Our pricing

We will advise you taking your detailed instructions with the aim of arriving at a satisfactory solution.

We are fully qualified solicitors and highly experienced litigators committed to providing you with the best possible outcome as efficiently and cost effectively as possible. We will discuss your objectives with you at the outset and agree a litigation plan with you. We will provide you with regular cost updates and ensure that costs remain proportionate to the issues.


We normally charge our clients based on an hourly rate of between £160 - £180 per hour plus VAT depending on the type of work that we are assisting on and the complexity of the matter. VAT is charged at the rate of 20%.


Work will normally be conducted by Neeta Laing who has over 20 years’ post qualification experience or an experienced solicitor supervised by Neeta Laing. We will provide information of the solicitor assigned to your matter upon your engagement with us.



We can also agree capped or fixed fee rates if appropriate to do so depending on the work that is required and the client requirements. 

Pricing guidelines for unfair and wrongful dismissal claims:

Our normal pricing range for bringing and defending claims for unfair or wrongful dismissal is shown below.  

Simple case: £3,500 to £5,500 plus VAT & disbursements
Medium complexity cases: over £5,500 to £7,500 plus VAT & disbursements
High complexity cases: over £7,500 to £20,000 plus VAT & disbursements

We will advise on the level of case and the likely fees at the outset of your instructions and keep the matter under review and update you on a regular basis. 

Disbursements are likely to include Counsel’s fees which are likely to vary depending on the complexity of the issues and the seniority of Counsel instructed. Counsel’s fees are likely to vary from £750 to £2,000 per day plus VAT depending on whether Counsel is instructed to advise in conference, attending a preliminary, final or mediation hearing. We will advise you of Counsel’s fees at each stage of the process. 

The above pricing will cover the main stages of the litigation: 

  • Taking your initial instructions, reviewing the papers and advising you on merits (this is likely to be revisited throughout the claim and subject to change)
  • Entering into ACAS early conciliation to explore whether a settlement can be reached 
  • Preparing the claim form, outlining your case and the nature of the dispute
  • Preparing the response form where a claim is brought against you
  • Drafting the document that sets out further factual detail of your claim and the legal basis for it
  • Drafting your defence to the claim including the legal basis for your defence
  • Reviewing and advising on the claim or defence from the other party
  • Preparing or advising on a schedule of loss 
  • Dealing with disclosure of key documents and agreeing a bundle of documents
  • Taking and preparing witness statements  
  • Agreeing a list of issues and/or a chronology
  • Settlement discussion or negotiations 
  • Preparation for the final hearing and instructing Counsel

Factors that can make a case more complex and affect the pricing:

  • Where it is necessary to amend a claim or defence 
  • Dealing with complex preliminary issues
  • The number of witnesses and documents
  • The number of claims brought and where claims involve issues such as discrimination or whistleblowing
  • Mediation during the proceedings that requires meetings or attendance at the employment tribunal
  • Defending claims brought by litigants in person
  • Where we need to instruct Counsel due to the complexity of the matter
  • Dealing with other key steps as ordered to do so by the Employment Tribunal or dealing with provisional decisions

Additional fees and cost coverage

In addition to our fees, disbursements may be payable including, but not limited to, Counsel’s fees and experts’ fees. VAT will normally be charged on disbursements at the rate of 20%. Counsel’s fees are estimated between £750 to £2,000 per day plus VAT depending on the experience of the advocate and complexity of the matter. 

We will also normally charge for our attendance at an Employment Tribunal hearing at our normal hourly rate of £160 - £180 per hour plus VAT.

Where we advise individuals on a settlement agreement, the costs will normally be covered by your employer. It is only where the matter becomes unduly complex that we will need to charge the individual an additional amount which will be based on the normal hourly rate stipulated above.

In addition to this, you may have the benefit of legal expenses insurance which may cover your legal fees which you will need to check and we will discuss further with you subject at all times to the terms of any insurance policy and your insurer agreeing to indemnify the claim.  

Please note that all rates quoted are dependent on the complexity of the issues. 

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