No win no fee employment solicitors

Arthurarthur52

I am 1st time posting, scared to give detailed information but need urgent employment help. I need a employment solicitor who actually knows their stuff and does not see the 35% fee as a minimum for tribunal.
Tried a number of options already and nothing has worked. Time is against me and while I understand nothing in life is free, these companies are not dealing with one single case at a time.

I wished I could write more but I am scared. I don’t expect pro bono but most of the work is done.

Please no rude responses, life is hard enough as it is.

getmore4less

Do you think you have a case?

What is the basis for that which bit of law are you depending on?

lincroft1710

Without giving a few more details, it is going to be very difficult to suggest something.

If you have tried a NWNF solicitor and they have declined you as a client, it would indicate that your case might not be straightforward

Arthurarthur52

Yes there is a case a strong one, no one has turned me down totally the opposite but it’s the money they want. One £6k upfront the other 35%.

getmore4less

On what basis is the case strong?

MEM62

Arthurarthur52 wrote: »

Yes there is a case a strong one, no one has turned me down totally the opposite but it’s the money they want. One £6k upfront the other 35%.

No-win-no-fee are the bottom feeders of the legal world - no matter what their particular area of 'expertise'. If you have a decent case I am struggling to understand your reluctance to engage proper counsel.

Arthurarthur52

Because we do not have the funds to front a case £6k.

thorne1984

Check your home insurance.... that can sometimes be used for this kind of thing depending on your cover. I take it you haven't got union representation?

jobbingmusician

Eh? Are we talking about employment tribunal? That thing that is, nowadays, free to take a valid case to? Where does £6k come from?

To balance that, bear in mind that lawyers want the business. A true NWNF solicitor is unlikely to take on a case they think they are going to lose. Anyone asking for £6k up front is touting for your business, so of course will say you have a case worth bringing.

Is there ANYTHING you can say which will help us, as a disinterested forum of helpful people, judge whether you should pursue the case and represent yourself? After all, other people do describe their cases in vague terms on this forum to get advice. AFAIK self-representation is not that rare at tribunal. Perhaps another option would be to go to a solicitor and say 'I want to pay ONLY for some initial advice. I want to represent myself if my case is strong enough. What I need is your impartial judgement as to whether the case IS strong enough'. (Or you could use the wisdom of crowds to ask that question here, if you can disguise the details well enough)

MEM62

Arthurarthur52 wrote: »

Because we do not have the funds to front a case £6k.

Then your choices are limited.

I am guessing that it must be a fairly complex case if you are expecting legal fees of that size - too complex to litigate in person?

As far as I know, there is not usually any award of costs in employment tribunal cases therefore, even if you win, you would be meeting your legal costs. Are you sure that the case it worth bringing? The circumstances have to be exceptional for the award to be substantial.

This might be something that you have to walk away from if you cannot afford the representation.

steampowered

You can certainly shop around.

You can also negotiate the 35% down - solicitors are often willing to charge a lower fee if the case settles before trial.

A 35% fee sounds very reasonable to me. That needs to cover the cost of a professional representing you, and the risk that your case may not be successful.

If 35% is the market rate, then 35% is the market rate, and you will just have to live with it. Solicitors are not charities and need to be able to get paid for their work.