Kim Nicol
Protecting your business
I provide legal advice, protection and peace of mind for you and your business
Employment Law
I help protect your business against costly employment disputes.
HR Support & Training
I provide tailored legal support to help HR achieve the best outcome for your business.
Leadership & Management Training
I deliver leadership and management training to enable your business to grow and develop.
Mediation
I resolve workplace conflicts to prevent them becoming major disputes.
How can I help you?
Whether you are a small business hiring your first employee, or a large established company, I provide legal advice and support to help protect your business.
Employment Law
- Tribunal Advocacy and handling your claim
- Legal advice and support
- Negotiations and Settlement
- Support with dismissals and discrimination claims
HR Support & Training
- Resolving disciplinary and grievance issues
- Tackling discrimination
- Helping to manage poor performance
- Providing legally compliant contracts and policies
Leadership & Management Training
- Developing leadership skills
- Motivating teams
- Tackling challenging behaviours
- Helping create a positive working environment
Mediation
- Impartial intervention
- Handling director disputes
- Breakdown in communication
- Resolving conflict
About
I focus on enabling you to resolve staff issues as quickly and cost effectively as possible.
I am here to help
Carly McAuley (Director at Triangle) was involved in a dispute between 4 directors, a grievance and a threatened legal proceeding. In 4 weeks we compassionately resolved the disputes with 2 directors leaving and the other 2 with an easy to operate, highly profitable business.
Vito Ferrone (Antique Jewel & Gem) had an employee suspected of theft and other gross misconduct. We led a swift investigation, confronted the employee and 7 days later they left willingly without seeking compensation or starting a tribunal claim.
Richard Wilson-Artus (Director, MWA Accounting) had an employee who needed to leave due to a redundancy situation. We guided him through difficult discussions, conducted meetings on his behalf and within 10 days the employee willingly ended their employment position.
How we have helped our clients
Adrian Richards (CEO at Disability Focus) was trying to ‘manage’ a very disruptive employee and couldn’t remove her from the business. We enabled them to solve this and short-cut the process, leading to her amicable departure within 2 weeks.
Tam Gill (Principal Solicitor at Gledhill Gill Solicitors) was in danger of losing a key member of staff due to an office conflict. Within 4 weeks we solved the problem compassionately resulting in the fair dismissal of one employee and the key member of staff feeling fully supported and valued.
Ian Smith (Managing Partner at Leslie Clark) faced two tribunal claims for a redundancy process, where the employees were seeking 6-figure settlements. In 3 months we resolved both claims, kept their legal costs low and saved their company over £100,000 in compensation fees.
Carole Bean (HR Director, VG Scienta) had serious disciplinary and performance problems with 6 employees. We developed a strategy that solved these effectively within 8 weeks, introduced new performance standards which reduced management time by 35%, elevated the HR team performance and increased business profits.