We are committed to providing a high-quality legal service to all our clients, and it is rare in the extreme that any one has had cause to complain about a service or any other issue. However if at any point you become unhappy or concerned about the service we provide, you should inform us immediately so that we can do our best to resolve the problem.
Our complaints procedure
In the first instance, it may be helpful to contact the person who is working on your case to discuss your concerns and we will do our best to resolve any issues at this stage. If matters remain unresolved, then please contact our director, Mohammed Afzal Mahfooz, with the details. The email to contact us is afzal@uk-law.com.
In the event that the person who is working on your case is Mr Mahfooz and matters remain unresolved, then please contact our senior Solicitor, James Preedy. The email to contact is admin@uk-law.com.
What will happen next?
Step 1
We will telephone and/or write to you acknowledging receipt of your complaint within 3 days of receiving it.
Step 2
We will then investigate your complaint. This will normally involve your complaint being reviewed by our Mr Mahfooz, who will speak to the member of staff who acted for you.
Step 3
Within twenty one days, we will be in contact with you by telephone and/or in writing to set out this firm’s preliminary position in relation to your complaint, and address any appropriate solutions.
Step 4
If the matter is not yet resolved, we will send you within 14 days a detailed written reply to your complaint (on the assumption there is more detail to give over and above step 3 above) including suggestions for resolving the matter, and including inviting you to a meeting if preferable.
Step 5
At this stage, if you are still not satisfied, you should contact us again and we will arrange for a review of the decision.
Step 6
We will write to you within 14 days of receiving your request for a review, confirming our final position on your complaint and explaining our reasons.
In the unlikely event that we cannot resolve your complaint, you may wish to raise your matter with the Legal Ombudsman. You have six months (subject to some qualifications below) from the date of our final response in which to complain to the Legal Ombudsman:
Legal Ombudsman
Legal Ombudsman
PO Box 6167
Slough
SL1 0EH
Telephone: 0300 555 0333
9am to 5pm Monday to Friday
Email: enquiries@legalombudsman.org.uk
Website: www.legalombudsman.org.uk
The Legal Ombudsman operates the following time limits:
-within six months of receiving a final response to your complaint and;
-no more than six years from the date of act/omission; or
-no more than three years from when you should reasonably have known there was cause for complaint.
In the highly unlikely event your complaint is not about our service, but is about our conduct, the SRA (Solicitors Regulation Authority) deals with conduct issues rather than the Legal Ombudsman which deals with service issues.
