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If you find yourself facing an employment tribunal claim, having legal representation with the knowledge and experience to put forward your defence in a tailored and strategic way is key to achieving a successful outcome.
Employment tribunal litigation
We appreciate that every employment tribunal claim is unique and a bespoke approach is required in each instance.
From the outset, we will discuss the strategy of the claim with you and continually review this throughout the process, ensuring that we are always working to your agenda and you know exactly where we are heading.
We will be guided by you in terms of the route you wish to take, tailoring our advice to your desired outcome. Regardless of the approach decided upon, we will always provide you with proactive, commercial and technical advice, support and assistance to ensure that the employment tribunal process goes as smoothly as possible.
You will be informed of any likely proceedings throughout the employment tribunal case, from the submission of an early conciliation request, through to settlement negotiations or a full employment tribunal hearing.
We will provide you with a competitive estimate of costs for defending a claim at the outset and keep you regularly updated throughout, based on our transparent employment tribunal pricing structure.
For details of our fees and services in relation to employment tribunal litigation, please refer to our Pricing page which can be viewed here.
Employment tribunal litigation
Our employment tribunal solicitors represent a wide range of employers from across the UK and have successfully defended hundreds of employment tribunal claims of differing factual and legal complexity.
We regularly assist and advise on employment tribunal claims which include allegations of unlawful deduction from wages, unfair dismissal, discrimination and whistleblowing.
We undertake the majority of advocacy work ourselves, however, if a barrister is required, we have close working relationships with many barristers throughout the country, enabling us to efficiently deal with your case.
Additional reading on employment tribunal litigation:
Dismissal related to entitlement to work in the UK
Constructive dismissal can amount to harassment
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