EMPLOYMENT LAW ADVICE : NEW FIXED FEE SERVICE (and free initial advice)

Cuts to legal aid in April 2013 included the ending of Legal Help advice and assistance on employment law. At Dowse & Co. we are committed to maintaining access to tribunals where workers have been denied their rights.

We remain committed to your rights at work Besides a free initial telephone consultation, we now offer the following fixed fees* for advice and assistance which we hope will be affordable for clients:

An unpaid wages (including holiday pay) /unlawful deductions claim: to advise on substantive merits and procedure, and prepare a claim form to be issued by the client - £150 plus VAT.

An unfair dismissal or redundancy claim: to advise on substantive merits and procedure, and prepare a claim form to be issued by the client - £250 plus VAT.

A discrimination claim: to advise on substantive merits and procedure, and prepare a claim form to be issued by the client - £425 plus VAT.

Multiple claims: where a claim includes two or more of the above claims the fixed fee will be 100% of the highest fee and 50% each of the lower fees. For example, a claim including discrimination and unfair dismissal will have a fixed fee of £425 plus £125 = £550 plus VAT.

*NB These fixed fees will not apply where documents to be considered exceed 100 pages, and in those circumstances we provide an individual estimate of costs. 

For any legal work beyond preparing a claim form we will advise about the funding options available in the circumstances, including offering “no win no fee” in suitable cases.

The fixed fees apply from November 2013 until further notice.