Compliance

Authorisation and regulation

Alden Legal Limited is registered in England and Wales with company number 10604212. The registered office is 25 Southampton Buildings, London WC2A 1AL. We are also authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (“SRA”) with authorisation number 656244.

SRA Transparency Rules and complaints handling policy

Alden Legal Limited does not currently provide any of the services listed by the SRA requiring pricing information to be displayed on this website. The profiles and career summaries of our fee earners are contained on this website. We strive to provide a high level of client service in all that we do and would wish to hear from you if you have any concerns about the service provided but we do also operate a formal complaints handling policy, a copy of which is available on our website. Few of our clients will qualify for the review processes of the Legal Ombudsman (www.legalombudsman.org.uk) but complaints about what you may regard as failures of professional standards may be addressed to the SRA (www.sra.org.uk).

Slavery and Human Trafficking statement

In pursuance of Section 54, Part 6 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 we are committed to avoiding involvement in any activity that would constitute slavery or human trafficking in any of our operations and those of any relevant supply chains.

Bribery Act 2010

As a law firm that is authorised and regulated by the SRA our primary professional duty under Principle 1 of its compliance regime is to uphold the rule of law and the proper administration of justice. It follows that we will never offer or accept any improper inducements that would constitute an offence under the Bribery Act 2010. Please ask the Managing Partner if you would like to see our fuller policy on this subject.

Equality and Diversity

We are committed to avoiding discrimination under any of the protected characteristics set out in chapter 1 of the Equality Act 2010 and to promoting diversity in all that we do as a practice. Please ask the Managing Partner if you would like to see our fuller policy on this subject.

Data protection

We are registered with the Information Commissioner as a data controller and are committed to complying with the data protection principles as contained in Article 5 of the General Data Protection Regulation. Our data protection privacy policy is also on our website.

Financial services

Please refer to our terms of engagement for details of our status as an exempt professional firm in relation to insurance distribution activities and any financial advice that might arise as an ancillary element of our legal services.

Tax evasion

We have adopted a policy in relation to the avoidance of the facilitation of tax evasion as required by sections 45-46 of the Criminal Finances Act 2017. Please ask the Managing Partner if you would like to see our fuller policy on this subject.

Anti-money laundering and terrorist financing

We are committed to the avoidance of any activity that would be contrary to part VII of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 and Part III of the Terrorism Act 2000. We have adopted the policies controls and procedures required by the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Sources of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017.