Facing a preliminary hearing on strike-out, time limits or disability?
Some issues get decided before the final hearing — whether a claim should be struck out, whether you are in time, or whether you meet the legal test for disability. These can end a case, so they are worth getting right.
Why this matters
A preliminary issue can end your case
Strike-out, time limits and disability status are threshold questions. Lose one and the claim can be over before the evidence is heard.
They turn on the detail
These points are won on the papers and the precise legal test — not on the general strength of your case.
You need a straight read early
Knowing your real prospects before the hearing lets you decide whether to fight, settle or narrow the issues.
What you get
Clear advice on your prospects
- Where you stand on strike-out, time limits or disability status
- The test the tribunal will apply, and how your facts measure up
- The strengths, the risks, and what would strengthen your position
Ready for the hearing
- A view on what to argue and what to expect on the day
- Written submissions where they will help
- An honest steer on whether to fight or resolve the issue
How it works
This service is offered under the Direct Access Scheme, so there are a few short formalities first.
Send me a few details so I can check there is no conflict of interest and that I can act. If I can, I ask for the papers I need and send you a fixed quote.
Response within 1–2 working days
Once you are happy with the quote, we agree terms in a short client-care letter.
Before the work starts
I read the papers and advise you on strike-out, time limits or disability status — where you stand and what to argue — in clear, plain-English written advice (or a short call if that suits you better).
To an agreed timetable
You get a straight answer on your options and the risks, so you can decide what to do next with confidence.
Before your deadline
Who it is for
- You are running your own tribunal case and want a specialist on the parts that matter
- You can give me the papers and answer short, focused questions on time
- You want expert input without handing the whole case over
Who it is not for
- Same-day or last-minute work
- Anyone who wants their whole case managed for them — that is really a solicitor's role, and I will say so
- Claims in the Bristol, Exeter, Plymouth or Southampton Employment Tribunals — I sit there as a judge, so I cannot be involved in cases in those tribunals
Pricing
A fixed quote, after I have seen your papers
- I give you a fixed quote once I have seen your documents — I do not guess before then
- Everything is agreed in a short client-care letter before any work starts
The fee covers the work set out in the client-care letter. Extra work or a change of scope is quoted separately.
Questions
Strike-out and deposit orders, time limits (including 'just and equitable' and 'not reasonably practicable' extensions), and disability status under the Equality Act.
This service is advice and drafting. If you want representation at the hearing itself, ask and I will tell you what I can do.
That is exactly what I will tell you — a clear, honest read of your prospects, not false comfort.
Ready to get this done properly?
Send me a few details and I will tell you quickly whether I can help, and what it will cost. No obligation.