No Win No Fee Employment Solicitors

benjafields

Hi all,

After asking for a Subject Access Request to my former employer I would like to take these documents to a no-win-no-fee solicitor.

I have searched online and found some but would like to chose one based on a recommendation. 

Thanks very much
J  

Sandtree

I assume you've checked you dont have cover for a lawyer under any legal expenses policy such as with your home insurance or via a union?

Cannot recommend any solicitor that does conditional funding for employment law but remember that no win no fee doesn't mean its cost free - disbursements are often still payable if you lose and if you win then a success fee is payable.

Jillanddy

If people are allowed to recommend any business on this site I would be amazed. I also wouldn't trust a recommendation from a bunch of strangers, even if well intentioned - and you can't be sure that they are either well-intentioned or knowledgeable. The lawyer who won my case, hypothetically, might be rubbish at yours and everyone else's. 

Undervalued

I agree with the above comments.

Just to add, it is sometimes possible to "win" a case under a no win no fee agreement and end up out of pocket!

Whilst such an agreement should protect you if you lose (providing you do everything the solicitor asks and give them all of the relevant information), it is very important to fully understand the agreement before signing.

Jillanddy

Undervalued said:

I agree with the above comments.

Just to add, it is sometimes possible to "win" a case under a no win no fee agreement and end up out of pocket!

Whilst such an agreement should protect you if you lose (providing you do everything the solicitor asks and give them all of the relevant information), it is very important to fully understand the agreement before signing.

Also, no win no fee often assumes that a case goes to tribunal / court. If it doesn't you need to be very careful about what the agreement says. If you withdraw a case, you could be liable for all your legal bills. Also, if you agreement a settlement (which isn't  "win") the solicitor may bill you for all their work. If no win no fee was really all that good a deal, all solicitors would do it all the time. There's a reason they don't. The best barometer of how good a case you have is to get a free half hour and then ask them if you have a case and how much it would cost whilst telling them you don't have much money. If they can't give you good odds when you are willing to pay something, then the odds won't change with a no win no fee. 

TELLIT01

As others are saying, you need to be very careful before signing up to no-win, no-fee for any legal fight.  Once you have signed up you cannot change your mind without the risk of being hit with a hefty legal bill.  No-win, no-fee only applies if you see things through to the point where the solicitors say there is no point proceeding AND you lose.