Employment lawyers in Farringdon, for employees and small employers
Settlement agreement? We’ll review it in 48 hours.
Send it today and a solicitor calls you by the same time the day after tomorrow, with what to sign, what to push back on and how much more to ask for.
Fixed fee from £450 + VAT (£540 inc. VAT). Your employer usually pays it, because the agreement isn’t valid until you’ve had independent advice.
1,140 agreements reviewed last year. In 9 of 10, the employer paid our fee.
Received Mon 09:14
Back to you Wed 09:14
Without prejudice and subject to contract
Settlement agreement
between Brightwater Freight Ltd (the Employer) and Sophie Marsh (the Employee)
3.1The Employer shall pay the Employee £14,200 as compensation for loss of employment, within 28 days of the Termination Date.
That's 3 months' pay. Your notice alone is 2. Ask for £19,500.
3.3The first £30,000 shall be paid without deduction of tax under sections 401 to 403 ITEPA 2003.
Tax-free part is right.
5.1The Employer shall pay the Employee two months' basic salary in lieu of notice, subject to deductions for tax and National Insurance.
Right: 2 months, taxed as normal pay.
6.2The Employer shall provide a reference in the terms set out in Schedule 2 to any prospective employer.
Get the wording agreed now, not later.
7.2For 12 months after the Termination Date the Employee shall not work for any Competitor.
Too long for your role. Push for 6.
9.1The Employer shall contribute £500 plus VAT towards the Employee's legal fees for advice on this agreement.
Pays our fee in full.
Relevant independent adviser
Amara Okafor, Solicitor
Which situation are you in?
Pick the sentence closest to what you heard. We’ll tell you what it usually means, which fixed-fee service fits and any deadline you’re already up against.
Something else? Discrimination, whistleblowing, a TUPE transfer: and we’ll tell you straight.
What that usually means
They want you to leave, and to agree not to sue. It's a negotiation: the first figure is an opening offer, and you have time to answer.
The service for this
Settlement agreement review
From £450 + VAT(£540 inc. VAT)
Usually paid by your employer: most offer £350 to £750 + VAT towards it. Written back to you within 48 hours.
Have these ready
- The draft agreement, or a photo of every page
- Your contract and last three payslips
- Any email that explains why they're offering it
Who you’d speak to
Eleanor, Amara and 1 more
Fixed fee shown as £450 + VAT (£540 inc. VAT). We confirm it in writing before we start.
Fixed fees, worked out in front of you
What’s in the agreement?
Every price here shows VAT at 20%, and it’s the price you’ll see in our engagement letter. No hourly billing on any of these.
Fee estimate
Settlement agreement review
Hartwell & Reid LLP
Fixed, confirmed in writing
Their contribution covers our fee with £60.00 to spare. We only bill what we charge; the rest simply isn't claimed.
Nine employment lawyers. That’s all we do.
No conveyancing, no wills, no trainees learning on your case. Everyone below is a qualified solicitor, and the one who reads your papers is the one who calls you.
Farringdon, September 2026
- Eleanor HartwellFounding partner, 2004
Eleanor Hartwell
Founding partner, qualified 2004
Settlement agreementsDiscriminationEmployer HR and policies
Handles your situationNegotiates senior exits. Spent six years in-house at a logistics company first, so she knows what HR is allowed to say.
- Marcus ReidFounding partner, 2006
Marcus Reid
Founding partner, qualified 2006
Dismissal and tribunalDiscrimination
Runs the tribunal work. Has taken 140 claims to a final hearing and settled far more before one.
- Amara OkaforSenior associate, 2013
Amara Okafor
Senior associate, qualified 2013
Settlement agreementsRedundancy
Handles your situationReviews more settlement agreements than anyone here: about 300 a year. Reads a bonus clause in one pass.
- Tomasz NowakSenior associate, 2014
Tomasz Nowak
Senior associate, qualified 2014
Employer HR and policiesRedundancy
Looks after our employer retainers and writes most of the handbooks. Speaks Polish.
- Siobhan KellyAssociate, 2017
Siobhan Kelly
Associate, qualified 2017
Disciplinary and grievanceDismissal and tribunal
Prepares people for disciplinary hearings, often the night before. Former trade union rep.
- Joel AshworthAssociate, 2018
Joel Ashworth
Associate, qualified 2018
Dismissal and tribunalDisciplinary and grievance
Handles ACAS early conciliation. Most of his claims end there, on terms the client chose.
- Chloe TanAssociate, 2020
Chloe Tan
Associate, qualified 2020
Settlement agreementsRedundancy
Handles your situationSettlement agreements and redundancy consultations. Checks the tax treatment on every payment.
- Grace MensahSolicitor, 2022
Grace Mensah
Solicitor, qualified 2022
Employer HR and policiesDiscrimination
Contracts and policies for employers with under 50 staff. Sets up most new retainer clients.
- Leo BarrattSolicitor, 2024
Leo Barratt
Solicitor, qualified 2024
Dismissal and tribunalDisciplinary and grievance
Dismissal claims and grievances. Answers the phone first most mornings.
3 of the nine handle “settlement agreement review”, the service for the situation you picked above. Change it and this list follows.
What happens next
For a settlement agreement, the whole of it fits between a Monday morning and a Wednesday morning. Here it is, hour by hour.
Mon 09:14
You send it
Email the agreement or upload photos of each page. We reply within the hour with the fee in writing.
Mon 12:30
We check it's clear
A conflict check against your employer, and ID. Your solicitor is named.
Tue 10:00
A solicitor reads every clause
Pay, tax, notice, holiday, the reference, confidentiality, anything that stops your next job.
Wed 09:14
We call you
Thirty minutes, plain English: sign it, push back on it, or walk away. Then it's in an email.
After the call
If you want more, we ask for it
We write to your employer or their solicitor. Most offers move within one to two weeks; the median increase last year was £6,300.
When it’s agreed, we sign
The agreement only binds once we sign the adviser’s certificate. Your employer pays their contribution straight to us, and you’re paid within 28 days.
Book a free 20-minute call
With a solicitor, not a receptionist. We call you, so you don’t sit on hold.