to instruct a Barrister to advise you and to represent you at the preliminary hearing and this is likely to cost from £1,750 to £3,000 depending on the experience of the Barrister we instruct, the length of the hearing, the amount of documents and the complexity of the legal issues
Final Hearing
Our fees in dealing with this stage will include the following:- advising you on the outcome of the preliminary hearing, exchanging documents with the other side and agreeing a bundle of documents, preparing witness statements and agreeing their content with witnesses, obtaining a medical report if your case includes any medical issues, reviewing and advising on the other side’s witness statements, agreeing a list of issues, preparing for the final hearing, instructing a Barrister to represent you and attending the Hearing with you.
This process can take a further three to four months and our average costs should your case go to this stage are from £2,000 to £6,000.
We will need to instruct a Barrister to represent you at the final hearing and their costs are likely to be £1,500 to £3,000 with an additional daily cost of approximately £850 per day that your hearing lasts.
In addition, if your case involves any issues relating to your health we may need to obtain a medical report which is likely to cost between £200 and £500 for a standard report, although the costs of these reports varies widely.
The following factors are likely to put your costs at the upper end of the ranges given:-
• There are a large number of witnesses or documents
• Medical evidence is required in relation to whether you are disabled
• Counsel’s opinion is required on a specific area of law
• Additional applications are needed, including in relation to additional orders required or amendments to the claim.
• Your dismissal was for a reason that is classed as an “automatic” unfair dismissal e.g. you have been dismissed after whistleblowing.
• Your dismissal involved other factors such as discrimination.
All pricing information will be confirmed in a dedicated letter or engagement if you choose to instruct is to act for you. If you have any queries, please contact us for a no obligation discussion about your case.