About Aricase
A clearer way through workplace problems.
Aricase helps people make sense of difficult employment situations - before they lose time, confidence, or important evidence.
Why this exists
“The hardest part of a workplace dispute isn't the law. It's facing it alone.”
When something goes wrong at work, the options are grim. Getting a solicitor can run to thousands of pounds - sometimes before your case has even formally begun - often with no clear idea of the final bill. Free online guides explain the law in the abstract, but they can't tell you what it means for your situation, or what to do on Monday morning.
Here's what almost no one realises: in England and Wales, taking a case to an employment tribunal is free. There's no fee to bring a claim. The barrier was never the tribunal - it's that the process is long, complex, and feels impossible to face without someone in your corner.
I understand how brutal that process is, and how alone it makes people feel. I've seen it from the inside - the weeks spent trying to understand your rights and your next move, all while carrying the stress of it. It can feel designed to be navigable only by people who can pay for help.
Aricase is what I wish people had at that moment. It helps you organise the facts, understand the issues, track the deadlines, and actually prepare - without thousands in legal fees before you even have a direction. Ari builds your case file with you, and every case file is automatically graded on six areas. Aricase exists because no one should have to walk away from something that mattered simply because they couldn't face it alone.
Angelika Devine
Founder, Aricase
How Aricase works
The Aricase Method
Four stages, one loop, and automated checks built in. Aricase is built around progress, not legal jargon - you move forward one clear step at a time, your case file updates as you go, and every case is automatically graded on six areas.
The screens below show an example case, not real case data.
Tell me what happened
Guided questions. No legal jargon.
Four short screens about your employer, your dates, and what happened. You review a plain-English summary before anything else moves.
Example case
What is your employment end date?
Use the end date in your dismissal or termination letter. This is the date Ari uses to work out your deadline.
Show me what you've got
Four short audits. Upload what you have.
Walk through four quick audits - your HR correspondence, evidence on hand, any data request, and where you are with ACAS. Evidence is optional, never blocking.
Example case
Ari analysed 4 files - 3 findings ready
Not sent yet
Tell us where you are
Here's the plan
Roadmap, issue strength, timeline, assessment.
Ari builds a tailored plan: what to do and when, how each issue stacks up against tribunal outcomes, the timeline of events, and an honest read on where you stand.
Example case
Roadmap
Issue strength
Timeline
2022
Aug 2026
21 Oct
20 Apr
More events as the case progresses
Assessment
Four years' continuous service, no prior written warnings, clear dismissal date.
Written record of the verbal warnings; the 2 March email confirming the meeting.
Conduct dismissal within band of reasonable responses; verbal warnings given but not documented.
Let's work through it
One step at a time. Ari adapts as things change.
Chat with Ari per workstream - ACAS, grievance, ET1, DSAR, settlement. Ari proposes the next step, drafts letters in your voice, and updates the plan whenever the case moves.
Example case
Ari · ACAS workstream
Your tribunal deadline is 20 April. ACAS notification is a short online form - I can draft what to put in the “Reasons for the dispute” step so you can paste it straight in.
On 21 October 2026 I was dismissed by my employer after four years of service. The dismissal followed verbal warnings only, with no written record. I believe the dismissal was procedurally unfair and I am seeking…
AI builds it. Every case graded on six areas.
Your case file is automatically graded on six areas.
- ✓Reasoning, citations and timeline all checked automatically, not assumed.
- ✓Issues flagged early, while there’s still time to act on them.
Quality control, not legal advice. You stay in control of every decision.
Example case
Quality check
Six areas graded
Reframed the unfair-dismissal angle around s.98(4) ERA 1996 (band of reasonable responses) and added a Polkey-deduction risk flag for the remedy stage.
The 2 March email showing the verbal-warning meeting isn’t in your bundle. Attaching it closes the “no prior written warnings” gap that the employer would otherwise contest.
Ari guides you through every stage - answering questions, updating your case as things change, and drawing on a library of real tribunal decisions and legal sources to show you where you stand.
Why you can trust it
Not a blank AI. An automatically checked one.
Grounded in real tribunal decisions, automatically graded on six areas, and your dates worked out in code - never guessed.
Real tribunal decisions
Vivacorpus, our knowledge base
Vivacorpus is the employment-law library Ari draws on: published tribunal and appeal decisions, the legislation itself and official guidance, organised so your guidance is grounded in decisions that have actually been made rather than in generic chat. It is what Ari consults while building your case, not a one-off lookup at the end. What is in the library.
Why it matters: your answers are grounded in real decisions and the law itself, not generic chat.
Graded on six areas, automatically
Six automated quality checks
Your case file is not finished when Ari stops writing. It is automatically graded on six areas, each with its own checks - a roadmap is judged on whether the steps are in the right order, a draft on whether it reads like a tribunal document and uses your real facts - by AI models from other providers, so quality is measured rather than assumed. It is a quality check, not legal advice - our editorial and review policy sets out exactly what it covers.
- Roadmap
- Issue strength
- Timeline
- Assessment
- Evidence
- Drafts
Why it matters: the quality of each part is measured, not assumed.
Deadlines, not guesses
Never AI generated
Tribunal time limits are unforgiving, so they are the one thing Ari is not allowed to produce. Every date is calculated in code from the dates you give us, against fixed statutory time limits. Ari never estimates, suggests or writes a deadline.
Why it matters: the most unforgiving part of a claim is not left to a language model.
Who it is for
People who need clarity, not a bill.
Aricase is for anyone dealing with a workplace problem who wants to understand their situation before deciding what to do next.
England and Wales only. Aricase does not currently cover Scotland or Northern Ireland.
Dismissed or forced out
You were fired, made redundant, or felt you had no choice but to leave.
Treated unfairly
Discrimination, harassment, whistleblowing, or a pay dispute you can't resolve.
At any stage
Just started, mid-grievance, in ACAS, or preparing a tribunal claim - Ari meets you where you are.
On a tight budget
You need real guidance but can't justify thousands in legal fees before you even know where you stand.
Designed to help you prepare
Guidance that keeps you in control.
Aricase is designed to help you understand your situation, organise your case, and prepare your next steps with more clarity and confidence - while you stay fully in control of every decision.
Guidance, not representation
Aricase provides legal information and preparation support for employment issues in England and Wales. It does not act as your solicitor or represent you in any proceedings.
Built to help you move forward
The goal is to guide you through your employment situation with more clarity, structure, and confidence - so you can understand what happened, what matters, and what to do next.
Graded automatically on six areas
Every case file is automatically graded on six areas - the roadmap, the strength of each issue, the timeline, the assessment, evidence gaps and any drafts - by AI models from other providers, so the quality of each part is measured rather than assumed.
You stay in control
You are responsible for every decision and submission. Ari prepares and organises - you decide what to do with it. Some urgent or complex situations may still need a qualified legal adviser, and Ari will flag this when relevant.
Want to know how we research and write our guides, what the case-law library holds, and exactly what the automated grading of your case is and is not? Read our editorial and review policy.
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Start with what you know.
Tell Ari what happened. It will take it from there.
Free to start, no card. £50 for 2 months per case when you need documents. See pricing