Frederick Solicitors

01135132047

Both employees and employers can benefit from the expert Employment Law and HR services that Frederick Solicitors provide. We offer down to earth, practical legal advice. Contract us today to discuss your issue.

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2 Infirmary Street
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS1 2JP
01135132047
www.fredericksolicitors.co.uk

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Jonathan L Frederick

4.9 out of 5

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How Frederick Solicitors Compares

Value for money

This firm - 89%

National Average

Poor Competitive Excellent

Excellent does not necessarily mean ‘cheap’. It means that clients thought that the level of service received was Excellent for what they paid.

This score has been calculated using up to the last 300 reviews left by clients of Frederick Solicitors on ReviewSolicitors.

As part of our review questionnaire we ask reviewer questions about the value for money they felt they received by using Frederick Solicitors. These questions include:

Value for money (a rating of 1-5)
How much were you initially quoted or how much did you expect to pay?
Approximately how much did you end up spending for the legal services provided (ignoring disbursements and court fees)
Did you think this was underpriced, overpriced or about right?
Overall experience

We use data science to amalgamate the answers to these questions and create a ‘ReviewSolicitors score’ out of 100. The above chart representation score is a simple percentage representation of the averaged score across those who have reviewed this law firm.

Underpriced 6%

Overpriced 16%

About Right 76%

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Satisfied with
outcome of matter

This firm - 88%

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ReviewSolicitors uses our community data to show you how many clients used Frederick Solicitors and were satisfied with the outcome of their matter. Being satisfied with the outcome of your matter is an important consideration to have in mind.

You can use this data to see how Frederick Solicitors compares to the national average of clients being satisfied with the outcome of their matter after instructing a solicitor.

As part of our review questionnaire we ask the question:

"Were you satisfied with the outcome of your case?"

The reviewer can select either “Yes” or “No”.

The above score is a simple percentage representation of the total amount of clients who selected the “Yes” option:

Yes 88%

No 12%

If you would like to read more about how we work with our review data please see our Transparency section.

Rankings by area of expertise

The rankings below show the areas of expertise that Frederick Solicitors offers to clients. You can see how good the service offered is in comparison to all other law firms nationally.

Consumer

20th / 79

621st / 4507

Employment

5th / 62

75th / 3058

Data shown above is based on the reviews and client feedback collected by ReviewSolicitors over the last 12 months.

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Client Reviews

4.5/5

Reviews summary

Excellent

65
Very Good

3
Average

1
Poor

1
Awful

7

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Dave

June 23, 2025

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Helpful advice

Gave some helpful and insight for advice on dealing with my legal issue with employment law

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Jonathan L Frederick

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Grahame,

June 04, 2025

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Highly Recommended

Very efficient service, completed everything the same day as I contacted them. Excellent communication and everything explained in "plain English" rather than legal terms. Would have no hesitation in recommending this firm!

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Jonathan L Frederick

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Rossella,

April 08, 2025

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Very bad experience

Poor communication and lots of mistakes in documents.

A representative from Frederick Solicitors responded to this review on 26 April, 2025:

Hi Rossella. We take your feedback seriously and would like to address your concerns. Having reviewed the file we noted that all but 3 of your emails were responded to on the same day. We only ever produced one draft letter for you which you reviewed and thanked us for and did not raise that they were any errors. In fairness having reviewed the letter again we can not see any errors but please feel free to reach out directly if you wish to discuss further.

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Laura,

February 12, 2025

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Settlement agreement

Timely and focused feedback and clear guidance on next steps.

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Jonathan L Frederick

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Jonathan L Frederick from Frederick Solicitors responded to this review on 26 April, 2025:

Thank you for your review. We appreciate the positive feedback you have given us and look forward to working with you in the future.

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Anonymous,

January 31, 2025

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Settlement

Legal advice regarding discrimination, with advice on settlement agreement and thorough review of agreement contract.

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Jonathan L Frederick

Jonathan L Frederick from Frederick Solicitors responded to this review on 26 April, 2025:

Thank you for your review. We appreciate the positive feedback you have given us and look forward to working with you in the future.

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Elizabeth,

January 23, 2025

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Excellent professional service

Provided expert advice quickly and resolved issue speedily

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Jonathan L Frederick

Jonathan L Frederick

Jonathan L Frederick from Frederick Solicitors responded to this review on 26 April, 2025:

Thank you for your review. We appreciate the positive feedback you have given us and look forward to working with you in the future.

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Joel,

November 28, 2024

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Expert Qualified Professional who go Above and Beyond

Amazing experience, warm welcoming, always available to help and went above and beyond

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Jonathan L Frederick

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Melanie,

September 20, 2024

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Great and quick service.

Really prompt and efficient service from the business!

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Jonathan L Frederick from Frederick Solicitors responded to this review on 26 April, 2025:

Thank you for your review. We appreciate the positive feedback you have given us and look forward to working with you in the future.

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Jennifer

June 01, 2024

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Zero empathy or kindness

At a time when what I needed most was some understanding, Joni was unhelpful, blunt and actually seemed to stop caring or fighting for me at a critical point of my case. I begged him for help and his lack of interest resulted in me receiving less than half of what he originally said I should receive. I was then forced to pay interest on his final fee even though I hadn’t received the settlement figure yet. I am in shock at how badly I was treated, I do not recommend this company.

A representative from Frederick Solicitors responded to this review on 01 June, 2024:

Hi Jennifer thank you for your feedback. We take all feedback onboard and are sorry you feel this way. It was however, explained to you at the outset that when parties are negotiating a settlement one party will start with a low offer whilst the other would start with a high offer and that a settlement is likely to be reached between the two figures. It was made clear to you that our starting high offer was unlikely to be accepted. Each subsequent offer was discussed with you and approved by you. Ultimately, you decided to accept an offer which was in excess of your actual financial loss and more than you would have likely been awarded following a Tribunal Hearing, which is an excellent result. We also have to account of the merits of the case whilst balancing out the additional costs to you, and this is not based on a lack of interest but on the practicalities of the case. Had you continued with the matter the disbursements fees would have made it less cost effective and you would have ultimately received a much lower amount, which would not have been in your best interests. In terms of interest being charged on late payment of our fees, this is standard practice, in this and many other industries, and is clearly set out in our terms of business which you agreed to prior to us commencing work on your file. Despite receiving a substantial settlement, you requested to defer payment of our fees until September 2024 (4 months) and asked for no interest to be charged. Unfortunately, we were not in a position to agree to your request.

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Suleman,

January 02, 2024

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Settlement letter

Friendly, experienced and provided plenty of advice!

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Jonathan L Frederick

Jonathan L Frederick from Frederick Solicitors responded to this review on 26 April, 2025:

Thank you for your review. We appreciate the positive feedback you have given us and look forward to working with you in the future.

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Yvonne

June 05, 2025

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Statement Regarding My Experience with Frederick Solicitors – Jonathan Frederick

On 25th February 2025, I contacted Jonathan from Frederick Solicitors by telephone regarding my redundancy. During the call, I explained my situation in detail. He asked how many years I had worked at the company and then requested that I email him a copy of my redundancy settlement letter, which I did.

Following that, Jonathan sent me a link to fill in electronically. I completed the link, expecting a proper consultation or at least some form of discussion about my redundancy settlement. However, Jonathan failed to arrange any consultation, provide any legal advice, or even discuss the content of my settlement agreement with me.

Instead, he acted unethically by approaching my employer behind my back. Fortunately, I had open communication with my HR team, so I was made aware of what was happening. Upon discovering this, I immediately sent Jonathan an email around 12:40pm the same day, stating that I no longer wished to use his services due to his behaviour, which I found greedy and unprofessional.

Despite never representing me or offering proper legal advice, Jonathan still attempted to charge £600.00 for simply sending me an electronic link — a service that was neither explained clearly nor agreed upon. By that point, he had already seen the financial details of my redundancy settlement and clearly took advantage of the situation.

Thankfully, I found an honest solicitor from a different law firm who handled my case with integrity, fairness, and professionalism — and who didn’t attempt to charge my employer anywhere near £600.00 for doing a proper job.

In my opinion, Jonathan Frederick’s actions were greedy, dishonest, and manipulative. I strongly advise anyone considering using Frederick Solicitors not to send them any documentation containing sensitive settlement figures until you are absolutely clear on their terms and intentions.

To potential clients: please take the time to read genuine reviews — not the paid or biased ones. Do your own research before instructing Frederick Solicitors. Don’t be misled by tactics like sending links designed to trap you into financial commitments with no transparency or accountability.

I would not recommend this firm to anyone. Proceed with caution.

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Karla

March 31, 2025

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Karla

Frederick Solicitors met my needs in order to make my process run as smooth as possible. They are very professional. I would highly recommend!

A representative from Frederick Solicitors responded to this review on 09 April, 2025:

Thanks Karla for your feedback. We are glad we were able to assist you.

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Harrinder

March 25, 2025

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Harrinder

I spoke to Jonathan today about a whistle blowing case. I cannot begin to share just how helpful, knowledgeable and expert in his field he was.

Being extremely patient, he thoroughly explained all options and listened to my questions and concisely responded clearly explaining in layman terms for easy understanding.

I cannot thank you enough as I feel better informed about my position and how to proceed.

Highly recommend Jonathan. THANK YOU

A representative from Frederick Solicitors responded to this review on 25 March, 2025:

Thank you Harrinder for your feedback. We are happy that we were able to provide you with clarity on your issue.

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lucy

March 03, 2025

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lucy

Excellent service. Jonathan gives first class advice and is extremely knowledgeable. Don't go anywhere else.

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A representative from Frederick Solicitors responded to this review on 30 March, 2025:

Thank you Lucy for your positive feedback.

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Andrew

February 27, 2025

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Andrew

Friendly and very useful advice.

A representative from Frederick Solicitors responded to this review on 30 March, 2025:

Thanks Andrew for your feedback.

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