Who Should I Ask to Represent Me in a Compromise Agreement?

You will need someone who is trained and registered so that they can legitimately practise in matters involving law and lawsuits. The most obvious of these is a Solicitor. The Employment Rights Act from 1998 states that: ‘advice can only be given by a qualified lawyer, a qualified trade union official, or a qualified advice centre worker, all of whom must be covered by an appropriate certificate of indemnity insurance’.

Although you do not need someone qualified to give you advice (just to represent you in court) something else to bear in mind when looking for advice on how and when to embark on a Compromise Agreement is the person giving the advice must be able to understand all the legal jargon as it can get quite complicated! The time you need a lawyer/solicitor is when you need to review what you are being offered as part of the compromise agreement. The solicitor will be able to tell you if the terms and amount of money offered in the agreement are fair and whether they are based on how many years you have worked for the company and how much your salary was. Another thing to take into account when it comes to the amount of money offered in a compromise agreement is the amount and type of terms offered as the compromise. Usually if there are a lot of terms holding the compromise agreement together then the money offered will amount to more.

The fee you will be asked to pay the person representing you in the compromise agreement depends on what company you go with and how much work they have to put in on your behalf! However, the good news is that you won’t have to pay a penny of your solicitor’s fee yourself! The bill will be paid by your employer.