We act for employers writing contracts and handbooks, and for employees who have been dismissed. We do not act for both sides in the same matter, and we will say so on the telephone if we already act for the other.
The cases that go badly for an employer are almost always about process rather than fairness. A dismissal that was deserved and undocumented loses at the tribunal; a dismissal with three written warnings and a meeting note rarely gets there at all.
For employees we will read a termination letter and tell you plainly whether there is a claim worth bringing, what it is worth and how long it will take. Sometimes the honest answer is that a negotiated exit beats a year of hearings.