How Much Does it Cost to Bring a Group Claim?

The advantage of a group claim is that proceedings can be efficiently managed and costs can be shared amongst members of a group, particularly where the group uses one lawyer and has agreed shared objectives

Our Employment Group Action solicitors are experienced in managing cost sharing arrangements.  We will set out the costs clearly at the outset and explain how costs can be minimised throughout.

We are also experienced in dealing with insurance companies in connection with costs assistance.

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

We are determined and robust on your behalf, but also easy to deal with and clear in our advice.  We will fight your corner but understand that a common sense approach is often required in order to find solutions that work for you in the context of your professional and personal circumstances.

Collectively, we have over sixty years’ experience of providing strategic employment law advice to senior individuals and others facing difficult work-place issues and who need support and guidance in:

• understanding their legal rights and their practical options; and
• achieving the best possible outcome, whether at the start, during or at the end of their working relationship.

Our ethos is to provide our clients with an alternative to the major regional and national firms by offering high quality legal advice from highly experienced, specialist lawyers, but on a much more cost-effective basis.

In particular, we offer:

• Clear and straightforward advice.
• Cost-effective support and certainty on costs where you need it.
• Extensive experience of advising senior executives, directors, partners and others with complex employment concerns, including discrimination issues and group claims.
• A credible team that is used to dealing with and acting against large employers and law firms on behalf of our clients.

Our approach to costs

We know that clarity on costs is vitally important to our clients. As standard practice, we give our clients an estimate of the costs involved in undertaking any piece of work at the outset. We then provide costs updates on a regular basis.

We work closely with our clients to ensure that we meet their expectations both in terms of their objectives for a particular piece of work and in relation to costs. In addition, we are happy to discuss fixed fees and retainer arrangements if that is helpful to you.

Can we help you?

Our employment law solicitors are based in Altrincham, South Manchester.  However, we act for individuals based across the UK, ranging from directors, partners and senior executives to groups of employees with collective concerns.

In particular, we often act for individuals who would otherwise look to the larger London or other city firms, but prefer our more cost-effective service.

Our expertise covers all aspects of the employment relationship and includes the areas detailed below.

Examples of our experience working with Employees in Employment Group Actions

• Acting for a group of part-time cabin crew employees in a claim of indirect sex discrimination;
• Acting for a group of over 40 employees in complex proceedings for unpaid wages, notice monies, unfair dismissal and protective awards for failure to consult (over a period of 4 years) arising out of a business transfer following insolvency;
• Acting for a major manufacturer and two other employers in relation to a multi-party claim in the context of TUPE and collective redundancies;
• Representing a group of airline employees in a collective grievance following a transfer of employment;
• Acting for various clients (including an airline and a retail client) in relation to claims in connection with TUPE (the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006).