A. Williams & Co. (Solicitors)


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Services Provided - Employment Law
Employment Law
Family Law
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Immigration
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EMPLOYMENT LAW

The services we provide are all on a privately paying basis.

Information on the Employment Services we provide and those we do not provide

Our services include the following;

  1. Bringing and defending claims for unfair or wrongful dismissal.
  2. Advice on compromise Agreements.
  3. Redundancy advice and representation.
  4. Organising and advising on Grievance and Disciplinary meetings.
  5. Advice on race discrimination allegations and race discrimination claims.
  6. Advice on sexual discrimination claims and issuing of claims or defending sexual harassment claims.
  7. Advice on Disability discrimination claims.
  8. Drafting compromise and conciliation agreements.

We do not provide services in respect of legal aid or mental health issues and employment claims.

The people carrying out the work.

Our Principal - Akin Williams has primary responsibility for the legal work carried out on each matter and is charged out at £350.00 plus 20% VAT per hour - £450.00 plus 20% VAT per hour depending on the nature of the work and its complexity. Our Principal has over 17 years post qualification experience as a solicitor in the UK and over 30 years post qualification experience as a solicitor from a foreign common law jurisdiction.

Example of recent work

  • Filing a claim on behalf of a probationary employee against her employer for 'automatically unfair dismissal,' and representing the employee at the Tribunal.
  • Acting on behalf of an employer in the private sector in relation to a claim for sex discrimination, breach of contract and personal injury and working with ACAS towards reaching a conciliated agreement.
  • Providing advice to an employee in public office in respect of discrimination claims against the employer.


 

Services Provided

Work Done

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EMPLOYMENT LAW

We represented clients on a wide range of employment matters, including;

  • redundancy, unfair dismissal, wrongful dismissal
  • race discrimination claims
  • sexual harassment claims
  • disability discrimination
  • drafting compromise and conciliation agreements

Example of recent work;

  • Filing a claim on behalf of a probationary employee against her employer for 'automatically unfair dismissal,' and representing the employee at the Tribunal.
  • Acting on behalf of an employer in the private sector in relation to a claim for sex discrimination, breach of contract and personal injury and working with ACAS towards reaching a conciliated agreement.
  • Providing advice to an employee in public office in respect of discrimination claims against the employer.

FAMILY LAW

We provided advice and representation in the following areas;

  • separation and judicial separation .
  • divorce petition grounds.
  • financial matters arising out of separation or divorce.
  • Review of tax and pensions matters.
  • International and jurisdictional issues.
  • Injunctions and restraining orders.
  • Cohabitation and premarital contracts.

Where children were involved, our areas of advice and assistance included:

  • Custody issues and maintenance payments towards the children.
  • Residency issues.
  • Contact order issues.
  • International Adoption advice.
  • International Wardship and guardianship issues.

WILLS & INTESTACY

We have represented and provided advice to international clients in matters involving contentious probate and intestacy disputes either directly or through our vast network of international law firms sometimes where the client could not travel overseas or where litigation had already been commenced against the client in the UK or overseas.


IMMIGRATION

We provided advice and representation on the following issues;

  • Preparation of work permit applications.
  • Rights of detainees in immigration matters.
  • Entry clearance for Highly Skilled Migrants.
  • Naturalisation.
  • Human rights applications.
  • EU issues.
  • Conduct of adjudicators and Tribunal appeals.

LITIGATION

We instructed counsel and represented clients in all the following courts;

  • County Court.
  • Commercial Court.
  • Magistrates Court.
  • High Court.
  • Employment Tribunal.
  • Bankruptcy Court.
  • Privy Council.

A. Williams & Co. (Solicitors) ♦ 33 Cavendish Square, London, W1G 0PW, United Kingdom

Tel; +44 203 287 3519, +44 203 287 3516 ♦ Fax; +44 207 629 9456, +44 207 900 2529

Licensed by the Law Society of England & Wales. A.Williams & Co. is registered with the Solicitors Regulations Authority No. 388358 Vat No. GB 830 3372 57