Legal notices
This page contains the following legal notices:
- Global legal structure and regulatory information
- Complaints
- Terms and conditions for use of this website
- Country specific requirements
- Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement
- Tax Evasion Statement
- UK Tax Strategy
- SRA Transparency Rules and Law Society of Scotland Price Transparency Guidance
- Data Protection Information
1. GLOBAL LEGAL STRUCTURE OF CLYDE & CO
Clyde & Co LLP and its subsidiaries and affiliates practise law under the trading name Clyde & Co.
Clyde & Co LLP
Clyde & Co LLP has its headquarters at its registered office, The St Botolph Building, 138 Houndsditch, London, EC3A 7AR, United Kingdom and also practises in Bristol, Guildford, Leeds, Manchester and Newcastle.
It also has branches in the following locations:
- Paris
- Dubai
- Abu Dhabi
- Doha (Qatar Financial Centre)
Clyde & Co LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales with registered number OC326539 and is a law firm authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority of England and Wales (“SRA”) under number 460690. The term “partner” is used to refer to a member of Clyde & Co LLP or an employee or consultant with equivalent standing and qualifications or an individual with equivalent status in one of Clyde & Co LLP’s subsidiaries and affiliates. A list of the members of Clyde & Co LLP and of the non-members who are designated as partners is open to inspection at its registered office at The St Botolph Building, 138 Houndsditch, London, EC3A 7AR, United Kingdom. Members are either solicitors or registered foreign lawyers.
You can access the SRA’s rules by clicking on the following link: http://www.sra.org.uk/code-of-conduct.page
The Qatar Financial Centre branch is licensed by the Qatar Financial Centre Authority.
Clyde & Co Claims LLP
Clyde & Co Claims LLP, a wholly owned subsidiary of Clyde & Co LLP, practises in Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Glasgow, Leeds, London, Manchester and Southampton. Clyde & Co Claims LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales under number OC344148 and is a law firm authorised and regulated by the SRA. The term “partner” is used to refer to a member of Clyde & Co Claims LLP or an employee or consultant with equivalent standing and qualifications. A list of the members of Clyde & Co Claims LLP and of the non-members who are designated as partners is open to inspection at its registered office at The St Botolph Building, 138 Houndsditch, London, EC3A 7AR, United Kingdom. Members are either solicitors or registered foreign lawyers.
Clyde & Co (Scotland) LLP
Clyde & Co (Scotland) LLP practises as Clyde & Co in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Dundee. It is a limited liability partnership registered in Scotland under number SO305618 and is authorised and regulated by the Law Society of Scotland. A list of members is available for inspection at its registered office Albany House, 58 Albany Street, Edinburgh, EH1 3QR. Clyde & Co (Scotland) LLP uses the word “partner” to refer to a member of the LLP, or an employee or consultant with equivalent standing and qualifications.
Other practice locations
Practice information for other Clyde & Co locations is as follows:
Australia
In Australia Clyde & Co practises as an unincorporated legal practice Clyde & Co Australia trading as Clyde & Co, ABN 72 157 316 912 is regulated by the Law Society of New South Wales (NSW). Clyde & Co is in Sydney, Perth, Melbourne and Brisbane.
Brazil
Clyde & Co Sociedade de Consultores em Direito Estrangeiro/Direito Ingles is a representative office of Clyde & Co LLP registered as a Foreign Law Consultant Firm with the Brazilian Bar Association.
Canada
Clyde & Co Canada LLP / Clyde & Cie Canada S.E.N.C.R.L. practises as Clyde & Co in Montréal, Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver and is a limited liability partnership formed under the laws of Québec.
Chile
Clyde & Co Chile Servicios Legales Limitada (which has the business name of “Clyde & Co Chile”) is a joint venture between Clyde & Co LLP and partners formerly of Grasty Quintana Majlis and Halpern Pino. Clyde & Co Chile Servicios Legales Limitada is a limited liability company incorporated in Chile and is regulated by the Corte Suprema de Chile.
China
The partnership of Clyde & Co Hong Kong practises as Clyde & Co in Hong Kong. Clyde & Co Hong Kong has representative offices in Shanghai and Beijing. Clyde & Co Hong Kong is regulated by the Law Society of Hong Kong. You can access the Society's rules by clicking on the following link http://www.hklawsoc.org.hk/
In addition, Clyde & Co Westlink is a joint law venture between Clyde & Co and Chongqing law firm Westlink Partnership. The joint law venture is licenced by the PRC Ministry of Justice/Chongqing Bureau of Justice.
Germany
Clyde & Co Europe LLP trades as Clyde & Co and is a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales under number OC413029. It is authorized and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority of England and Wales under registration number 8002890. Clyde & Co Europe LLP is registered in the partnership register of the Amtsgericht Essen under number PR 3857.
A list of members is available for inspection at its registered office The St Botolph Building, 138 Houndsditch, London EC3A 7AR, United Kingdom, or at either of its German branch offices: Clyde & Co Europe LLP, Dreischeibenhaus 1, 40211 Dusseldorf; Bohnenstrasse 2/4, 20457 Hamburg; and Oberanger 32, 80331 Munich. Clyde & Co Europe LLP uses the word “partner” to refer to a member of the LLP. Partners: Rechtsanwalt Dr. Andreas Börner, Rechtsanwalt Dr. Sven Förster, Solicitor (England & Wales) Daniel Jones, Rechtsanwalt Dr. Daniel Kassing, Rechtsanwalt Dr. Volker Lücke, Rechtsanwältin Eva-Maria Malheiro Barbosa, Rechtsanwalt Dr. Henning Schaloske, Rechtsanwalt Dr. Tim Schommer, Rechtsanwältin Dr. Tanja Schramm, Rechtsanwalt Jan Spittka, Rechtsanwalt Dr. Stefan Ullrich and Rechtsanwalt Dr. Eckehard Volz.
Information pursuant to section 5 German Tele Media Act and the Regulation on Service Information Requirements:
All German lawyers at Clyde & Co Europe LLP are admitted within the Federal Republic of Germany to practise as lawyers (Rechtsanwalt) or are solicitors of the Senior Courts of England and Wales, and are members of the Dusseldorf Bar (Rechtsanwaltskammer Düsseldorf) or the Hamburg Bar (Hanseatische Rechtsanwaltskammer Hamburg) or the Munich Bar (Rechtsanwaltskammer München).
Clyde & Co Europe LLP’s tax identification number is 133/5705/2151.
Information on fee regulations and relevant professional bodies can be found at the following websites:
Professional chamber:
Federal Chamber of Lawyers (Bundesrechtsanwaltskammer, Littenstrasse 9, 10179 Berlin)
Overview of Professional Codes of Practice:
Federal Regulations for Lawyers (Bundesrechtsanwaltsordnung, BRAO)
Professional Rules for Lawyers (Berufsordnung für Rechtsanwälte, BORA)
Act on Lawyers' Fees (Rechtsanwaltsvergütungsgesetz, RVG)
Specialist Lawyers’ Regulations (Fachanwaltsordnung, FAO)
Charter of core principles of the European legal profession and Code of Conduct for European lawyers (Berufsregeln der Rechtsanwälte der Europäischen Union, CCBE-Berufsregeln)
Non-judicial dispute resolution procedures for Lawyers/Solicitors:
For client-lawyer disputes, the local chambers of lawyers (Rechtsanwaltskammer Düsseldorf, Freiligrathstrasse 25, 40479 Düsseldorf or Hanseatische Rechtsanwaltskammer Hamburg, Valentinskamp 88, 20355 Hamburg or Rechtsanwaltskammer München, Tal 33, 80331 Munich) or the Federal Chamber of Lawyers (Bundesrechtsanwaltskammer) provide non-judicial dispute resolution procedures (see also sections 73 and 191f BRAO).
For assistance in relation to a dispute regarding online services to consumers, please refer to the EU Online Dispute Resolution website: http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr. In accordance with Section 36 of the VSBG legislation (Gesetz über die alternative Streitbeilegung in Verbrauchersachen), our German offices are neither obliged nor willing to participate in a dispute settlement before a consumer arbitration body.
For our English lawyers, the following relevant rules and regulations governing the professional conduct of solicitors admitted in England and Wales apply:
SRA Overseas and Cross-border Practice Rules
SRA Financial Services (Conduct of Business) Rules
Professional Indemnity Insurance:
Clyde & Co Europe LLP has professional indemnity insurance cover for the company and its lawyers in Germany provided by AXA Versicherung AG, Colonia-Allee 10-20, 51067 Köln (Germany). In addition, Clyde & Co Europe LLP is insured under Clyde & Co LLP’s global insurance programme.
Greece
Clyde & Co (Greece) LLP practises as Clyde & Co in Piraeus and is a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales under number OC326540. Clyde & Co (Greece) LLP is authorised and regulated by the SRA. The term “partner” is used to refer to a member of Clyde & Co (Greece) LLP or an employee or consultant with equivalent standing and qualifications. A list of the members of Clyde & Co (Greece) LLP and of non-members who are designated as partners is open to inspection at its registered office at The St Botolph Building, 138 Houndsditch, London, EC3A 7AR, United Kingdom. Members are either solicitors or registered foreign lawyers.
Italy
Clyde & Co practises in Italy as Clyde & Co (Italy) Studio Legale Associato. Clyde & Co (Italy) Studio Legale Associato is a professional partnership registered in Italy. The registered office of Clyde & Co (Italy) Studio Legale Associato is at Piazza Vetra 17, 20123 Milano, Italy. Clyde & Co (Italy) Studio Legale Associato uses the word “partner” to refer to a Partner of Clyde & Co (Italy) Studio Legale Associato, or an employee or consultant with equivalent standing and qualifications. The email address for Clyde & Co (Italy) Studio Legale Associato is Milan.Office@clydeco.com. Value Added Tax identification number: IT12775540961.
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Clyde & Co LLP Lawyers and Legal Consultants practices as Clyde & Co in Riyadh. Clyde & Co LLP Lawyers and Legal Consultants is a company incorporated in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with commercial registration number 1010423954 and professional licence number 323/12/587.
Mexico
Garza Tello y Asociados S.C practises as Garza Tello-Clyde & Co Mexico in Mexico City. Garza Tello y Asociados S.C is a Sociedad Civil, incorporated in accordance with the laws of the United Mexican States and is duly registered in the Public Registry of Commerce of Mexico.
Northern Ireland
Clyde & Co practises in Northern Ireland as Clyde & Co (Northern Ireland) LLP. It is a limited liability partnership registered in Northern Ireland under number NC001217, authorised and regulated by the Law Society of Northern Ireland. The registered office is at 51 Adelaide Street, Belfast, BT2 8FE where a list of members is available for inspection.
Poland
Clyde & Co practises in Poland as Clyde Krasnodębski Kulińska i Wspólnicy Spółka komandytowa, a limited liability partnership incorporated in the Republic of Poland (registered in the register of entrepreneurs maintained by the Registry Court in Warsaw XIII Commercial Division, under the number 0001073847). Tax ID: 5214048219. The registered office is at Chmielna St. 85/87, 00-805 Warsaw, Poland.
Republic of Ireland
Clyde & Co practises in the Republic of Ireland as Clyde & Co (Ireland) LLP. Clyde & Co (Ireland) LLP is a limited liability partnership authorised and regulated by the Legal Services Regulatory Authority and the Law Society of Ireland. A list of the partners of Clyde & Co (Ireland) LLP is available for inspection at its registered office at Ground Floor, St Stephens Green House, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin, DO2 PH42.
Singapore
Clyde & Co Clasis Singapore Pte. Ltd. practises as Clyde & Co Clasis Singapore and is a Joint Law Venture between Clyde & Co LLP and Singapore law firm Clasis LLC. Clyde & Co Clasis Singapore Pte. Ltd. is a limited liability company registered in Singapore under No. 201316191K and regulated by the Legal Services Regulatory Authority of Singapore.
South Africa
Clyde & Co Incorporated practises as Clyde & Co in Johannesburg and Cape Town and is a personal liability company incorporated in South Africa with registration number 2014/107150/21.
Spain
Clyde Abogados SLP practises as Clyde & Co in Madrid. Clyde Abogados SLP is registered with the Madrid Companies Registry, page M-558971, Volume 31057, Folio 8. Tax identification No. B86709888.
Tanzania
Clyde & Co Tanzania practises as Clyde & Co in Dar es Salaam. Clyde & Co Tanzania is a partnership between Clyde & Co (Tanzania) LLP and Kibuta Ongwamuhama of Ako Law, a Tanzanian law firm.
Thailand
In Thailand, Clyde & Co is a trading name of Clyde & Co (Thailand) Co., Ltd., a company registered in Thailand (registered number 0105566039722) whose registered office is at Unit 25.21, 25th Floor, Gaysorn Tower, 127 Ratchadamri Road, Lumpini, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330.
United States of America
Clyde & Co US LLP practices as Clyde & Co in Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, New Jersey, New York, Orange County, Phoenix, San Francisco, and Washington, DC. Clyde & Co US LLP is a limited liability partnership formed under the laws of the State of Delaware.
Some of the contents of this website may constitute attorney advertising under the New York Rules of Professional Conduct. The following statement is made in accordance with those rules: ATTORNEY ADVERTISING. PRIOR RESULTS DO NOT GUARANTEE A SIMILAR OUTCOME.
Venezuela
Despacho de Abogados, miembros de la Firma Internacional de Abogados Clyde & Co practises as Clyde & Co in Caracas. Despacho de Abogados, miembros de la Firma Internacional de Abogados Clyde & Co is a civil society of Venezuelan lawyers, domiciled in Caracas and registered at the Subordinate Registry for the First Circuit of the State of Miranda.
Associations
Clyde & Co LLP also has association arrangements with local law firms in the following countries:
- India: CSL Chambers, New Delhi
- Kenya: Kangwana & Co, Nairobi
- Malaysia: Shaikh David & Co (SDC), Kuala Lumpur
- Mongolia: MDS & Khan Lex LLP, Ulaanbaatar
Other regulatory information
Anti-money laundering
In the UK and other jurisdictions in which we operate, we are required to identify clients for the purpose of applicable anti-money laundering legislation. This means that when we first receive instructions from a client, we are required to identify both our client and (if applicable) the client’s beneficial owner(s) and to verify those identities. We may therefore ask you to provide us with appropriate evidence of identity or other information, which we will retain. If satisfactory evidence or information is not provided within a reasonable time of our request we may have to stop acting for you.
Professional indemnity insurance
In England and Wales and in certain other jurisdictions in which we operate, we are required to have in place professional indemnity insurance. Details of Clyde & Co LLP's compulsory professional indemnity insurance as required by the SRA in England & Wales is as follows. The insurers writing our compulsory cover are QBE UK Limited of Plantation Place, 30 Fenchurch Street, London, EC3M 3BD, Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance of 4th Floor, 8 Fenchurch Place, London, EC3M 4AJ, Travelers Insurance Designated Activity Company of 23-27 Alie Street, London, E1 8DS and Axis Speciality Europe SE of Plantation Place South, 60 Great Tower Street, London EC3R 5AZ. This insurance covers Clyde & Co practice vehicles in England and Wales, and will extend to acts or omissions wherever in the world they occur.
UK – Financial Services and Markets Act 2000
Clyde & Co LLP, Clyde & Co Claims LLP and Clyde & Co (Scotland) LLP are not authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority of the UK to conduct regulated activities under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (FSMA). However, Clyde & Co LLP, Clyde & Co Claims LLP and Clyde & Co (Scotland) LLP are included on the register of exempt professional firms maintained by the Financial Conduct Authority so that we can carry on insurance distribution activity, which is broadly the advising on, selling and administration of insurance contracts, as an ancillary insurance intermediary. This part of our business, including arrangements for complaints or redress if something goes wrong, is regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority in England and Wales and the Law Society of Scotland in Scotland. The register of exempt professional firms can be accessed via the Financial Conduct Authority website at www.fca.org.uk/firms/financial-services-register.
England & Wales
Clyde & Co is committed to providing the highest standard of service to its clients. If, however you have any queries or concerns, at any time, on any aspect of a matter (including a bill) then please do not hesitate to contact the person dealing with your matter in the first instance or if you prefer, the Partner responsible for supervising your matter. We will try to address any problem quickly and operate an internal complaint handling system to help us resolve the matter between ourselves. Details of our procedure for handling complaints can be seen here Managing Client Complaints and here Non-Client Complaints Procedure.
What to do if we cannot resolve your complaint
The Legal Ombudsman can help you if we are unable to resolve your complaint ourselves. They will look at your complaint independently and it will not affect how we handle your case. Before accepting a complaint for investigation, the Legal Ombudsman will check that you have tried to resolve your complaint with us first. If you have, then you must take your complaint to the Legal Ombudsman:
- Within six months of receiving our final response to your complaint
and
- No more than one year from the date of the act or omission being complained about; or
- No more than one year from the date when you should reasonably have known that there was cause for complaint.
For more information about the Legal Ombudsman contact:
www.legalombudsman.org.uk
Call: 0300 555 0333 between 9.00 to 17.00.
Email: enquiries@legalombudsman.org.uk
Legal Ombudsman PO Box 6167, Slough, SL1 0EH
What to do if you are unhappy with our behaviour
The Solicitors Regulation Authority can help if you are concerned about our behaviour. This could be for things like dishonesty, taking or losing your money or treating you unfairly because of your age, a disability or other characteristic. Visit their website to see how you can raise your concerns at Solicitors Regulation Authority.
Scotland
If you are unhappy in the first instance, please take this up with the person handling your case. If you remain dissatisfied, then matters should then be raised with the Partner supervising your matter. Thereafter you have the opportunity to raise the matter in writing with our Client Care Partner for Scotland. This will be handled in terms of our complaints protocol which has been submitted to the Law Society of Scotland and a copy of which is available upon request. If you continue to remain dissatisfied then you may also take matters up with the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC), The Stamp Office, 10-14 Waterloo Place, Edinburgh, EH1 3EH. The SLCC operates within strict time limits and require complaints to be made within one year of the service ending or the conduct occurring. In considering time limits, the SLCC has a discretion to disregard any period of time if it considers that the complainer was excusably unaware of the grounds of the complaint. At any time, the SLCC will be able to provide information regarding the procedures for complaints against solicitors. We would refer you to http://www.scottishlegalcomplaints.org.uk.
Northern Ireland
Any complaint made to us must be within six months of completion of your case or transaction or within six months of discovering a cause for concern, whichever is later. If we have not been able to resolve your complaint with our internal procedure then you can refer your complaint to The Law Society of Northern Ireland, you must do this within 6 months of our final response.
All complaints should be submitted to the Law Society using their Complaints Form which can be obtained at www.lawsoc-ni.org/3--submitting-a-complaint
You can also request an information pack by telephoning (028 9023 1614) or writing to: The Law Society of Northern Ireland, 96 Victoria Street, Belfast, BT1 3GN.
Ireland
If we have not been able to resolve your complaint internally you can refer your complaint to the Legal Services Regulation Authority (LSRA). Complaints to the LRSA must be made in writing. You can: write a letter, or download and complete a complaint form, or contact the LRSA to ask them to send you a complaint form by email or post.
The Complaints and Resolution Unit can be contacted by telephone (01-8592911), by email - send your completed Complaint form or correspondence to the Complaints Resolution Unit at complaints@lsra.ie – or by post at Complaints and Resolution Unit, Legal Services Regulation Authority, P.O. Box 12906, Dublin 2. You can find further information and download a copy of the Complaint Form at https://www.lsra.ie/make-a-complaint/.
3. TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR USE OF THIS WEBSITE
This website is owned by Clyde & Co LLP. You agree to use this site for lawful purposes only and in a manner which is consistent with any and all applicable law and regulation in the country in which you access this site. Your use of this site should not infringe the rights of, or restrict or inhibit the use and enjoyment of this site by any third party. You agree not to import or transfer to this site either directly or indirectly any information or other content which is or may be inaccurate, misleading, defamatory, obscene or offensive or in breach of any intellectual property right or similar right or damaging to the software or performance of this site.
Copyright
Unless otherwise stated, all rights, including copyright and database rights, in this site and its contents are owned by (or licensed to) us or otherwise used by us as permitted by applicable law. You may access the contents of the site only for your own private use or internal use within your employer's organisation, but not for any commercial or public use. You may download and use the service on a single CPU at a time and you can print out hard copies of any part of the content on the Site for your personal use or use within your employer's organisation. Except where your use is permitted above or by copyright law, you may not otherwise copy, store in any medium (including any other website), distribute, transmit, re-transmit, broadcast, modify or show in public any part of this site without our prior written permission.
Links
Where we provide hypertext links to other web sites or contacts, we do so for information purposes only and such links do not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by us of any products or services in such sites. You use such links entirely at your own risk and we accept no responsibility for the content or use of such web sites or for the information contained on such sites (including any web site through which you may have gained access to our web site). You may not link to this site, nor frame it without our written permission.
Website pages made before 1 May 2007
Before 1 May 2007, the law firm 'Clyde & Co' was a general partnership set up under English law with subsidiary undertakings. Although this website includes documents produced before then, nothing in them means that Clyde & Co LLP or any limited liability affiliate is a general partnership or has unlimited liability.
Disclaimer
Although we take pride in this site, please note that the information posted on it is for general information purposes only and, at times, may be incomplete, out of date or inaccurate. It does not claim to be comprehensive or provide legal or other advice. Articles and other publications on this site are current as of their date of publication and do not necessarily reflect the present law or regulations. For these reasons, we do not intend the information on or downloaded from this site to supplement or be a substitute for the expertise and judgement of your independent legal advisor. Any reliance on this information is solely at your own risk. Accordingly, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, we exclude any liability or responsibility for any loss which may arise from reliance upon information appearing on this site or arising from access to or use of information posted on or downloaded from this site.
Contacting Us
If you are in doubt as to the accuracy and currency of any information posted on or downloaded from this site, or if you require any further information, please contact us at sitemanager@clydeco.com
Severability
Should any part of these terms and conditions for any reason be declared invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such determination shall not affect the validity of any remaining portion and such remaining portion shall remain in full force and effect as if the invalid portion of these terms and conditions had been eliminated.
Governing Law and jurisdiction
These terms and conditions and your use of this site are governed by English law. Disputes arising out of these terms and conditions shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.
4. Country specific requirements
- South Africa PAIA Manual
- California Privacy Statement
- UK COVID-19 Risk Assessment
- UK COVID-19 Incident Procedure
5. Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement
This slavery and human trafficking statement is made on behalf of Clyde & Co LLP, (“Clyde & Co”), pursuant to section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (the “Act”) for the financial year ending on 30 April 2022.
6. Tax Evasion Statement
At the core of Clyde & Co's values is a commitment to upholding the rule of law and conducting business ethically and with integrity.
We recognise the importance of cultivating a positive culture of compliance and take a zero tolerance approach to tax evasion and the facilitation of tax evasion.
Our culture and approach is supported by an internal policy prohibiting tax evasion, or its facilitation, which is communicated and enforced throughout our firm.
7. UK Tax Strategy Statement
Clyde & Co LLP regards this strategy statement as complying with its duty under Finance Act 2016, Schedule 19, para. 16. This statement applies to Clyde & Co LLP and all UK affiliated entities for the financial year ended 30 April 2023 and subsequent financial periods until it is superseded.
The statement covers our approach to conducting our UK tax affairs and dealing with UK tax uncertainties and risk.
8. SRA Transparency Rules and Law Society of Scotland Price Transparency Guidance
9. Data Protection Information
Clyde & Co takes the data privacy of individuals very seriously. For information on how we treat personal data, please see our Privacy Notice (here). For information on the cookies we use, please see our Cookie Policy (here).
The free flow of personal data between us and our clients is essential for our provision of legal advice and related services to our clients, as well as our ongoing client relationships. As a result, we have put in place appropriate arrangements that allow for the free flow of personal data between us and our clients. Please see our International Data Transfer webpage (here) for more information and to view these arrangements.