Recent Bereavement?

With our experience we can advise and help you with law and tax problems involved in the administration of an estate

Kate McNamee offers

Free ½ hour Probate Consultation

To book an appointment Call: 01442 261731 or Email: info@pickworths.co.uk

We also offer a Wills and Lasting Power of Attorney service as well as Tax and Trust work.  Contact Kate McNamee or June Yap.

Compromise Agreements

When the employment of an employee is ended employers will often ask the employee to sign a Compromise Agreement. For the Agreement to be valid and binding the employee must receive independent advice from a qualified independent adviser, such as a solicitor.

Pickworths Employment Department offers expert advice on Compromise Agreements. We will advise you not just about the terms of the Agreement but we will also ask you to tell us the background to the ending of your employment so that we are able to ensure that the terms of the Agreement do what the parties intend and the settlement is fair for you.

Employers will pay a contribution towards the cost of this legal advice and normally this will cover all the fees for the legal advice.

It is important that employees receive good advice before they sign because generally once the Agreement is signed, they will be unable to bring any further claims against their former employer.

Click here to download a guide to Compromise Agreements

Employment Tribunal Claim for only £300 plus VAT (*)

Ian Tottman and Mike Powell are two of the leading employment law solicitors in Hertfordshire, and have successfully advised literally hundreds of clients in Employment Tribunal claims. They are aware that one of the issues clients face when they have been dismissed is financial uncertainty. Recognising this, Pickworths are pleased to announce that for a fixed fee of £300 plus VAT, Ian & Mike will draft and submit your claim to the Employment Tribunal.

The fee includes:

• Ian or Mike discussing your case with you, either in person or by phone or email if you prefer
• The cost of meetings, phone calls and emails
• Your claim drafted by solicitors who are specialists in Employment Law work not unqualified “consultants”
• Electronic submission of your claim to the Employment Tribunal
• Appropriate and precise legal and case-related advice throughout the entire procedure and assistance to guide you through the legal jargon
• Immediate notification of any changes to documentation requirements or the appropriate law
• Free advice on any financial aspects as a consequence of your claim

After your claim has been submitted to the Tribunal, you can decide whether or not you wish to continue to instruct us and we will agree between us the basis on which our fees will be paid, for example “no win no fee”.

* The fee assumes that no more than 2 hours work will be involved, which is sufficient for the vast majority of cases to be satisfactorily drafted.

NB: REMEMBER that for most situations, the Employment Tribunal claim must be received by the Tribunal within 3 months. For example, if you were dismissed on 05 March, the claim must be received no later than 04 June.

Click here to download a guide to making an Employment Tribunal Claim.

CALL Ian (01442 508623) or Mike (01442 508625), or click on their names to email and discuss your case, FREE and WITHOUT ANY OBLIGATION.

Do you need Matrimonial or Family Law Advice?

We now offer a free initial half hour interview for advice on family law. Appointments can be made with our family law specialist Jane Leadbeater at our Hemel Hempstead office or at our consulting rooms inSt Albans or Watford. If it is more convenient consultations can be given over the telephone, or out of normal office hours.

Jane also provides fixed fee divorce proceedings and specialist expert advice on all family law matters including:

• Divorce
• Advice for cohabitating couples
• Financial aspects of a marriage breakdown
• Children matters - for example disputes over residence, contact, parental responsibility, removal from the jurisdiction, financial support for children
• Domestic violence - occupation and non-molestation orders
• Separation Agreements
• Pre-marital Agreements
• Civil Partnerships

Our matrimonial and family solicitor Jane Leadbeater can help you with jargon free, realistic expert advice to support you through what can be a very difficult and emotional time in your life.

Jane also offers an intial free interview on disputes regarding Wills, and inheritance claims.

For more information call Jane Leadbeater on 01442 508627 or email jane.leadbeater@pickworths.co.uk

Buying or Selling a Home?

Need a proactive Conveyancing Solicitor?

In the current difficult property market it is more important than ever to choose a conveyancing solicitor who will be proactive and respond effectively to problems that may arise in a transaction. Pickworths Solicitors has a long established conveyancing practice with many returning satisfied clients.

We aim to offer a Clear, Concise and Cost effective service as part of which we will supply you with a full report on the results of our searches and enquiries on the property you are buying.

For a quotation and further details of our service please call or email our conveyancing specialists on 01442 261731 or info@pickworths.co.uk