We act predominantly for claimants but we are also willing to undertake cases on behalf of respondent employers.

We do not, of course, offer no win no fee arrangements when defending claims but you will find our commercial rates are at a very competitive level. However, we will not charge you for an initial telephone or e-mail contact.

If you are an employer facing proceedings for unfair dismissal you should be aware that losing such a case can involve you with paying very high levels of compensation, the maximum award can be up to £66,000.

The levels of compensation for Race, Sex, Age and Disability Discrimination are unlimited, as are claims under the whistle blowing legislation. There have been cases under these headings which run into hundreds of thousand of pounds and even, in some cases, in excess of £1 million.

A further point to bear in mind with regard to compensation levels is that an employer needs to follow the Acas Codes of Practice before most dismissals or dealing with grievances alleging discrimination and failing to follow such procedures, if you lose the case, can involve an uplift of up to 25% on any award made by the Employment Tribunal.

Therefore, when defending a claim we hope you can appreciate that high quality representation is vital and we hope that if you have visited this website in search of representation to defend a case you will feel it worthwhile to contact us.

In addition to offering representation for respondent employers we also can offer advice on all procedures such as disciplinary and grievance procedures and can draft such procedures for you, as well as contracts and equal opportunity procedures. Getting advice before making a decision to dismiss someone or rejecting a grievance can save having to pay out large sums in compensation if the case goes to a Tribunal. Again, we can do this type of work at very competitive rates.