Taking
"direct access" or
"public
access"
instructions means that we
can deal with a case
from first to last.
So we can guide you through any employment issue from the
earliest stages as well as ultimately representing you in mediations or in the
courts and tribunals. (NB: There are
strict time limitsfor both
claimantsand
respondents in the courts and, more especially, at employment
tribunals. So it is essential that you
contact us as soon as
possible.)
We can
also
advise onissues
like
redundancies,
anti-discrimination policies, transfers of undertakings
etc -
even if they are
not going to a court or tribunal
- we
might even help to stop them from getting there! whether by
advice, negotiation or mediation.
We can supply
mediators to help you resolve any issue or dispute at the earliest
possible opportunity - in many cases before it becomes a formal
legal dispute. Mediation can be one of the most constructive
ways, as
well as being an extremely cost effective way, of resolving
disputes both in the workplace and on the commercial
front.
We can supply
arbitrators to chair your internal disputes.
Because of changes to the Bar Council's rules
companies and individuals can
now instruct us directly
without a solicitor. This is called "direct
access" or "direct public access".
This allows
us
to deal with
all
the legal bits of
your case:
from
putting together the claim
or the defence
right
through to representing you at
the hearing.
Extensive experience of working directly with HR professionals
and with managers
means we
can deal
with your case and
deal with it in a
way you will understand.
It
also means
that
you
only need to pay for one "employment lawyer" who can deal with your
whole case not two!
We can provide
mediation services for employment and workplace disputes
as well as for family and general commercial and civil matters.
Mediation is an
effective and constructive way of resolving or dealing
with problems in the workplace and at the end of employment as well as in other
commercial and other disputes. It is also t preferred method of
dealing with family matters from separations to property
settlements.
Whether as part of our instructions in dealing with a case, or as
a separate exercise, Park Chambers can also offer the facility to
draft and negotiate settlements
whether by way of COT3
settlements
through ACAS,
compromise agreements,
Memoranda of Understanding, parenting plans in family matters; or
otherwise.
... the
services of a barrister and mediator available directly to the
public.
Even
if Park Chambers has not dealt with your case from the outset,
we can still provide
representation at employment tribunal, EAT and
other courts as
well as at
arbitrations and mediations.
As
well as
taking witness statements and
drafting all the other necessary documentation for cases, Park
Chambers can draft
employment documentation –
including
employment
contracts,
employee
handbooks,
specific
policies and procedures,
restrictive covenants etc.
