Employment Tribunal Claims


Experienced employment tribunal litigation support, from early case assessment to strategic advocacy at hearing.

Employment tribunal claims carry immediate financial, operational, and reputational consequences. Allegations of unfair dismissal, discrimination, or whistleblowing escalate quickly and require careful handling from the outset.

Our solicitors provide commercially grounded advice that protects both position and process. As experienced employment lawyers, we defend and resolve claims across sectors, assessing liability, exposure, and settlement strategy with clarity.

Effective defence of an employment tribunal claim requires more than technical argument. It demands judgement on commercial risk, employee relations impact, and internal precedent. Litigation strategy is aligned with wider business priorities from the outset, with a clear approach to negotiation, settlement, or hearing where appropriate.

We defend unfair dismissal, wrongful dismissal, discrimination, and whistleblowing claims and equality and diversity related claims involving harassment, victimisation, and equal pay. We advise on jurisdictional and procedural complexities, including time limits and cost exposure under employment tribunal law. Our employment team also coordinates with specialists where matters intersect with regulatory exposure, data protection, business crime, or immigration risk.

From initial claim to judgment or settlement, we provide employment tribunal advice that is structured, controlled, and commercially focused.

Expertise

  • Automatic Unfair Dismissal
  • Bonus Disputes
  • Breach of contract of employment
  • Collective Consultation
  • Constructive Dismissal
  • Discrimination
  • Employment Appeal tribunal claims
  • Employment status
  • Employment Tribunal claims
  • Equal Pay
  • Exit negotiation
  • Flexible working
  • Gig economy
  • Harassment
  • Holiday pay
  • Maternity, Adoption, Paternity, and Parental Leave
  • Part-time and Fixed-term employment
  • Protected Disclosures
  • Restrictive Covenant breaches
  • Settlement Agreements
  • Termination of Employment
  • TUPE and business transfers
  • Unfair Dismissal
  • Unlawful deductions from wages
  • Victimisation
  • Whistleblowing
  • Working time
  • Wrongful Dismissal

Meet the team

Key stage of the process

Above, David Lewis and Gemma Bailey discuss the key stages of the process.

Our prices

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