How to make a complaint
In the unlikely event that you are unhappy about the service provided please inform us immediately in order for the matter to be resolved.
Initially contact the person who is working on your matter to see if the matter can be resolved.
You can also make a formal complaint by writing to us and include all the information as suggested by the Legal Ombudsman in your letter.
You should receive a response to your complaint within 30 days of receipt.
If the matter has not been resolved to your satisfaction then your complaint should be put in writing to Noreen Khan, the Partner responsible for dealing with client care. You should send in the following:-
Correspondence between you and the file handler with regard to the complaint
You should also set out in writing why you are unhappy with their decision and in what way you believe it to be wrong.
Noreen Khan’s contact details are as follows:-
Address : 6 King Cross Street, Halifax, HX1 2SH
Telephone: 01422 648666
Fax: 01422 500020
Email: noreen@jksolicitors.com
What Will Happen Next
We will send you a letter acknowledging your complaint. We may ask you to confirm or explain the detail set out. We will respond to you our letter within five working days of receipt of your complaint.
We will investigate your complaint.
We will respond to your complaint in writing, setting out the decision and the reasons for that decision within four weeks.
If you are still unhappy with the decision, you can contact the Legal Ombudsman, whose details are as follows:-
Address: PO Box 6806, Wolverhampton, WV1 9WJ
Website: www.legalombudsman.org.uk
Telephone: 0300 555 0333
Email: enquiries@legalombudsman.org.uk
The Legal Ombudsman can help you independently if we cannot resolve your complaint.
They will do so in the following cases:
Within 6 months of receipt of final complaint result from us
and;
Within one year from when you should have known there was a reason for a complaint; or
Within one year of the act committed or omission made.
You can also raise a complaint about conduct with the Solicitors Regulation Authority. https://www.sra.org.uk/home/contact-us/
or by writing to them at The Cube, 199 Wharfside Street, Birmingham, B1 1RN.