We are committed to providing a high-quality legal service to all our clients. When something goes wrong we need you to tell us about it in order to help us improve our standards.

Ms Christiana Ayanbadejo is the firm’s Designated Complaints Handling Partner and the person with overall responsibility for complaints. She can be contacted at christiana@davjunnelsolicitors.co.uk or by post at Davjunnel Solicitors, Hille House, 1st Floor, 132 St Albans Road, Watford, Hertfordshire WD24 4AQ.

The Solicitors Regulation Authority can help you if you are concerned about our behaviour. This could be for things like dishonesty, taking or losing your money or treating you unfairly because of your age, a disability or other characteristic.

You can raise your concerns with the Solicitors Regulation Authority.

Our complaints procedure

If you have any concerns about the way in which your matter is being conducted please raise it in the first instance with the Case Handler dealing with your file.

If they are unable to deal with your concern to your satisfaction, you may then ask that the matter be formally investigated under our Complaints Procedure.

Stage 1

If your concern has not been addressed to your satisfaction by the Case Handler then please write or email their Supervisor who will conduct an independent investigation of the complaint. You will find the Supervisor’s details in your initial paperwork or through your Case Handler. If you are unable to locate this information you can contact our Complaints Team by emailing complaints@davjunnelsolicitors.co.uk. Your complaint will be acknowledged within 3 days and a written response will be provided within 28 calendar days of the complaint being received.

Stage 2

If the complaint remains unresolved, it will at your request be escalated to our dedicated Complaints Team led by Ms Christiana Ayanbadejo who is our Designated Complaints Handling Partner. The complaint will be reviewed and further investigations may be carried out, if deemed necessary. We will write to you within 28 calendar days of receiving your request for review and confirm our final position on your complaint and explain our reasons.

We have eight weeks to consider your complaint. Following our final response, you may have the right to complain to the Legal Ombudsman if your complaint is not resolved to your satisfaction. You can contact the Legal Ombudsman at PO Box 6167, Slough SL1 0EH, www.legalombudsman.org.uk, tel 0300 555 0333, enquiries@legalombudsman.org.uk.

The time limits for the Legal Ombudsman accepting a complaint is six months following your receipt of our final response to your complaint

AND

• No more than one year from the date of the act or omission being complained about; or
• No more than one year from the date when you should reasonably have known that there was cause for complaint.

If we are unable to meet any of the timescales given to you we will let you know and explain why.

You will not be charged for our work investigating a complaint made by you.

If because of a special need, you require us to deal with your complaint or communicate with you in a particular way please let us know so that in as far as is practicable, this may be accommodated.

Click here to view the Online Dispute Resolution platform which is an interactive website offering a single point of entry to consumers and traders seeking to resolve disputes.

We have, however, chosen not to adopt an ADR process. If, therefore, you wish to complain further, you should contact the Legal Ombudsman.