Employment Matters

Lisa will be the person responsible for the conduct of your matter and the supervisor of all fee earners.

Details of her experience and of all other fee earners will be set out clearly in the client care letter that will be sent to you at the outset of any matter should you choose to instruct us.

Clients can be reassured that their employment matters will be conducted by Lisa at all times providing a personal service which is second to none.

Lisa's qualifications, and experience, and those of the members of the team can be found in the "About Us" section of this website. Further information about her expertise is also included in the "Mediation" section of this website.

Hourly fee rate

Fixed price option

Hourly fee rate

We use a competitive hourly fee rate. Our current hourly fee rate (November 2024) for our solicitors, including the Director Solicitor, is £360 per hour (£300 plus VAT per hour).

Fee estimates

Fixed price option

Hourly fee rate

The total cost of any claim will be dependent upon a range of factors which will include how long it will take us to complete the case and how complex the work is. We have provided information as to what makes a case simple or complex at the end of this section. As every case is different we are not able to set out an exact anticipated total cost for each case but we can provide you with an average cost.

Based upon our extensive knowledge and experience of conducting employment claims we can provide an average range of prices for a claimant who brings a claim for unfair dismissal, constructive dismissal or wrongful dismissal and where the case is resolved at a hearing before an Employment Tribunal.

Fixed price option

In some cases we can offer a fixed-price option. We will advise you about these options after initial consideration of your case. We will confirm options within the client care letter that we send to you before we commence work on the matter.

other costs and disbursements For Claimants

Barristers/counsel

Advice and attendance at conferences

If you have decided to also instruct a barrister to help you with the case then you may need to meet with them either face to face or via a telephone conference facility.

They may even help by drafting documents for you.

Barristers usually charge an hourly fee for this service and these fluctuate given the seniority and qualification of the barrister and the amount, and type, of work that they have to do.

Barristers' hourly fee rates are in the range of £600 to £2,000 plus VAT.

Representation on your behalf before the Employment Tribunal

If your case proceeds to a hearing before the Employment Tribunal (and the Employment Tribunal may require a hearing at important stages of the case before the final hearing) then you will need to pay advocacy fees for a barrister to represent you at the hearing if you have instructed one. Advocacy costs range widely and are on average from £1,500 to £2,350 plus VAT per full day.

However, the rates above do fluctuate given the seniority and qualifications of the barrister, the length of the case, the amount of work that they have to do before any hearing and at the end of each day at the tribunal in preparation for the next.

Factors that could minimise the level of cost

The work that is undertaken by us has an impact on the total cost of the case.

The more straightforward the case is the less it will cost to be to bring or defend. The factors which could make a case straightforward for both Claimants and Respondents are;

Where the claim is clear and concise
Where there are few documents in existence which are relevant to the case. This reduces reading time
Where documentation relating to the case is straightforward and needs no "special attention" such as redaction (content blacked out) for legal reasons
Where the volume of correspondence between the parties and their legal representatives, other legal professionals, witnesses, experts and the tribunal is straightforward and isn't voluminous
Where there are few additional applications to make or to draft or hearings to prepare for
Where there are few attendances before the tribunal
Where the respective positions and claims of the parties are clear and require no amendment
Where both parties have the benefit of legal representation with knowledge of the employment tribunal procedure.
Where there are few witnesses involved in the case.
Where no experts are required.

potential additional costs

Factors that could increase the level of cost

The work that is undertaken by us has an impact on the total cost of the case.

The more complex the case is and the more work that we have to do increases the cost.

The factors which could make a case more complex for both Claimants and Respondents are;

Where it is an automatic unfair dismissal claim
Where allegations of discrimination which are linked to the dismissal
a large amount of information and documentation is in existence which is relevant to the case and needs to be considered.
Where documentation needs to be redacted (words blacked out) for legal reasons
Where a large volume of correspondence is required between the parties and their legal representatives, other legal professionals, witnesses, experts and the tribunal.
Where it is necessary for a party to give more information about the claim
Where the case of either the Claimant or the Respondent requires amendment to better reflect the party's case.
Where the Employment Tribunal requires the parties (usually just its legal representatives) to attend a hearing either at the Tribunal or on the telephone.
Where the parties have to resolve complex legal issues at the start such as
whether the claimant is disabled, the capacity in which the parties are acting or where the claim has been brought against the correct employer.
Where a party has no knowledge of the process, is having difficulty conducting their case and/or is without the benefit of legal representation.
Where there are a large number of witnesses involved in the case.
Where experts are required

As expected, the cost will increase as the number of days required to resolve the dispute increase.

Hourly fee rate

Fixed price option

Hourly fee rate

We use a competitive hourly fee rate. Our current hourly fee rate (November 2024) for our solicitors, including the Director Solicitor, is £360 per hour (£300 plus VAT per hour).

Fee estimates

Fixed price option

Hourly fee rate

Fixed price option

other costs and disbursements For respondents

Barristers/counsel

Advice and attendance at conferences

If you have decided to also instruct a barrister to help you with the case then you may need to meet with them either face to face or via a telephone conference facility.

They may even help by drafting documents for you.

Barristers usually charge an hourly fee for this service and these fluctuate given the seniority and qualification of the barrister and the amount, and type, of work that they have to do.

Barristers' hourly fee rates are in the range of £600 to £2,000 plus VAT.

Representation on your behalf before the Employment Tribunal

Factors that could minimise the level of cost

The work that is undertaken by us has an impact on the total cost of the case.

The more straightforward the case is the less it will cost to be to bring or defend. The factors which could make a case straightforward for both Claimants and Respondents are;

Where the claim is clear and concise
Where there are few documents in existence which are relevant to the case. This reduces reading time
Where documentation relating to the case is straightforward and needs no "special attention" such as redaction (content blacked out) for legal reasons
Where the volume of correspondence between the parties and their legal representatives, other legal professionals, witnesses, experts and the tribunal is straightforward and isn't voluminous
Where there are few additional applications to make or to draft or hearings to prepare for
Where there are few attendances before the tribunal
Where the respective positions and claims of the parties are clear and require no amendment
Where both parties have the benefit of legal representation with knowledge of the employment tribunal procedure.
Where there are few witnesses involved in the case.
Where no experts are required.

potential additional costs

Factors that could increase the level of cost

The work that is undertaken by us has an impact on the total cost of the case.

The more complex the case is and the more work that we have to do increases the cost.

The factors which could make a case more complex for both Claimants and Respondents are;

Where it is an automatic unfair dismissal claim
Where allegations of discrimination which are linked to the dismissal
a large amount of information and documentation is in existence which is relevant to the case and needs to be considered.
Where documentation needs to be redacted (words blacked out) for legal reasons
Where a large volume of correspondence is required between the parties and their legal representatives, other legal professionals, witnesses, experts and the tribunal.
Where it is necessary for a party to give more information about the claim
Where the case of either the Claimant or the Respondent requires amendment to better reflect the party's case.
Where the Employment Tribunal requires the parties (usually just its legal representatives) to attend a hearing either at the Tribunal or on the telephone.
Where the parties have to resolve complex legal issues at the start such as
whether the claimant is disabled, the capacity in which the parties are acting or where the claim has been brought against the correct employer.
Where a party has no knowledge of the process, is having difficulty conducting their case and/or is without the benefit of legal representation.
Where there are a large number of witnesses involved in the case.
Where experts are required

As expected, the cost will increase as the days required to resolve the dispute increase.

Pharaoh Law is the trading name of Pharaoh Legal Limited.

Pharaoh Legal Limited is a limited company registered in England and Wales under No. 10728221

and is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority SRA NO. 639473

Registered office : Chaldon House, 22 Middlemarsh Street, Poundbury, Dorset, DT1 3GD

Director and Solicitor : Lisa Pharaoh, BA (Hons) Law with Decision Making Processes

Consultant Solicitor : Deborah Schmieder, BA (Hons) Humanities

Consultant Solicitor : Sharon Edelstyn, LLM Legal aspects of Medical Practice

Consultant Solicitor : Tracey Parsons, Family Mediation Council (FMC) and FMCA accredited

Employment Tribunal work