Catch the clause that costs you
Drop in a PDF, DOCX or scanned page. The Counsel returns a marked-up version with commentary, risk flags and the precise statute it relies upon.
Hand over a clean first draft
Tell it the parties, the consideration and the term. Receive a clean NDA, employment contract or terms of service — citing English law, not Delaware.
Get a second opinion before you sign
Twelve agents — junior counsel, senior counsel, devil's advocate, costs draftsman — debate before a single conclusion is reached.
One document, read by five.
Not a summary — a verdict.
An actual review of a Technology Consultancy Agreement. Reviewed in eleven seconds; opined upon over the next ninety.
Twenty-four months is unenforceable post-TFW; the ceiling for a consultant is six.
Agreed — and “anywhere in the United Kingdom” is geographically overbroad. Narrow to the markets actually served.
I would hold at nine months given the seniority of the role — but concede the territory point.
Six months, direct competitors, a defined territory. Two of three counsel agree; one would hold at nine months.
If it’s your matter.
A tenant, a freelancer, a nurse — one document, one question. Plain English, and a pointer to a solicitor when it should be one.
If it’s your practice.
For the practitioner with forty matters and no spare hour. Thirty-nine skills, twelve agents, and a handoff brief for advice.
Templates, proofs, and handoffs.
Start at your desk.
Each desk reads, flags and explains the documents for one area of life against the law of England & Wales — and points you to a solicitor when it should.
Employment
Contracts, redundancy, dismissal, settlements and discrimination.
02Tenancy & housing
Agreements, deposits, repairs, rent rises and eviction.
03Freelancers & IR35
IR35, client contracts, late payment, status and IP.
04Consumer rights
Faulty goods, refunds, online returns, bad service, subscriptions and scams.
05Wills & probate
Making a will, intestacy, probate, power of attorney, inheritance tax and contesting a will.
06Family
Divorce, finances, children, cohabiting couples, domestic abuse protection and prenups.
When work goes wrong.
A contract to sign, a redundancy that feels wrong, a dismissal, a settlement on the table. Upload it and The Counsel reads every clause against the law of England & Wales — flags the risks, cites the statute, and drafts your next move.
Employment contract review (England & Wales)
How to review an employment contract under the law of England & Wales — what to check before you sign, and the clauses that quietly cost you later.
02Redundancy rights check (England & Wales)
A plain-English check of your redundancy rights in England & Wales — fair process, consultation, redundancy pay, and the warning signs of an unfair selection.
03Unfair dismissal: your options in England & Wales
What counts as unfair dismissal in England & Wales, the time limits that catch people out, and how to prepare a grievance or early-conciliation letter.
04Constructive dismissal in England & Wales
When resigning counts as a dismissal — the fundamental-breach test, the danger of delay, and what to do before you walk out.
Renting, made clear.
A tenancy agreement to sign, a deposit withheld, repairs ignored, a notice on the mat. Read against the law of England & Wales — current to the Renters' Rights Act 2025, after the end of no-fault eviction.
Reviewing a tenancy agreement (England & Wales)
Understand what your assured tenancy agreement actually means, spot terms that may be unfair or unenforceable, and know your rights before you sign.
02Tenancy deposit disputes (England & Wales)
What deposit protection law requires, how to challenge unfair deductions, and what penalties apply when a landlord fails to protect your deposit.
03Eviction: section 21 and section 8 (England & Wales)
How eviction now works in England following the abolition of no-fault section 21 notices, what section 8 grounds a landlord can use, and how to respond to a notice.
04Landlord repairs and disrepair (England & Wales)
Your landlord’s legal duties to repair and maintain your rented home, what to do if repairs are being ignored, and how to escalate if they are not done.
The questions people actually arrive with.
Real people, real questions.
A founder, a freelancer, a tenant, a nurse — each brought one question to The Counsel.
In the matter of any contract before you, the question is rarely what does the document say. It is what the document does — to your money, your obligations, and the next twenty years of your professional life.
Thirty-nine discrete skills.
The case law, one search away.
Search the reported judgments of England & Wales — straight from the National Archives’ Find Case Law. The Counsel summarises the judgment, draws out the ratio, and shows the statute it turns on.
Judgments on a point of law or a clause type.
The case history for a company or a person.
How a particular judge has decided before.