I am committed to providing a high-quality legal service to all my clients. When something goes wrong I need you to tell me about it. This will help me to maintain and improve my standards.
My Complaints Procedure
If you have a complaint, please contact me with the details.
I can be contacted as follows: Siama Iqbal (Complaints Partner), email siama@aldermansolicitors.co.uk or by writing to Alderman Solicitors, 3 Hardman Square, Spinningfields, Manchester, M3 3EB.
Please provide full details of your complaint.
The Complaints handling procedure is as follows: Once you have set out the nature of your concern to the Complaints Partner, I will acknowledge your communication within 7 working days. I will then provide a full written response, and aim to provide a satisfactorily resolution, within a further 14 working days. I will give you information on how you can appeal this decision.
I will always try to resolve any complaints directly with you to your satisfaction. But if you are not satisfied with my response, you may be eligible to refer the complaint to the Legal Ombudsman provided you do so within 6 months of the end of our internal procedure. Any complaint to the Legal Ombudsman must usually be made within 6 years from the date of the problem which brought about your complaint, or within 3 years of the date you should reasonably have known there was cause for complaint. In addition, only individuals and certain small companies, trusts and charities are eligible to make complains to that office. The Legal Ombudsman will not normally accept a complaint unless we have been given the opportunity to respond first. But you can usually escalate matters to the Legal Ombudsman if: The complaint has not been resolved to your satisfaction within 8 weeks from the date it was made; or The Legal Ombudsman considers that there are exceptional reasons to consider the complaint sooner, or, without it having been made to the firm first; or where the Legal Ombudsman considers that resolution through our internal procedure is not possible due to a breakdown in the relationship between you and the firm. You should also be aware that, when your complaint relates to a bill, the Legal Ombudsman will not consider your complaint while your bill is being assessed by a court.
The Legal Ombudsman’s contact details: Address: PO Box 6806, Wolverhampton, WV1 9WJ Telephone: 0300 555 0333 Email: enquiries@legalombudsman.org.uk Website: www.legalombudsman.org.uk For further information regarding timescales and eligibility, please contact the Legal Ombudsman using the details above.
Alderman Solicitors is regulated by the SRA and you have the right to complain to the regulator if you have concerns about this firm or any of our staff. While the Legal Ombudsman handles complaints about the services we provide, or our fees for the services, the SRA deals with complaints about conduct. Further information is available on the SRA website www.sra.org.uk
Siama Iqbal
Complaints Partner