Terms of Use of the Website of Trident Chambers
1. This World Wide Web site ‘tridentchambers.com’ and any of our websites that have linked here is/are operated and owned by Trident Barristers Chambers, England, a commercial legal organisation regulated by the Bar Standards Board of England and Wales, UK.
2. By using this site or any of out websites, you confirm your agreement to all terms, conditions and notices contained or referenced herein. If you do not agree with these terms, please do not use this site – we do not give you permission to use it in such circumstances. We reserve the right, as determined in our discretion, to update or revise these terms of usage at any time.
COPYRIGHT
3. All content and functionality on the site, including text, concepts, graphics, logos, icons, and images and the selection and arrangement thereof, is the exclusive property of Trident Barristers Chambers, or its licensors and is protected by English and international copyright laws. All rights not expressly granted are reserved.
TRADEMARKS
4. The trademarks, service marks, designs, and logos (collectively, the “Trademarks”) displayed on the site are the registered and unregistered Trademarks of Trident Barristers Chambers. and its licensors. You agree that you will not refer to or attribute any information to Trident Barristers Chambers, or its licensors in any public medium (e.g., press release, Web sites, etc.) for advertising or promotion purposes, or for the purpose of informing or influencing any third party and that you will not use or reproduce any Trademark of, or imply any endorsement by or relationship with, Trident Barristers Chambers or its licensors.
PERSONAL INFORMATION – OUR PRIVACY POLICY
5. Please note that any information or material sent to Trident Barristers Chambers will be deemed to be confidential (and be subject to the Data Protection Acts, EU Law and US Safe Harbor agreements, insofar as they apply). By sending Trident Chambers any information or material(s), you grant Trident Chambers. an unrestricted, irrevocable license to use, reproduce, display, perform, modify, transmit and distribute those material(s) or information to any lawyer or clerk operating with or under the umbrella of Trident Chambers (such as a Practice Group or Practice Division, or other lawyer, solicitor or para-legal that we work with, or our sister chambers).
6. Our data is held confidentially and maybe held within the EU or overseas (outside of the EEA) such as within US Safe Harbors, in accordance with EU law and Information Governance laws of England. You consent to this in giving us any personal information.
7. We respect the privacy of our clients and our users and do not share information with third parties, save for web browsing activity. Google and other organisations may place a tracking cookie on your computer. You can remove such cookies by deleting them in your browser. Such tracking cookies are used to analyse visitor behavior so that we can make improvements to our website.
DISCLAIMERS
8. Trident Barristers Chambers provides this web site and the information contained herein on an “as is” basis, without warranties or conditions of any kind, either express or implied, including, without limitation, any warranties or conditions of title, non-infringement, merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose. You agree that you will not rely on and are solely responsible for determining the appropriateness of using the information provided on this web site and assume any risks associated with doing so. We cannot vouch for the accuracy of any words, concept or legal matter and users of this website should not rely on any commentary of article or other document or download without formally consulting a an appropriately qualified lawyer to advise.
9. Trident Barristers Chambers provides links to third party web sites as a convenience, and it neither endorses nor accepts responsibility for the content of any such sites. If you choose to go to sites linked to the web site, you do so at your own risk.
10. This website is ‘as is’ and may not be available at all times. No liability is accepted for any loss or damage caused by use of or in any ways connected with this website.
11. By using this website, you agree that the sole location and forum for any dispute resolution will be the courts of England and Wales, UK.
WORK, BRIEFS AND FEES
12. Our barristers will send you a client care letter if you are a lay client before undertaking any work. If you are a solicitor our standard terms will apply. The current standard contract as set our by the Bar Council will be the terms on which we will accept work: Standard Terms for Instructions By Solicitors. All briefs must be in good order. This website is not an offer to undertake a particular element or piece of work. We are an ethical organisation and seek to achieve high standards in all that we do. We undertake work throughout England and Wales and in some other jurisdictions.
COMPLAINTS, COMPLIANCE, EQUALITY STATEMENT
13.Complaints and compliments can be sent to our clerks. See our complaints policy for more details.
14. We are required by national law to ascertain the identity of individuals. See our compliance page for more details.
15. We treat our clients and staff equally. See our equality page for more details.
SCAMS
16. Beware of scams that use our barristers’ names and addresses. We do not arrange jobs for other organisations or people, do not have any dealings with lotteries or wills, or ask for money for services connected with immigration, prizes, lotteries or inheritences. Report scams to the police in your jurisdiction.
Jurisdiction
Any dispute of claim is reserved to the jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.
Terms updated 15 September 2012.
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