Settlement Agreement Solicitors in Leeds & Harrogate

If you’ve been offered a settlement agreement, independent legal advice is crucial for understanding your rights and ensuring the terms are fair. Our award-winning employment law solicitors can help.

Formerly known as a compromise agreement, a settlement agreement is a legally-binding contract between an employer and an employee setting out terms and conditions. They are usually offered when an employer wishes to terminate an employee’s employment, but can also be offered as a way of resolving an ongoing dispute and continuing employment.

So, if you have been offered a settlement agreement, it may be that you are in a redundancy situation or, for whatever reason, the relationship between you and your employer has broken down. Your settlement agreement may involve waiving rights to sue your employer in return for a payment.

Whether you are minded to sign or not, expert legal advice is essential for understanding your situation. Our employment law team can help you to understand the agreement’s terms, and if required negotiate a fair outcome, so you can proceed with confidence.

Fast, personal, expert legal advice for settlement agreements

For a settlement agreement to be binding, the employee must have sought independent legal advice.

Our specialist employment law solicitors offer clear, efficient and pragmatic guidance that’s tailored to your circumstances. We have extensive experience helping thousands of employees across a range of industries, from education to manufacturing and services.

Receiving a settlement agreement can be daunting, with a number of things to consider — we’ll ensure you are fully advised and guided throughout the entire process, giving you the confidence that your rights are protected and an optimal result is achieved before you sign the agreement.

Our solicitors will provide advice to help you fully understand the terms of the agreement and negotiate its terms, should this be required. If you sign a settlement agreement which your employer later breaks, you’ll be able to claim a breach of contract.

How much does a solicitor cost for a settlement agreement?

In most cases, if an employer is offering you a settlement agreement, they will make a contribution towards your legal costs. The size of this contribution will be stipulated in the agreement.

We may be able to work to the fee that is being contributed by the employer, so no costs need to be borne by you. In any case, we will provide a clear, fixed, upfront quote for the legal advice associated with your settlement agreement.

Read more in our guide to settlement agreements for employees.

Experienced, award-winning employment law solicitors

Since 1987, we’ve been providing expertise in employment law matters across Yorkshire and beyond, with a dedicated team of settlement agreement solicitors focused on your needs. We take care to understand your priorities, focusing clearly on the outcome you want to achieve.

As winners at the Yorkshire Legal Awards and having been acknowledged as a Leading Firm in The Legal 500, our accredited team are perfectly placed to help you secure the best possible outcome from your settlement agreement.

Word of mouth is our most important marketing tool. 98% of our customers say they would use us again and recommend us to family and friends — take a look at some of our testimonials to learn why we think you should choose Emsleys.

Working conveniently for you across Leeds, Harrogate, Yorkshire and beyond

It is normal to feel uneasy or nervous about seeing a solicitor — our aim is to make the entire settlement agreement process as smooth, simple and stress-free as possible. We offer clear, fixed costs and jargon-free advice throughout.

If you value face-to-face contact, our friendly employment team would be delighted to meet you at one of our branches in the Leeds area, or at one of our dedicated meeting facilities in Leeds city centre, Harrogate or Sherburn in Elmet.

If you’re further afield or would prefer remote contact, our team is very happy to communicate by email, phone call or video call.

You can call our specialist team on 0113 264 4414, or fill in our contact form. Once you enquire, we’ll be back in touch to run through the next steps.