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Office Specific Legal Notices

London

Stikeman Elliott is the business name for an international legal practice carried on by Stikeman Elliott LLP, a Canadian limited liability partnership, and an associated partnership carrying on business under the name Stikeman Elliott London in the United Kingdom. References to Stikeman Elliott mean Stikeman Elliott LLP and/or Stikeman Elliott London as the context requires.

Stikeman Elliott LLP is regulated in Canada by the Law Society in each Canadian province in which it has an office. Information on each Law Society's regulations can be found at its website.

In the United Kingdom, services are provided by Stikeman Elliott London which is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority of England and Wales ("SRA") with SRA Number 77786. Information on the regulations of the SRA can be found at its site at www.sra.org.uk in the SRA Code of Conduct.

Further information on the partners of Stikeman Elliott LLP and Stikeman Elliott London and their respective professional qualifications appears on this site under "Our People". All Partners of Stikeman Elliott LLP are Canadian solicitors and barristers. Partners in Stikeman Elliott London are all admitted as Solicitors of the Senior Courts of England and Wales or are registered foreign lawyers (for a list of partners and their professional qualifications please click here). The term 'partner' is used to refer to a partner in or an employee or consultant of Stikeman Elliott LLP or Stikeman Elliott London with equivalent standing and qualifications. Those practising in the United Kingdom but admitted as members of professions elsewhere also remain subject to regulation in their place of admission.

Arrangements exist for Stikeman Elliot LLP to provide services, facilities and other support to Stikeman Elliott London which carries on business in association with it. While there may be common partners, there is no financial or other interest in respect of the referral or introduction of clients, and no introduction or referral fee is paid, as part of those arrangements. Information may be exchanged under those arrangements for the purpose of avoiding conflicts of interest and for the provision of services to clients.

In accordance with the disclosure requirements of the Provision of Services Regulations 2009:

• compulsory professional indemnity insurance is provided by QBE Insurance Europe Limited, Plantation Place, 30 Fenchurch Street, London EC3M 3BD covering the practice of Stikeman Elliott London, which extends to acts or omissions wherever in the world they occur;
• Stikeman Elliott London's VAT registration number is GB 710 5352 75;
• The Terms and Conditions of Business which apply to the supply of legal services by Stikeman Elliott London are available here.

 

Stikeman Elliott London is not authorised under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 but may undertake certain activities in relation to certain investments which are limited in scope and incidental to or necessary part of legal services it supplies.

Stikeman Elliott is committed to delivering outstanding services. If you are a client of Stikeman Elliott London and are dissatisfied with any aspect of our service, you should contact your relationship partner in London or the Managing Partner in London who will be happy to discuss the matter with you or to initiate its Client Complaints Procedure (a copy of which will be sent to you on request or click here). You may also, bring the matter to the attention of the Legal Ombudsman. See www.legalombudsman.org.uk for further information about how to do so including the time frame for making a complaint.

If your complaint is related to Stikeman Elliott London's charges you may also have the right to apply to the courts in England for a detailed assessment of them under Part III of the Solicitors Act 1974. Please note that strict time limits apply should you wish such an assessment to be made.

Any information supplied by you to us via this website will only be used in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2000. Stikeman Elliott does not sell, rent or otherwise distribute any personal information to third parties.