The law requires independent legal advice before a settlement agreement binds you, and your employer normally pays for it. Advice, a frank view on the offer, and the signed adviser's certificate, all remote, same-day where needed.
| Item | What it covers | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Employee, terms & effect advice + certificate | Full review of the agreement, written advice note and one scheduled video appointment, adviser's certificate signed and returned. Invoiced directly to your employer against their contribution. | from £650 |
| Employee, with negotiation | Everything above plus negotiation of the financial terms, reference wording or restrictive covenants with your employer's solicitors. We seek an increased employer contribution first. | from £995 |
| Employer, agreement drafted | Settlement agreement drafted for a specific exit, with the without-prejudice / protected conversation approach advised on. | from £750 |
| Employer, full exit pack | Agreement plus announcement, reference and handover documents for a managed exit. | from £1,100 |
Bespoke and urgent matters outside the schedule: £650 per hour, capped estimates given in advance. Corporate retainers from £995/month.
Upload the settlement agreement and your employment contract through the form or WhatsApp, with the deadline you've been given.
A written advice note on what you are waiving, what you are getting, the tax treatment, and a frank view on whether to negotiate.
The adviser's certificate is completed and returned to your employer's solicitors, and your agreement becomes binding on the agreed terms.
Almost always your employer. For a settlement agreement to be legally binding, the law requires you to receive independent legal advice, and employers routinely fund it, typical contributions run £350–£500 plus VAT, and commentary in 2026 puts a realistic figure higher still. Because this practice charges no VAT, the employer's contribution stretches further, and in a standard matter you pay nothing.
In a standard terms-and-effect matter it will. If your case needs negotiation or advice on the merits of potential claims, we first ask your employer to increase the contribution, the Employment Appeal Tribunal has itself observed that a basic contribution only covers explaining the terms, not advising whether the offer is fair.
Sometimes. The first offer is an opening position more often than employees assume, particularly where the exit is being used to avoid a formal process. Part of the advice is a frank view on whether negotiation is worth it in your case, and a frank view when it is not.
Same-day where needed. Everything is done remotely: the agreement reviewed, advice delivered in writing with one scheduled video appointment, the adviser's certificate signed and returned, with no requirement to travel to an office.
Yes, drafting settlement agreements, exit packages and the protected-conversation approach, at a fixed £495 per agreement.
Send a brief outline of your matter. You will receive a personal reply from a solicitor, with a fixed-fee quote where the scope is clear. Payment is taken before work begins; every fee is fixed in writing first.
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