Notices

Disclaimer

 

Whilst we endeavour to ensure that the information contained on this site is true and accurate, we cannot give any warranty to that effect. We cannot be responsible for the consequences of reliance on that information, and any information of an advisory nature is general only and cannot be regarded as applicable to a specific case. However this disclaimer is not intended to affect your statutory rights.

In particular, please note that we cannot accept any responsibility for the contents of materials viewable from this site which are not provided or maintained by us. These materials may be provided by (but are not limited to) links, frames and portals.

 

 

Copyright Notice

 

The materials contained on this site except as where identified as being the copyright of any other person are copyright to us and may be subject to other intellectual property rights. Whilst the pages may be downloaded or copied for the purposes for which the site is intended, such copies may only be used by you and within your organisation, and not for any commercial use without our express consent. All copyrights and trademark notices, marks, disclaimers and other such elements must be preserved and upheld at all times.

 

 

E-mail

 

Communications in connection with this service may be sent by e-mail. For ease of use and compatibility communications other than payments will not be sent in an encrypted form unless you require it and provide the certification to enable us to communicate with you in that way. E-mail unless encrypted is not a fully secure means of communication.

 

 

Privacy Policy

 

Preservation of your privacy is important to us and we are committed to letting you know how we use your personal information. Information which identifies you personally will be utilised only to provide the services you require and will not be sold or disclosed to third parties without your permission unless we are required to do so by law. If cookies are used they will similarly only be used to assist the purposes set out in this privacy policy.

Berwins is registered with The Information Commissioner under registration number PZ1821877

 

 

Resolving Problems

 

If you have any problem with the service we have provided for you then please let us know. We will try to resolve any problems promptly between ourselves and operate an internal complaints procedure to help us do so. If for any reason we are unable to resolve the problem between ourselves, then we are regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority which also provides a complaints and redress scheme.

 

 

Professional Indemnity Insurance

 

Berwins maintains professional indemnity insurance in accordance with the rules of the Solicitors Regulation Authority. This is currently arranged with AIG UK Limited and you can contact them at c/o Locktons Companies International Limited Lockton House 6 Bevis Marks London EC3A 7AF. Further details   and the territorial coverage of the policy are available for inspection at our offices.

 

 

Financial Services

 

This firm is not authorised by the Financial Services Authority under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. However we are included in the register maintained by the Financial Services Authority so that we can carry on insurance mediation activity. This means broadly the advising on, selling and administration of insurance contracts where this is incidental to the professional services we have been engaged to provide. This part of our business is also regulated by the Law Society, and the register can be accessed via the Financial Services Authority at www.fsa.gov.uk/register

 

Our complaints and financial services compliance officer is the firm's director Stephen Root

 

Limited Company

 

Berwins  is the  trading name of Berwins Solicitors Ltd registered in England with number 6874412  Registered office 2 North Park Road Harrogate HG1 2PA.

 

Registration

 

Berwins is regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority with registration number 510280. The Solicitors Regulation Authority's Code of Conduct for solicitors can be accessed at www.sra.org.uk/consumers/consumers.page

 

VAT

 

Our VAT registration number is 613 3482 62.