Martin Searle Solicitors

Martin Searle Solicitors Martin Searle Solicitors is an award-winning form of Employment Law and Community Care Law solicitor

Martin Searle Solicitors is a multi-award-winning solicitors firm specialising in Employment Law for employees and employers, as well as providing expert guidance and legal advice on Community Care Law. Since being founded in 2004, our work has gained national recognition for our campaigns to prevent discrimination in the workplace, including being featured on prime-time national television to sha

re our expertise. We provide a personable service driven by our core values of commitment, integrity and approachability. Our Employment Law and Community Care specialists are frequently recommended and instructed by other solicitors. In 2016 we won The Law Society Excellence Award for Business Development for our Services for Professional Deputies and Attorneys. Our expert Employment Lawyers provide workplace law advice, with one of our particular areas of expertise being settlement agreements, representation, contracts & policies so employers of all sizes can recruit & retain the best people. We also work with businesses to explore whether new hires should be employees or freelancers. Our expert Community Care Lawyers represent vulnerable or disabled adults and children in all aspects of health and social care, including funding, challenging unfair public law decisions, mental capacity and Court of Protection litigation. We also provide a wealth of legal guidance and services for Professional Deputies in various aspects of Employment and Community Care Law, including providing bespoke training courses. From offices in Brighton & Hove, Eastbourne, Shoreham, Haywards Heath, Gatwick & Crawley and Croydon, our employment law and community care law solicitors provide support and legal advice, wherever you live in England and Wales. Please visit our website for further information - https://www.ms-solicitors.co.uk/

Just over two weeks left to book your free social care funding advice call.If you or someone you know has questions abou...
16/06/2026

Just over two weeks left to book your free social care funding advice call.

If you or someone you know has questions about accessing social care funding, our Community Care Law team is offering free, confidential 30-minute advice calls every Tuesday and Thursday until the end of June.

⏰ Throughout June, Tuesdays and Thursdays between 3.30pm and 5.30pm
🔗 Spaces are limited. Book your call-back here: https://www.ms-solicitors.co.uk/social-care-funding-matters/

A family sold their mother's home to pay care home fees of £35,000 a year. Two years later, the money was nearly gone.He...
12/06/2026

A family sold their mother's home to pay care home fees of £35,000 a year. Two years later, the money was nearly gone.

Her son, Chris, needed to find £85 a week that he didn't have to keep his mother in the care home she had finally settled into, or watch her be moved somewhere cheaper against her wishes.

What no one had told Chris was that his mother should never have been charged at all.

After a short initial phone call, our Director Cate Searle identified that Chris' mother had been detained under Section 3 of the Mental Health Act which meant she was entitled to free aftercare under Section 117. Health and Social Services had simply failed in their legal duty.

One letter later:
✅ Over £70,000 in fees was recovered
✅ Chris' mother's care is now fully funded with no charge to her or her family
✅ She didn't have to move, and Chris didn't have to pay any top-up fees

Families across England are paying for care they are legally entitled to receive for free, not because the law doesn't protect them, but because no one has told them what the law is.

📖 Read the full case study: https://www.ms-solicitors.co.uk/community-care-law/planning-and-paying-for-care/case-study-letter-saves-family-70000-in-care-home-fees/
🔗 Find out more about the campaign: www.ms-solicitors.co.uk/social-care-funding-matters/

Carers Week is an opportunity to recognise the millions of people quietly holding together our social care system.They a...
10/06/2026

Carers Week is an opportunity to recognise the millions of people quietly holding together our social care system.

They are family members, friends and neighbours who have stepped in, often without any support, training or legal advice, to care for someone they love, or someone in their community.

What does this look like in numbers?

➡️ In England alone, there are 4.7 million unpaid carers
➡️ 10.3% of women provided unpaid care and 7.6% of men
➡️ There are roughly 120,000 young unpaid carers aged between 5 and 17 years

Unpaid carers have stepped in to prop up a care system that is failing. Many of our clients are unaware of what support they or the people they care for are legally entitled to.

That's why we run our Social Care Funding Matters campaign every June, to make sure families and carers can access free, confidential legal advice about their rights under the Care Act.

Our Community Care Law team is offering free 30-minute advice calls every Tuesday and Thursday, 3.30–5.30pm, till the end of the month. If you are an unpaid carer, or know someone who is, please share this.

🔗 www.ms-solicitors.co.uk/social-care-funding-matters/



[Stats: Office of National Statistics, Nuffield Trust, King's Trust]

Social care funding affects all of us. Yet eleven years on from the implementation of the Care Act, accessing adequate s...
09/06/2026

Social care funding affects all of us. Yet eleven years on from the implementation of the Care Act, accessing adequate social care provision remains a huge challenge for millions of people across the UK.

This June, our Community Care Law team is running Social Care Funding Matters — offering free advice and practical support to individuals and families who need help understanding their rights, and to professionals advising clients on care funding.

Whether you're navigating the system yourself or supporting others through it, we're here to help.

🔗 Find out more: https://www.ms-solicitors.co.uk/social-care-funding-matters/

📞 Our Court of Protection and Community Care Law team is offering free, confidential 30-minute call slots to individuals...
03/06/2026

📞 Our Court of Protection and Community Care Law team is offering free, confidential 30-minute call slots to individuals and families with questions around accessing social care funding and the services they are entitled to under the Care Act.

⏰ Throughout June, Tuesdays and Thursdays between 3.30pm and 5.30pm
🔗 Spaces are limited. Book your call-back here: https://www.ms-solicitors.co.uk/social-care-funding-matters/

Social Care Funding Matters is back for 2026. Throughout June, the Court of Protection and Community Care Law team at Ma...
01/06/2026

Social Care Funding Matters is back for 2026.

Throughout June, the Court of Protection and Community Care Law team at Martin Searle Solicitors is running our annual Social Care Funding Matters campaign — offering free legal advice to families, professionals, and those navigating the complexities of social care funding.

The statistics speak for themselves:
- 259,000 adults in England are currently waiting for their care package to start
- Fewer than half of older adults with care needs are receiving any support
- Local Authorities spend £32 billion per year on social care, yet demand continues to outpace provision

With Baroness Casey's commission underway and fundamental reform on the horizon, understanding your rights under the Care Act has never been more important.

This June, we are offering:
✅ Free 30-minute telephone advice sessions every Tuesday & Thursday, 3.30–5.30pm
✅ A free webinar on 'Double Recovery: PI Awards and Periodical Payments' on 25 June, 12–1pm
✅ Free factsheets, case studies and FAQs through our website

Whether you are supporting a family member or advising clients as an accountant, financial adviser, or solicitor, our team is here to help.

🔗 Find out more about Social Care Funding Matters: www.ms-solicitors.co.uk/social-care-funding-matters/

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Wishing our colleague Emma all the best for her maternity leave! We presented her with a selection of gifts for her new ...
17/04/2026

Wishing our colleague Emma all the best for her maternity leave! We presented her with a selection of gifts for her new baby as well as plenty of cake.

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