Employment Law
Are you facing redundancy or being unfairly dismissed?
Your best interests are our prime concern and here at Ward Gethin Solicitors we have a specialist team of employment Solicitors who can provide you with advice on all employment law issues affecting employees, and those who have been dismissed or those who believe that they have been dismissed by their employer as a result of their employer's actions.
We can provide you with employment advice and we do offer an initial consultation either by telephone or in person free of charge. It does not matter if your employment was part time or full time. Here at Ward Gethin Solicitors we can provide advice on the following employment claims:
- Unfair Dismissal claims
- Constructive Dismissal claims where your employer has breached your contract of employment and you believe that you had no alternative than to leave employment
- Discrimination
- Breach of Contract
- Redundancy
- Employment related dismissal and pregnancy related dismissal
If you believe that you have been treated unfairly by your employer, then please contact either Richard Pennington or Kim Faivelowitz who will be able to assess your claim without charge to you.
If our employment Solicitors believe that you do have sufficient grounds for a claim in the Employment Tribunal, then we may be able to represent you under a no win no fee agreement on the basis that if you are successful in your claim, then our fees will be paid from your compensation. If however you are unsuccessful in your claim, then there will only be a charge to you of the expenses which we have incurred which can include travel expenses and the costs of an expert if necessary. There will be no other charge to you.
If we are unable to represent you on this funding arrangement, then we will give you a quotation as to the costs of acting on your behalf privately and if necessary, you can pay us on a monthly basis in order to allow you to budget for your legal costs.
For further information please contact Richard Pennington or Kim Faivelowitz on 01553 660033.
Sally Dean
Sally joined Ward Gethin from a large regional firm and is a Solicitor specialising in Employment Law and Dispute Resolution. She handles all general civil litigation matters and disputes including contract disputes, debt recovery, wills and landlord/tenant disputes. Sally advises both employers and employees on employment issues and all aspects of employment law, including drafting and advising on employment contracts, handling employment disputes and representation in the Employment Tribunal.
Outside the office Sally is a keen musician and also enjoys sports such as running, snowboarding and squash.
01553 660033
Chris Dewey
Chris is a solicitor, the firm's Managing Partner and a key member of both the Personal Injury and Employment Law teams. He is a Senior Litigator with the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers, a member of the Law Society's Personal Injury Panel, and specialises in advising both employers and employees on all aspects of employment law including claims for unfair dismissal, disability claims, TUPE transfers etc. In a personal capacity he is a keen sportsman and holds the firm's best golf handicap.
Kim Faivelowitz
Kim is a Chartered Legal Executive specialising in Dispute Resolution and Employment Law. She handles general civil litigation matters including contract disputes and landlord/tenant disputes. Kim advises on employment issues, including drafting and advising on employment contracts and she acts for employees and employers in Employment Tribunal claims. Kim also deals with agency work for other law firms and banks/building societies.
Vikki Haines
Vikki is a Trainee Legal Executive who joined the firm in 2008. She specialises in Debt Recovery matters and also handles cases involving Landlord and Tenant disputes. As well as this, Vikki also deals with agency work for other law firms and banks/building societies.
Sarah Lunn
Having completed her training with Ward Gethin, Sarah was admitted to the roll as a Solicitor on 15th September 2011. Sarah specialises in Employment Law, Family Law and Dispute Resolution.
Sarah handles general civil litigation matters, including contract disputes and Inheritance Act Claims. Sarah also acts for both employees and employers in employment disputes and provides advice on issues such as redundancy, TUPE and discrimination. In addition she also handles matrimonial matters such as divorce, child contact disputes, child residence applications, cohabitation issues and domestic violence.
Sarah also deals with agency work for other law firms and banks/building societies.
Richard Pennington
Richard is the supervising partner of the Family and Civil Litigation and Employment Departments and carries out litigation work which he has carried out for regular clients for over 20 years.
He became a solicitor in 1986 and a partner at Ward Gethin in May 1991 where he is the Finance Partner. Richard now brings his over 20 years of litigation experience particularly of contentious financial issues to the areas of primarily family law – especially finance issues, contentious probate and professional negligence along with some general litigation.
Richard is also a member of the Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists.
He is a trained mediator, a Member of the Professional Negligence Lawyers Association and a member of Resolution (which is a group of lawyers committed to constructive resolution of family disputes).
In a personal capacity he is the Chair of YMCA Norfolk, a trustee of a number of local charities and a member of the Lawyers Christian Fellowship.
