Patch Law

Fantastic service, did not have to wait the advice I was given was very helpful.

Had a great service from Gillian and her team at Patch law, a very quick response and was kept informed every step of the way, excellent!!

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Gillian Patch

I am Bristol based, so I hired PatchLaw as they are local to me. I used them twice; once when I was an employee going through a grievance claim against my employer and again when I was an employer and had a contractual issue with an ex-employee in my new company. I found both Gillian & Sonia to be extremely knowledgeable and their advice & experience in these difficult negotiations was invaluable. Additionally, they helped me strengthen my employee contracts, so that if I sell my company, these contracts pass due-diligence and they helped me clawback costs from the ex-employee, which covered their fees. I am extremely grateful for their help and support, and I can now focus on growing my business and not have to worry about ex-employee issues. Thanks again! Phil.

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Gillian Patch

I used Patch Law in order to provide me with legal advice with an issue I had with my employer. I found them randomly from the Law Society and from the reviews seemed to have an expert on employment cases. However, I had a very negative experience with Patch Law. They didn’t defend my side during the negotiation procedure but on the contrary Patch Law was pushing me to take fast dessitions that were against my benefit. They didn't try to support me although I was their client. Instead they dealt with my case as simply another customer that will have to pay them. I was overcharged for a service that a never received. I definitely NOT reccomend Patch Law.

I would be very happy to recommend Simon Martin at Patch Law to anyone who requires legal advice regarding an employment settlement agreement, (or to anyone who didn't realise that they would be better off with this advice !) I had a meeting with Simon I thought just to confirm the settlement agreement I had received from my employer and ensure that I understood each of the clauses, as is required by employment law. However, immediately Simon pointed out that the settlement was certainly low for what potentially could be a claim for unfair dismissal. Simon was very clear in explaining everything and used his past experiences to give detail on potential outcomes. I do not think that the time I was invoiced for was excessive when it came to paying the bill, emails and phone calls were kept concise to lessen the chargeable time.

Sonia was extremely clear and compassionate talking me through a settlement agreement. She was also very efficient and was able to get everything sorted quickly which really helped .

I found the discussion I had with the solicitor was extremity useful. Sufficient information, both verbal and written, was provided was to allow me to represent myself at my forthcoming Redundancy Tribunal.

Brilliant service was having a problem with my company, got in touch with gillian and had my money increased substantially from the company with in 3 days once again thank you patch law will recommend to everyone

Overall positive experience. I instructed the firm to advise me on a Settlement Agreement with my long standing employers when I had to leave following a long illness. Their advice has helpful and fully explained; plus their fees were reasonable. The only point I would make is a recommendation, not a complaint. It was necessary to do a thorough review of the agreement and my contract of employment, which was done over the phone with us each having to have multiple documents on screen or printed. Surely, in this day and age, it would be better to use Microsoft Teams, so that single copies of the document can be screen shared and then everyone understands exactly which part we are discussing. That aside, I would recommend them to anyone in my situation.

Highly recommend Sonia at Patch Law. I used their standard initial advice service, which allowed me to submit up to 10 documents and have a follow-up phone consultation to discuss my case in detail. Sonia went above and beyond. She arranged to advise me on her day off with less than 24 hours’ notice when I urgently needed help. She was professional, knowledgeable, and genuinely caring throughout the process. Her advice was clear, practical, and gave me real confidence moving forward. Sonia took the time to listen, understand all the details, and explain my options in a way that made sense. I truly felt supported and that my case mattered to her. Most importantly, Sonia’s advice led to my previous employer increasing their settlement offer substantially and settling my case before a tribunal was needed. If you need employment law advice and want someone who will make time for you and go the extra mile, I can’t recommend Sonia and Patch Law enough. Thank you for your exceptional support!