- Customer: Jessica (name changed to protect confidentiality)
- Profession: Nurse
- Location: London
- Problem: Facing a hearing without employment tribunal representation
- Service Provided: Employment tribunal service on a no-win, no-fee basis
Three years of fighting. Potentially three days in court. Four weeks to prepare. No employment tribunal representation.
This was Jessica's reality as she desperately searched for the right no-win, no-fee employment solicitors in London.
Just When You Think It Can’t Get Any Worse
Jessica is a London-based person who’d spent three years pursuing an employment tribunal claim with an ex-employer.
She'd started out with a low-cost legal support firm. But they stopped trading, leaving her with the following dilemmas:
- No employment tribunal representation
- No clear plan
- A final hearing looming in just one month’s time
When she approached us at Taurus HR and Employment Law, it was clear she wasn't chasing a payout for the sake of it. But she was worn down and financially stretched by the prolonged process she’d endured.
Unrepresented, Unprepared, Under Pressure
This is what Jessica faced with the hearing just a month away:
- A three-day tribunal hearing with no employment tribunal representation
- No idea how to prepare her case or what evidence she'd need
- Uncertain if costs could be awarded against her
- Settlement agreement negotiations already broken down
- A hearing that would cost her in the region of £20,000 to run
She was hurtling towards a complex, high-stakes hearing essentially alone.
Why She Chose Taurus HR & Employment Law in London
Jessica needed a firm to get to grips, at pace, with three years’ worth of case information and, critically, take on the financial risk with her.
As leading no-win, no-fee employment solicitors in London, we agreed to represent her, in turn removing the financial barrier that had stopped her getting proper support in the first place.
How We Turned It Around
It was vital, with days to spare, to get straight into the substance of the case. To achieve this, we:
- Reviewed three years of case history and identified the flaws in the employer's position
- Reopened settlement agreement negotiations directly with the employer's side, picking up the phone rather than just being keyboard warriors
- Met the employer in the middle on genuine weaknesses, while holding firm where Jessica's case was strong
The Result
We secured a settlement the day before the hearing, avoiding three stressful days in a tribunal.
The employer's original offer was £10,000, including notice pay.
Notably, we achieved £18,000 for Jessica - nearly double, with none of the cost, stress, or uncertainty of a full hearing.
Are You Facing a Tribunal Without Representation? Don't
The weeks before a hearing are not the time to be going it alone. With Taurus HR & Employment Law, you don’t have to.
We provide:
- Employment tribunal representation
- No win, no fee employment solicitors in London
- Settlement agreement negotiations when you need experienced, decisive support
Get in touch if you're facing a tribunal hearing, need help with a settlement agreement, or you’re looking for a non-jargonised, empathetic employment law and HR partner.
