Employment Law Pricing Information
In keeping with TWM’s ethos, our approach to fees is to be open and transparent. We like to engage with clients to offer a fee structure appropriate to the case.
The tables below detail estimated costs for bringing or defending Employment Tribunal claims. These all exclude VAT and any expenses we incur on your behalf and the estimates are the same whether we are acting for an employee or employer or an individual or a business.
The length of hearing in brackets refers to the estimated duration of the main (merits) hearing. Where proceedings involve more than one of the claims listed below, the price information for the claim lowest down the table will apply.
Claim type | Simple Case | Medium Complexity | High Complexity |
Wrongful Dismissal | £8,000 to £12,000
(Hearing – ½ day) |
£12,000 to £14,000
(Hearing – ½ day) |
£14,000 to £16,000
(Hearing – 1 day) |
Unfair Dismissal | £15,000 to £20,000
(Hearing – 1 day) |
£18,000 to £25,000
(Hearing – 1 to 3 days) |
£22,000 to £30,000
(Hearing – 3 to 5 days) |
Discrimination | £18,000 to £25,000
(Hearing – 1 day) |
£20,000 to £30,000
(Hearing – 1 to 3 days) |
£25,000 to £35,000
(Hearing – 3 to 5 days) |
If, in addition to any of the claims above, you pursue/defend a claim for breach of contract or unlawful deduction from wages, you must add the extra costs detailed in the table below. This is because there is normally little, if any, overlap in the work required to conduct those claims.
The cost estimates below also apply if we represent you in a claim involving only breach of contract and unlawful deduction from wages.
Simple Case | Medium Complexity | High Complexity | |
Breach of contract or unlawful deduction from wages | £8,000 to £12,000
(Hearing – ½ day) |
£12,000 to £14,000
(Hearing – ½ day) |
£14,000 to £16,000
(Hearing – 1 day) |
Assumptions and estimates that apply to the Employment Tribunal prices
The Employment Tribunal price estimates in the two tables above are based on assumptions including that:
The price estimates detailed in the tables do not include:
The Partners in our Employment Law team are experienced Employment Tribunal advocates and conduct some hearings themselves. However, sometimes we may advise using counsel. In these cases additional fees for counsel will be incurred. The estimated fees for counsel cited above envisage junior counsel of up to 10 years’ experience, but the requirements of each case will be assessed on a case by case basis to determine whether more experienced counsel is required. We will also consult with you to determine your own wishes. More experienced counsel will command higher fees. When we instruct counsel, we will usually arrange for one of TWM’s junior fee-earners to be present at the hearing.
Key stages:
Our price estimates are based on these key stages. If a case concludes without some of these stages being reached, for example, due to settlement, this may reduce the cost of the case.
Timescales:
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