No win no fee employment solicitors



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Your case will always be handled by experienced no-win-no-fee employment solicitors.

What is ‘No Win No Fee’?

‘No Win No Fee’ (NWNF) means precisely that: if your claim isn’t successful, you don’t pay any fees. If your claim is successful, however, either through an agreed settlement or an employment tribunal award, we will take an agreed percentage (usually 15–35%) of any sum recovered. Our specialist NWNF employment solicitors will manage your case from start to finish and advise you on the appropriate course of action.

How Our No Win No Fee Funding Works

We may offer an initial discussion to explain the process and answer questions. A further assessment, which may come at a charge (please see below), requires submission of documentation and completion of the NWNF questionnaire. This helps determine whether we can take your case on a no-win no-fee basis and leads to a solicitor being assigned.

We will also discuss alternative appropriate funding options (such as hourly rate basis, fixed fee, or funding under Legal Expenses Insurance – click here to see all of our funding options).

As detailed above, if you’re successful with your claim, we would be paid an agreed percentage of any award or settlement, generally between 15% and 35%.

What Our No Win No Fee Employment Solicitors Do for You

Our no-win-no-fee employment lawyers will deal with all aspects of your case, as agreed under our terms and conditions. We will progress your case and seek to secure “success” for you, whether that is a settlement or winning the case in the employment tribunal.

What Kind of Cases Do We Take on a ‘No Win No Fee’ Basis

Most NWNF cases are pre-litigation, meaning the claim hasn’t yet been issued in the employment tribunal. We usually aim to settle claims before litigation to reduce cost, stress, and risk.

That being said, we also offer no-win no-fee funding for employment tribunal claims following ACAS Early Conciliation, subject to our employment tribunal NWNF prospects assessment.

We consider our main types of cases for NWNF funding. Pre-litigation matters, whether negotiating an existing settlement offer or attempting to secure a new settlement, are subject to a light-touch assessment. Claims following ACAS Early Conciliation (receipt of the Early Conciliation Certificate), including new employment tribunal claims or disputes after conciliation, are subject to a full employment tribunal NWNF prospects assessment.

The Types of Claim That We Deal With on a No Win No Fee Funding Basis

Our no-win-no-fee employment lawyers will consider almost any employment tribunal claim on a no-win-no-fee basis. Examples include:

We also offer legal support for advice on settlement agreements on a no-win, no-fee basis.

How We Judge Whether To Take Your Case on a No Win No Fee Basis

Our no-win no-fee employment solicitors follow a clear process to determine whether we can offer funding for your case.

Pre-Litigation No Win No Fee

For matters prior to receiving the ACAS Early Conciliation certificate, we undertake a light-touch assessment. This involves reviewing the documents you provide, mainly a chronology of events, to see if there is an arguable claim that could potentially lead to a settlement and a preliminary consideration of the claim’s potential value.

Employment Tribunal No Win No Fee

If a settlement isn’t reached, or if the other side doesn’t engage, we can carry out a full employment tribunal NWNF prospects assessment. This is a comprehensive review of all documents, an analysis of how the law applies to the facts, and research into supporting case law.

Clients receive a written report detailing the chronology of events, the claims, the applicable law, and the percentage chance of success for each claim. Claims with a 51% or higher chance of success may proceed to formal valuation, where we calculate the likely tribunal award, a reasonable settlement offer, and the commercial viability of taking the case on.

Importantly, the assessment is chargeable. Clients are then provided with an estimate of costs for the full employment tribunal process and the percentage we would charge on any recovery.

Employment Tribunal No Win No Fee Cases – How We Deal With Them

We offer NWNF funding for employment tribunal claims post-Acas conciliation if the claim has positive prospects.

  • Clients must pay for a prospects assessment (please see above), which reviews documents, applies the law to the facts, and provides a written report with likelihood of success.
  • Only cases meeting the assessment criteria and considered commercially viable will be taken on.

Case Studies of Cases Dealt With By Our No Win No Fee Employment Solicitors

  • Redmans helps client to settle her sexual harassment claim against her boss – How one of our no-win-no-fee employment lawyers represented a client in settlement agreement negotiations, and secured an ex-gratia payment for her (read the case study)
  • Redmans helps settle sexual harassment case for male client for over £20,000 – How Chris Hadrill, a specialist employment solicitor, helped a male client who had been sexually harassed at work to settle their potential claims against their employer for over £20,000 (read the case study)
  • Redmans secures £11,000 and a reference for client in settled Employment Tribunal victimisation claim – How Chris Hadrill, a specialist no win no fee employment solicitor, represented a client in an Employment Tribunal claim and secured the client £11,000 tax-free ex-gratia compensation and a reference through a COT3 agreement (a form of settlement agreement) (read the case study)
  • Client wins almost £20,000 in Employment Tribunal unfair dismissal claim – How Chris Hadrill successfully represented an employee on a no-win-no-fee basis in an Employment Tribunal unfair dismissal claim and won just under £20,000 for his client (read the case study)
  • Client wins over £30,000 in Employment Tribunal after successful disability discrimination claim – How Chris Hadrill successfully represented an employee on a no-win-no-fee basis in an Employment Tribunal disability discrimination claim and won over £30,000 for his client, as well as succeeding with claiming his client’s costs back from the other side (read the case study)

Contact One of Our Specialist Employment Solicitors to Discuss No Win No Fee Funding For Your Case

Our no-win no-fee employment law experts will work with you to find a solution to your workplace problem, regardless of what issue you are facing.

To see what we can do for you:

How We Will Deal With Your No Win No Fee Funding Enquiry

A no-win no-fee enquiry will generally (but not always) be dealt with as follows:

  1. You submit your enquiry: you can call us on 02033973603, email us, or request a call back
  2. Once you have submitted your enquiry, one of our specialist employment lawyers will review it and contact you to discuss it with you. All of our employment lawyers are members of the Employment Lawyers Association
  3. If your matter is approved to continue, you will then be asked to complete the No Win No Fee Questionnaire and to upload your documents
  4. Once you have uploaded your documents and completed your questionnaire, one of our specialist employment lawyers will review your case and let you know whether we can offer you funding on a no-win no-fee basis

We would be grateful if you could keep the information that you are providing us with to a minimum, if possible, and be as short and precise as you can. If you send us large amounts of confidential documents or your matter is potentially complex, then whether we offer you a free evaluation of your no-win-no-fee funding application is at our discretion – we will tell you after we have reviewed your enquiry whether we are able to provide a free initial evaluation or whether there will be a charge for this.

Please note that, by submitting the no-win-no-fee assessment form, you are confirming that you have understood and agreed to the terms of the assessment as detailed on the no-win no-fee assessment form page

What Happens if We Are Not Able to Offer You No Win No Fee Funding For Your Employment Dispute

If we are not able to offer you no-win no-fee funding for your employment dispute, then we can look at alternative options for providing you with our expert employment law advice – we offer the following options to clients for legal advice on employment law, and can discuss which is most appropriate for you:

  1. Hourly rate funding; or
  2. Fixed fee funding.

Further details on our charges and legal fees are set out on our charges page.