Quality of Service

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For your information about complaints/quality of service please see below information.  This is also always provided to all clients by letter/email at the commencement of any case.

If you have any concerns about the quality of service you are receiving from this firm please initially discuss your concerns with the fee earner allocated to your case or their supervisor.  If you continue to feel dissatisfied, then the firm has a complaints procedure which should be followed;
 

1. In the event of a problem you are entitled to complain. You should make your complaint initially by writing or emailing to the fee earner allocated to your case.
    

2. You are entitled to make a complaint if you are dissatisfied about this firm’s bill.
    

3. The firm has a complaints procedure and you are entitled to a copy of this on request.
    

4. You may have the right to object to your legal bill by applying to the Court for an assessment of the bill under Part III of the Solicitors’ Act 1974.
    

5. If all or part of a bill remains unpaid the firm may be entitled to charge interest.
    

6. If you are not satisfied with the way in which we deal with any complaint you are entitled to take the matter direct to the partner who is responsible for quality of service issues, David Forrester. Complaints about David Forrester should be taken up with Geoffrey Forrester
    

7. If after having exhausted our internal complaints process you are still not satisfied you have the right to complain to the Legal Ombudsman at the conclusion of the complaint process. The Legal Ombudsman can be contacted by:-
    

   1. emailing enquiries@legalombudsman.org.uk

   2. telephoning 0300 555 0333 (9.00 – 17.00)

   3. writing to PO Box 6806 Wolverhampton WV1 9WJ

   4. through the website www.legalombudsman.org.uk

The Legal Ombudsman requires complaints to be brought;

           

• Within 6 years of the date of the act/admission about which you wish to complain or

• 3 years from the date you should have reasonably known there were grounds for a complaint (if the act/admission took place more than 6 years ago) and

• Within 6 months of you receiving a final response from us about your complaint so long as our complaint procedure has been compliant with the rules of the scheme operated by the legal Ombudsman

  8. Alternative complaints bodies (such as Ombudsman Services at www.ombudsman-services.org) exist which are competent to deal with complaints            about legal services should both you and our firm wish to use such a scheme in the event we are unable to resolve any complaint via our internal              complaints service.