I have employed a specialist employment lawyer (£200+ an hour) but cant afford it.
Have you checked all your insurance policies - building, home contents, car etc. - to see if you have legal cover?
It came in handy for us, once - we found we had legal expenses cover under our home contents insurance which enabled us to recover almost £10,000 in damages and expenses that we would probably not otherwise have succeeded in recouping, as we would not have risked the couple of thousand in fees to get advice and bring the case.
FBW