No Win No Fee employment advocacy means you usually do not pay our professional fees upfront. We assess the merits, then charge our fee only on a successful outcome (typically a settlement or a favourable determination), subject to disbursements and your Terms of Engagement.
"No Win, No Fee" usually means you do not pay our professional fees upfront. If we take your case on under a no win no fee arrangement, we are generally paid when a successful outcome is achieved (often a settlement, or a favourable result), subject to the Terms of Engagement.
It is important to understand: no win, no fee is not "free". You may still need to cover disbursements (for example, filing fees, a small upfront start/commitment fee) and the arrangement relies on you giving us a genuine opportunity to run the case properly.
A "win" is typically a practical outcome that resolves the employment relationship problem in your favour - commonly:
No win no fee only works if we can actually run the case. We will usually need you to:
The fastest way is to submit the case form with a short timeline and key documents. We will confirm whether no win no fee is available for your matter.
Employee Unfair Dismissal Case Form
Parties can agree that an advocate is paid directly by the employer in terms of an s 149 record of settlement. "Payment" excludes legal or advocacy services where such service is a separate term of the settlement and a GST invoice for a defined sum is provided to the other party.
There are a lot of employers who think that "No Win, No Fee" is an arrangement available to their business in defending a personal grievance or other claims.
"No Win, No Fee" describes an arrangement where an advocate takes on a case for a client and the client is charged upon a successful result being achieved. Cases are settled or taken further on a case by case basis with regard to the merits of the case.
We are employment law advocates representing both employers and employees in mediation, the Employment Relations Authority and the Employment Court.
National has a Small Business Policy and JobStart scheme aim to get rid of No Win No Fee Employment Law in addition to National's other proposed changes. We present our view on this.
We describe some of the practices some advocacy firms are still undertaking and what people should be aware of before signing up to No Win No Fee.
