You don’t need a solicitor. One flat fee. No percentage of your award.

Employment tribunals, the small claims court and the Financial Ombudsman are all designed for people to represent themselves. Start My Claim gives you everything you need to do exactly that — from your first letter to the hearing room.

Start here. Know your rights, calculate your entitlements, raise a grievance, defend a disciplinary, decode employer letters, and use the AI Case Companion — all free, no card required.

ET1 claim form, AI Case Strategy, witness statement, schedule of loss, costs warning letter, deadline tracker, email composer, and subject access request — everything you need to file and support your claim.

Complete hearing preparation, end to end. Everything in Build plus ET3 analysis, outcome prediction, settlement reviewer, skeleton argument, cross-examination prep, document vault, bundle builder, and ongoing case support all the way to the hearing room.

Know Your Rights — always free

Rights Checker (18 situations)

Pay Calculator (redundancy, notice, holiday, SSP)

Document Decoder (decode employer emails & letters)

Employment Law Guide (how tribunals work, legislation, glossary)

Case Journal (record incidents as they happen)

Case Companion (AI chat)

Resolve It — workplace disputes

Grievance Handler (letter + meeting prep + appeal)

Disciplinary Defence (written response + prep + appeal)

Redundancy Toolkit (genuine check, selection challenge)

Case Planner — AI-generated step-by-step plan for your tribunal

ET1 compiler (AI-drafted from your case facts)

Costs Warning Letter (formal costs threat to employer)

Witness statement generator

Chronology builder (numbered timeline of events)

Subject Access Request letter

Email Composer (ET correspondence)

Case Assessment (strength, risks & strategy overview)

Outcome Predictor + case value estimator

ET3 Analyser (analyse employer's response)

Settlement Agreement Reviewer

Intelligence Hub (employer intel, ACAS coach, mock tribunal, and more)

Preliminary Hearing Prep (jurisdictional, deposit order, case management…)

Skeleton Argument Builder (formal legal document for the hearing)

Cross-Examination Prep (predicted questions + suggested answers)

Scott Schedule (discrimination multi-act table)

Document Vault (upload PDFs, emails, contracts)

AI reads and categorises every document

Bundle Builder (structure + export hearing bundle)

Full Case — Hearing Day & Beyond

Settlement Negotiation Assistant (track offers, calculate vs award, draft counter-proposals)

Case Health Score (weekly assessment of case strength as evidence builds)

Hearing Day Toolkit (quick-reference cards, cross-exam prompts, real-time notes)

Legal Updates Feed (monthly digest of employment law changes relevant to your case)

Collaborative Access (share your case with a McKenzie Friend, union rep, or solicitor)

Post-Judgment Toolkit (enforcement, costs application, EAT appeal grounds)

Pricing · Employment Tribunal

You don’t need a solicitor.

One flat fee. No percentage of your award.

Employment tribunals, the small claims court and the Financial Ombudsman are all designed for people to represent themselves. Start My Claim gives you everything you need to do exactly that — from your first letter to the hearing room.

How the options compare

Why people pick self-representation.

Hourly rate. Fees rack up fast — most cases run into thousands well before a hearing.

your award minus the bill.

25–35% of your award

No upfront cost — but if you win, they take a substantial cut. Plus VAT in many cases.

roughly two-thirds of what you win.

One-off, per case. £49 for Small Claims and Scam Refund, £199 for Employment Tribunal. No hourly billing, no commission.

100% of what you win.

You represent yourself. Our system — trained on UK employment law, civil procedure, and the PSR / FCA DISP rules — does the legal heavy lifting. We’re not a law firm and we don’t take a cut of your award.

One payment per case

Pay once. Your case data never expires.

Not sure which plan?

For resolving disputes internally.

Rights checker, grievance, disciplinary defence, redundancy toolkit, document decoder, and AI Case Companion — all free, no card required.

For filing your ET1 claim.

You know roughly what happened and just need the documents — claim form, witness statement, schedule of loss. Most people start here.

For preparing for the actual hearing.

Complete hearing preparation, end to end — ET3 analysis, outcome prediction, skeleton argument, cross-examination prep, document vault, and bundle builder.

The reality of employment tribunals

Most people assume they need a solicitor. They don't. The tribunal system is specifically designed for employees to use without legal representation.

of claimants represent themselves at the tribunal hearing — no solicitor

average unfair dismissal award (2023/24) — median £6,746. Either way, yours to keep

how solicitors typically charge — costs add up fast and are not recoverable from the loser at ET

court fees — employment tribunals are free to access for employees

59% calculated from government survey data (Legal Futures, 2020): 77% of employers had legal representation vs 41% of claimants. Average and median awards from Ministry of Justice Tribunal Statistics 2023/24 (646 awards). Solicitor costs vary widely — typical contested cases run from a few thousand pounds to tens of thousands depending on hours worked.

The whole journey — grievance to hearing room

Raise a grievance, file your ET1, build your case documents, prepare for the hearing, cross-examine the other side, and enforce your award — one tool, every step.

Letters and documents your employer will take seriously

Every letter, claim form, and analysis is structured to the standard required by UK employment law. Plain English for you — formal and precise when it matters.

A fraction of what a solicitor charges

Solicitor fees are billed hourly and are not recoverable from your employer at the Employment Tribunal — even if you win. The average unfair dismissal award in 2023/24 was £13,749 (median £6,746). With Start My Claim from £199 per case, you keep it.

Every feature, across every tier.

Some legal terms appear below — don't worry if they're unfamiliar. Every tool explains itself when you use it, in plain English.

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Why we cost less than a solicitor

Three reasons our pricing looks different from what you'd see at a high-street firm.

Solicitors charge for every hour they spend on your case — letters, calls, document review, hearing prep all bill separately. Our tools deliver the same outputs without the per-hour meter. The work is done by AI, grounded in current UK employment law and ACAS guidance, and reviewed by you.

No regulatory overhead

High-street firms pay for SRA regulation, professional indemnity insurance, partner profit shares, and physical offices. We don't — we are not a law firm. That overhead is what funds those £200–£500/hour rates. We pass the saving on.

You decide when to file, what to negotiate, and what to settle for. There's no incentive for us to drag the case out — we get paid the same whether you settle in week one or fight to the hearing. A solicitor billed hourly has the opposite incentive.

What's actually included on each plan

The headline numbers are the tip of the iceberg. Here's what each plan actually delivers when you start your case.

Always free, always available

The entire pre-claim toolkit — what most people need before deciding whether to go to tribunal at all. Includes the rights checker, pay calculator (redundancy, notice, holiday), case journal, deadline tracker, document decoder, and unlimited AI Case Companion. Plus the formal grievance, disciplinary defence and redundancy tools that most claims need to use first.

When this is enough:

You're trying to resolve it internally first. You want to understand whether you have a claim. You want to write a strong grievance and see how the employer responds before deciding next steps.

File your tribunal claim

Adds the ET1 Claim Builder, Schedule of Loss calculator, AI-drafted Witness Statement, Subject Access Request to your employer, and a Costs Warning Letter — everything you need to file a formal Employment Tribunal claim. One-off payment per case. Yours forever.

You've decided to file. You want to do it yourself with proper guidance. You don't anticipate complex employer pushback or a contested hearing.

Fight your case end to end

Everything in Build plus the ET3 Analyser (reads your employer's defence and finds weaknesses), Outcome Predictor, Skeleton Argument, Cross-Examination Prep, Document Vault, Bundle Builder, and the full Hearing Day Toolkit. Built for cases heading to a contested hearing — complete preparation, end to end.

Your employer has filed a robust ET3. The case is heading for a hearing. You want every advantage: outcome modelling, structured legal arguments, rehearsed cross-examination, and a complete hearing bundle.

Start with the free tools today

Check your rights, raise a grievance, or prepare your disciplinary defence — all free, right now. Upgrade when you need more.

Full refund within 14 days OR before any AI-generated personalised output is delivered, whichever is sooner. Once you generate your ET1, Schedule of Loss, or other personalised document, the work is delivered and the fee is non-refundable.