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No.18’s Approach to Employment & Discrimination

Damage Based Agreements:

At No.18 we recognise that new methods of funding need to be found in order to bring claims. No.18 are delighted to offer Damage Based Agreements as a solution. We are committed to assess cases as to whether Damage Based Agreements are an appropriate recourse of funding for a particular lay client in order to allow them purse their claim.

Conditional Fee agreement: (0% Success Guaranteed)
 

Members undertake work under a variety of conditional fee agreements (CFAs) and in appropriate cases offer 0% success fee. Not all cases are appropriate for CFAs and the barrister concerned may decline to enter into a CFA after considering the merits of the claim/prospects of success.  Chambers has a flexible policy on CFAs and will do our best to tailor the agreement to the needs of the case. Our standard arrangements are based on the latest models provided by the Bar Standards Board and specialist bar associations.

No Win Low Fee Agreements:
 

Where a case is not suitable to take under a traditional CFA, No.18 strives to offer a feasible alternative in order to make litigation available to those who would otherwise not be able afford it. Individually calculated on a case to case basis members undertake work in appropriate cases offering No Win, Low Fee. Not all cases are appropriate for No Win Low Fee Agreements and the barrister concerned may decline to enter into a CFA after considering the merits of the claim/prospects of success.  Chambers has a flexible policy on CFAs and will do our best to tailor the agreement to the needs of the case. Our standard arrangements are based on the latest models provided by the Bar Standards Board and specialist bar associations.

Package Deals:

No.18 are able to offer fee packages in relation to written advisory work, drafting, conferences & litigation (for example a global fee for both a conference and hearing or drafting and a hearing).

Meet the Insurance:

Where the matter is insurance backed, No.18 will do our utmost to work within the rates agreed with each insurance company and where there are agreed rates (either hourly or fixed) between another Chambers and that insurance firm we will also do our best to match the fees.  We are able to do both in most cases.

Armed  & Police Forces Discount:
 

We are delighted to offer reduced fees (for matters that are paid privately) for members of the Armed & Police Forces and their dependants, please contact us for more information on our 10% discount for Armed & Police Forces personnel and their dependants.

Emergency Services Discount:
 

We are delighted to offer reduced fees (for matters that are paid privately ) for members of the emergency services and their dependants, please contact us for more information on our 10% discount for emergency services personnel and their dependants.

Low income “ tailored fee’s:

We recognise that the economic pressures on some clients require flexibility on fees in order to ensure that they can secure access to high quality legal representation. We can in most instances provide tailored fees for clients on a low income or who would previously have been eligible for legal aid to assist.

Merit, Advice, Drafting and Support Package:

No.18  are delighted to  offer our new Merits Advice, Drafting and Support package: please see below for our table of fees offering a guidance as to price. In addition No.18 can offer various fee schemes to help meet your lay client budget as detailed below the table of fees.

Our Barristers will provide at your request:

  • Merit assessment & Advice;
  • Drafting ET1s and ET3s;
  • Telephone or (if needed) face to face conference with solicitor and client;
  • Assistance with ad hoc queries by phone or email where reasonably required.
  • Undertake Settlement agreements (to include liaising with the client) at the agreed fixed rate with the employer

 

Unfair Dismissal/Constructive Claims :

  
     

Item of Work

1 - 10 years call

10 + years call

                                                                                                                      

  

Merits Assessment 

£200- £450

£350 - £700

                                                

    

              Initial Advice 

£300 -£550

£450 -£900

                                                

    

              Drafting ET1  

£250 -£500

£450 -£800

                                                

    

              Drafting ET3 

£250 -£500

£400 -£800

                              

    

Discrimination Claims:

   
     

 Item of Work

1 - 10 years call

10+  Years call

                                                                                                                      

  

Merits Assessment 

£300 - £550

£450 -£800

                                                

    

            Initial Advice  

£400 -£650

£500 -£1000

                                                

    

            Drafting ET1   

£350 -£600

£450 £900

                                                

    

           Drafting ET3 

£350 - £600

£450- £900

                                                

LOCKDOWN SOLUTIONS
 

No18 continues to be committed to providing the highest level of service, client care, advocacy and advice by ensuring that the needs, concerns and interests of clients are always paramount support by over 50 years of clerking expertise. Just in case you have missed them some of our initiatives over the past few months have been:

More detail on each of these can be found by clicking the attached link.