Paul is a highly skilled lawyer who is able to grasp the legal issues which clients face and to propose solutions which enable informed decisions to be taken swiftly.
An essential part of any lawyer’s role is to be able to understand the legal position facing a client, be able to explain it simply, and to identify what can be done about it.
Paul is very much regarded as a Relevant Independent and Trusted Adviser in his role as an expert Settlement Agreement Solicitor. He is an experienced member of the Employment Lawyers Association providing Settlement Agreement advice to clients all over England and Wales. He divides his time equally between his private and business clients becoming engaged in a wide range of legal issues on a day to day basis as required.
Paul specialises in providing a professional and independent Settlement Agreement Advice service to Employees across the country. An automated booking system linked directly to his calendar allows his clients to schedule a call with him at any time on any day from wherever they are located between the hours of 08.00 and 19.00 Monday to Friday and from 09.00 to 13.00 on Saturdays. They are also able to cancel and reschedule calls saving a lot of time whenever a cancellation is needed. The booking system is very flexible and easy to use
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If you are an Employee with a Settlement Agreement and wish to speak with Paul Hardy first concerning your circumstances or if you are an Employer/HR Manager and wish to provide your departing Employees with access to this fast, friendly and efficient independent legal service then all you need to do is call him on 01476 404 109.
Paul has extensive experience of resolving employment law issues. He practices in all areas including unfair, constructive and wrongful dismissal, termination of employment, redundancy, breach of contract, settlement agreement packages, breach of confidence, restrictive covenants, bullying, harassment, discrimination, and TUPE. In addition to supporting and advising clients through the internal stages of disciplinary, grievance, and appeal hearings Paul continues to be engaged in cases in Employment Tribunals across the UK, County Court and High Court, as well as in cases before a variety of Public and Regulatory bodies and Appeal Courts.
He is regularly instructed in multi-day cases including some high value, complex, and sensitive claims. He acts for both employees (including senior executives and professional practitioners from across a number of different sectors) and employers (on a consultancy basis dealing with equality, advisory, representation, training, and drafting issues from recruitment to termination).
Paul also retains a special interest in the resolution of all types of contested wills and probate claims including contesting the validity of a will because of improper execution, later revocation, lack of capacity, knowledge or approval, fraud, forgery or undue influence through to rectification of a will, the variety of other claims that can arise because of disputes with executors and trustees involving potential breaches of trust, claims arising out of the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 for reasonable financial provision from the estate, and/or relating to resulting or constructive trusts and the doctrine of proprietary estoppel.
Paul's work is supervised by the firm's Senior Partner, Christopher Milligan.