You were dismissed. Win your case — and keep every penny.
Free to start — no card. Run the numbers, check your rights, decode their letters. £199 flat to unlock the document tools when you’re ready to build the actual claim. Keep every penny — no solicitors, no CMCs, no percentage.
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How long do I have to file an Employment Tribunal claim for unfair dismissal?
Three months minus one day from the effective date of termination. Notifying ACAS for Early Conciliation pauses the clock, but you must do it within that window.
Do I need a solicitor for an Employment Tribunal?
No. 59% of claimants represent themselves. The tribunal is designed to be accessible without legal representation.
How does Start My Claim charge?
A flat £199 per case for the Core tools (ET1, schedule of loss, witness statement, costs warning). £399 one-off per case for Pro if you want complete hearing preparation, end to end. We never take a percentage of any award you win.
Are there court fees to file at the Employment Tribunal?
No. Employment tribunal claims are free to issue.
Is Start My Claim a law firm?
No. We are a software tool, not a law firm and not a claims management company. The work is done by AI grounded in current UK employment law and ACAS guidance, and reviewed by you. For complex or high-value cases you may still want an hour with a solicitor — we will tell you when that applies.
UK Employment Tribunal case builder. Flat fee, no percentage of your award, no law firm.
Employment Tribunal · England & Wales
Win your case — and keep every penny.
Free to start — no card.
Run the numbers, check your rights, decode their letters. £199 flat to unlock the document tools when you’re ready to build the actual claim. Keep every penny — no solicitors, no CMCs, no percentage.
No card. Not a law firm. Not a claims company. Built for the 59% of claimants who represent themselves.
14-day refund on our fee
UK-only data, GDPR compliant
Vindivo Ltd · Co. 17149797
We don’t guarantee case outcomes — tribunals decide that. Refund covers our fee only.
Everyone else takes a cut.
Most “claims” sites are a website with a law firm or a claims management company behind them — someone builds your case, and someone takes a slice of your award. We built it the other way round. One flat fee. You keep the rest.
If you win £10,000 with…
Typical fees: solicitor CFAs charge 25% + VAT of damages plus a success fee. CMC charges vary by provider and are usually 25–35%. Start My Claim Core: one flat payment of £199 per case. Pro £399 per case for full hearing preparation — still no percentage of anything you win.
The honest answer to the question you’re asking
If you’re wondering whether £199 is too good to be true, you’re asking the right question. Three reasons this works:
AI does the legal drafting
The AI handles the document work and case analysis, grounded in current UK employment law, the Equality Act, the ACAS Code of Practice, and tribunal procedure rules. You're the only person reviewing your case — no paralegal in the back, no solicitor on a meter.
Solicitors charge for every letter, every call, every document review separately. Their bills compound. Our tools deliver the same outputs without the meter — one flat fee, end of story.
Built once, used by everyone
The expensive part of legal work — researching the law, structuring the claim, drafting to tribunal standard — was done once when we built the tool. Every user runs the same trained system. A solicitor builds your case from scratch and bills you by the hour, every time.
no conflict of interest.
We get paid the same whether you settle at Acas in week one or fight to a hearing. A solicitor billed hourly has the opposite incentive.
Real cases. Real outcomes.
Filed by people who decided they didn’t need a solicitor.
“I built it for the person I was back then, sitting at the kitchen table with a cup of cold tea at 1am, staring at an email from a firm of solicitors and not knowing where to begin. If that’s you right now — I see you.”
Verify Paul on LinkedIn
Why most people don’t use a solicitor —
and we don’t either.
Paul won his small claims case as a litigant in person — on national television.
The full story aired on BBC One’s
The Sheriffs Are Coming
Paul also won his employment tribunal — self-represented.
of UK employment tribunal claimants represent themselves at the hearing — without a solicitor.
Source: Legal Futures, 2020
Average unfair dismissal award, 2023/24. With our £199 flat fee, you keep almost all of it.
Solicitor fees can’t be claimed back at tribunal.
workers with a viable case ever file one.
Your case, organised in one place.
Strength score, deadlines, next steps, documents, and an AI Case Companion — all in a calm dashboard built for the moment you need clarity.
startmyclaim.ai/dashboard
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Case v Acme Ltd · last updated 2 hours ago
I can help with rights, next steps, documents, and hearing prep.
Can I represent myself at the tribunal?
Yes — around 59% of claimants do. Tribunals are designed for self-rep…
From "I don't know where to start"
to filed — step by step.
No legal knowledge needed. We guide you through every step in plain English.
Tell us what happened
Our AI analyses your situation against UK law and identifies every possible claim route — in minutes, not hours.
Draft claim form, evidence bundle, legal position. AI-compiled from your answers, in the format the court expects.
File with confidence
Track deadlines, finalise your documents, and submit. Human review available before you file.
Know if you have a case
A clear, grounded read on whether your facts add up to a claim — before you spend a penny or send a letter.
Build documents that get taken seriously
ET1, schedule of loss, witness statement, evidence bundle — drafted to the standard the tribunal expects.
Walk into the hearing knowing what to say
Speaking notes, cross-examination prep, skeleton argument. You arrive ready, not winging it.
Always review your claim before you submit it. Start My Claim is not a law firm and does not replace legal advice — but you’re the only person who needs to see your case to file it.
Pricing · Employment Tribunal
No percentage of your award.
Free to start — no card. £199 unlocks the document-builder tools. £399 if you want end-to-end hearing preparation.
No card. No time limit.
Figure out where you stand. Run the numbers. Decode the letters. No commitment.
Everything you need to file a complete, properly-drafted ET claim. The fee most people will ever pay.
Complete hearing preparation, end to end. For cases heading to a contested hearing.
No percentage of your award · No subscription · No claims management company ·
Start My Claim isn’t only for tribunals. The same DIY approach — flat fee, no middleman, full control — applies to other case types too. More on the way.
More case types in development.
Frequently asked questions
Built by someone who’s been there.
Three things make Start My Claim different from the “no win, no fee” sites and the law-firm portals you’ve already scrolled past.
You keep 100% of your award
Solicitor CFAs take ~25% + VAT. Claims management firms take 25–35%. Start My Claim takes £199 flat. Win £10,000 or £100,000 — the fee is the same and we never see your award.
Plain English, by design
No paralegal jargon, no “ascertainable bilateral remedies”. Every step is written the way you’d explain it to a friend at the pub. If something needs a legal term, we explain it once and move on.
Your case stays yours
End-to-end encrypted, stored on UK servers, never shared with insurers, marketers, or third parties. GDPR compliant. You can export or delete everything in two clicks.