Mak Kazemeini
I came to Monaco Solicitors after my employment ended in circumstances I was not prepared to simply accept. What was first put on the table by my employer was, to put it politely, token. By the end of the process it had moved to something I was content to sign. The number mattered, but what I valued more was how it was handled. Everything was explained to me in plain English, without the hedging you often get from lawyers. When the right move was to do nothing and wait, I was told to wait — nobody was manufacturing work to justify a bill. When I wanted to push on a point that mattered to me personally rather than financially, it was taken seriously and thought about properly, and I got a straight answer about what was realistic and what was not. That honesty was worth a great deal, because it let me make my own decisions instead of guessing. The fee is a percentage of the increase achieved, so the incentives pointed the same way as mine from the first day, and I always knew exactly what I would be paying and why. Losing a job you have held for years is a horrible thing to go through, and it is very hard to think clearly while it is happening. Having someone calm, responsive and honest about the odds made an enormous difference to how I came out of it. I would recommend them without hesitation.