Discrimination Solicitors

The Equality Act 2010 identifies nine "protected characteristics”. This means that if you’ve faced workplace discrimination based on one of these, our specialist employment law solicitors can help you raise a complaint and bring a claim in the Employment Tribunal to seek the compensation you deserve. The nine “protected characteristics” are: 

• Age 
• Disability 
• Gender reassignment  
• Marriage and civil partnership 
• Pregnancy and maternity
• Race  
• Religion or belief  
• Sex  
• Sexual orientation 

Discrimination in the workplace can occur at any time during employment, from recruitment to termination, when decisions are made regarding promotions or pay structures. 

Our specialist employment solicitors have extensive experience in dealing with all types of discrimination issues, including issues that arise during disciplinary proceedings or grievances.

We also represent individuals with Employment Tribunal claims for all forms of discrimination in the workplace, such as racial discrimination and disability discrimination. 

We often act for individuals who have discrimination concerns but remain in employment and do not want the stress and uncertainty of resigning without an alternative job.

Therefore, we are extremely experienced in negotiating lucrative exit packages to facilitate employees and senior executives leaving their employment.

Our specialist team of employment solicitors is described in the independent Legal 500 directory as “excellent” and are highly recommended in the Legal 500. Therefore, you can be reassured that you will deal with some of the best employment solicitors in the country.

We can be strident and robust on your behalf, where appropriate, including when representing our senior executive clients with the largest employers or professional organisations. However, we are also easy to work with and clear in our advice.

We will fight your corner, and we always take into account the sensitivity of a situation and your professional and personal circumstances.

In particular, our employment lawyers offer:

• City centre standards of employment law advice and service levels due to our policy of recruiting only the best specialist employment solicitors from leading firms.

• Clear and straightforward UK employment law advice that is user-friendly, pragmatic and commercial.

• Extensive experience in advising various employees, including senior executives, directors and partners with complex employment concerns.

• A credible team of employment law solicitors that are used to dealing with and providing representation against large employers and law firms on behalf of our clients.

• A partner-led service and a genuinely accessible team of experienced employment law solicitors due to our size, structure and unique culture.

• Cost-effective support tailored to your unique employment issues and certainty on costs where you need it.

Our specialist employment solicitors possess extensive experience handling a wide array of discrimination issues, including:  

• Advising an employee in respect of a claim of age discrimination and unlawful compulsory retirement resulting in a settlement sum in excess of £150,000  

• Supporting NHS staff, including Consultants, and University staff, including senior academic staff, with grievances about their treatment at work, including damage to their health, disability discrimination and equal pay  

• Representing various individuals in relation to discrimination claims (including disability discrimination, the duty to make reasonable adjustments and equal pay) against former employers, leading to the achievement of six-figure settlement sums.