When a dismissal or a grievance outcome is challenged, the argument is rarely about whether you were right on the facts.
It is about whether you investigated before you decided, put the allegations to the employee, gave them a real chance to respond, and let them appeal to someone who had not already made up their mind.
An employer can be entirely right about what happened and still lose on process alone, which is the most expensive way to be right. These failures are almost never deliberate. They are the product of a manager under pressure doing sensible things in the wrong order.
These are the procedures for handling conduct, performance and complaints.
We help with:
- disciplinary and grievance procedures that would stand up if challenged;
- investigation planning, and who should carry it out;
- invitation letters, hearing scripts, outcome letters and appeals;
- suspension decisions and how to handle them properly;
- live case support behind the scenes; and
- stress-testing a decision before it is made.
On a live matter we work with you as it unfolds. The aim is that anyone reading the file later finds a process done properly.
We do not conduct Tribunal proceedings; where a claim is issued we refer you to a specialist and stay involved in the background.
Our Approach
Legal advice that makes running and growing your business easier.
We start with your business, not the law.
Before we open a document, we want to understand what you are trying to do commercially. The legal answer is only useful if it serves that.
We get to the point.
You get a clear view of what matters and what does not, in plain English, with the real risks separated from the noise.
We give you an answer.
Not a menu of options and a shrug. We tell you what we would do, why, and where there is a genuine judgment call for you to make.
We stay available.
Whether you work with us on a single project or on a subscription, we are here for the follow-up question. We would always rather you asked.
Ways of working together
Fixed-fee projects
A single, defined piece of work for an agreed fixed fee, communicated before we engage. Reviewing a contract, drafting your terms, handling a negotiation.
No surprises and no hidden fees
Flagship Subscription
Ares Access
Ongoing support on a fixed monthly subscription, for businesses that need commercial legal input regularly rather than as the occasional one-off.
- Dedicated lawyer
- Fixed monthly fees
- Commercial advice on demand
From £500 plus VAT per month
Legal Health Check
Fixed fee of £2,000 plus VAT
Any questions?
Phone: 02382 420035
