The information materials and opinions contained on this website has been prepared by BC Legal for general information purposes only. Whilst we endeavour to ensure the content is current and accurate, the information on this website is not intended to constitute legal or other professional advice and should not be relied on or treated as a substitute for specific advice relevant to particular circumstances. Providing this information does not create a lawyer-client relationship. BC Legal will not be liable for any losses incurred as a result of relying on information contained on this website, nor any other linked website.

We strongly recommend that you always seek legal advice and representation from a suitably qualified professional on any specific matter. If you require legal assistance, members of BC Legal would be happy to provide this. To find a member with the relevant expertise, please click here. Neither BC Legal or any of its members accept any responsibility for any loss which may arise from reliance on information or materials published on this website. Where parts of this site link to recommend external internet sites and in circumstances where other external internet sites link to this website, BC Legal accepts no responsibility for the content of any external internet sites.

The content of this website is copyright of BC Legal 2014. All rights are reserved. You may re-copy information from these pages to third-parties provided you clearly state on the copy that the source of information was BC Legal and that you include our website address (www.bc-legal.co.uk). You are required to ensure that third parties are aware of these copyright terms and that they are duty bound to abide by them.

Legal Notices

BC Legal is a trading name of BC Legal Limited which is registered in England and Wales under company number 08963320. The registered office is 1 Nelson Mews, Southend-On-Sea, Essex SS1 1AL.

BC Legal Ltd is a Solicitor's practice authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA). Our SRA Number is 617698.

Financial Services

We are not authorised by the Financial Services Authority, but we are Members of the Law Society of England and Wales, our designated professional body for the purposes of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. Often our clients are regulated by the Financial Services Authority and as such ask us to notify their customers (for which we act) of the most recent FCA and Financial Ombudsman information in relation to complaints.

For the most recent version of the ombudsman service's standard explanatory leaflet, click here.

The Solicitors Regulation Authority is the independent regulatory body of the Law Society and the Legal Ombudsman is the designated independent complaints handling body. 

Insurance

For the purposes of the SRA Professional Indemnity Insurance Rules, our qualifying insurer is The international Insurance Company of Hannover, who can be contacted via the Lockton Companies LLP, The St Botolph Building, 138 Houndsditch, London, EC3A 7AG (0207 933 0000). The insurance covers our practice carried out from our offices in England and Wales.

Quality of Service

We aim to provide clients with consistently excellent advice of the highest quality. Any client not satisfied with our service or bill of costs should immediately notify their concerns to the person carrying out their work, and the partner responsible for the client work. A copy of our Complaints Policy is available to any client on request. If we cannot reach a satisfactory resolution together clients should then pursue a complaint with the Legal Ombudsman http://www.legalombudsman.org.uk

Terms & Conditions

By accessing and viewing this website you accept and agree to the following terms:

BC Legal has created this website and, other than as restricted by law, accepts no responsibility for any loss or damage of whatever nature arising in any way out of the use of or inability to use this website, or from any errors or omissions in information contained in the website.

BC Legal reserves the right to alter, suspend or discontinue any part of this website or the services provided through it, including access to it.

Copyright and other intellectual property rights in the contents of this website, including any brands, logos and marks contained in the website belong to BC Legal or its licensors.

Where permission is granted for downloading and/or circulation or otherwise, none of the content or material available from this website may be used for commercial purposes.

Permission is granted to download and store, on a temporary basis, any of the contents of this website provided this is solely to view the contents. You are forbidden from copying, storing or in any way re-distributing the contents of this website except for articles/content indicated as specifically available for downloads.

Such content may be downloaded for personal use only or for circulation within your business. The use, access and downloading by any person of anything available from this website is entirely at the users own risk.

Any links to other websites provided by this website have been included for the users convenience only and BC Legal accepts no responsibility for the content of any external internet sites nor liability for the contents of, or any loss or damage caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use or reliance on the content of any linked website. Any feature or inclusion of any link does not imply an endorsement by BC Legal of the linked website.

We make every effort to ensure that the material displayed on this website is correct, but it is made available for information only, and no representation is given as to its quality, accuracy, fitness for purpose, or usefulness. Any materials on this website do not give specific legal advice and should not be relied on as doing so and they do not create a contractual or solicitor client relationship between BC Legal and the users of the website.

BC Legal will only use any personal data collected during use of this website in accordance with existing UK data protection legislation and our internal policies on data protection.

Equality & Diversity

BC Legal are committed to promoting and implementing best practice in equality, diversity and inclusion as employers, as providers of legal services, as purchasers of goods and services and in our wider role in society.

Modern Slavery

Modern slavery is a term used to encapsulate the crimes of slavery, servitude, forced or compulsory labour and human trafficking.

Whilst BC Legal are not an ‘affected business’ under the terms of the Modern Slavery Act 2015, we are committed to running an ethical and environmentally responsible business. 

We are clear that modern slavery in any form is unacceptable and have a zero tolerance approach to modern slavery of any kind within our organisation and supply chains.

To our knowledge we have never had any incidences of modern slavery within our business. We are committed to improving our practices to enable us to identify and eradicate any modern slavery within our supply chains.

Training

We have raised awareness about the Act amongst senior management of the organisation - in particular at Operations and Risk & Compliance level within the firm.

Suppliers - As a provider of legal services,6 our suppliers support the operation of our business and very broadly fall into the following general categories:

• consumables

• counsel and experts

• telecommunications and information technology

• utilities

We have not yet, nor are we required to, formally categorise our suppliers on the basis of risk of modern slavery. However, we do not believe that our suppliers condone or adopt any modern slavery practices.

Effectiveness – BC Legal would investigate any allegations should they arise and take appropriate action in accordance with our policies and procedures. In the event of such an event occurring or an allegation being made, the matter will be initially reported to Boris Cetnik to determine appropriate action.