Complaints policy

We want you to be happy with the service that you receive. However we know that sometimes things go wrong and we'd like the opportunity to put that right for you. If there's something you're not happy with then please talk to us.

We will:

  • Welcome comments on our service
  • Listen to you
  • Direct any complaint to the appropriate individual
  • Work to resolve your matter as quickly as possible

There are several ways you can contact us and we would like to hear from you by any method you choose:

  • Telephone our Client Services Team on 03700 868686 (we are open 7 days a week: 8am to 8pm Monday to Friday, 9am to 6pm on Saturdays and 10am to 4pm on Sundays)
  • Email us on clientcare@access-legal.co.uk
  • Write to us by directing the letter to our Client Services Manager, Jacqueline Cullen at Quantum House, Basing View, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 4EX
  • Visit our website www.access-legal.co.uk

Our promise to you:

  • We will telephone you on receipt of your complaint to acknowledge safe receipt
  • We will advise you who is taking responsibility for your complaint 
  • We will discuss with you a suitable timeframe for resolution, which will be personalised to your specific circumstances
  • We will acknowledge this in writing 
  • We will conduct a thorough investigation, advise you of our findings within the agreed timeframe, and where appropriate propose a remedy to you
  • We aim to provide sensible, robust and sustainable solutions.  However, if you are not happy with our findings your matter will be escalated for review by a senior manager.

Your right to complain to the Legal Ombudsman:
In the event that our process has not satisfied you, you have the right to contact the Legal Ombudsman within 12 months of the issue arising, or you becoming aware of the issue, and within 6 months of our final response to you.  Their contact details are:
Legal Ombudsman, PO Box 15870, Birmingham B30 9EB.  You can also make contact on the phone by calling 0300 555 0333, by email enquiries@legalombudsman.org.uk or online at www.legalombudsman.org.uk

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Basingstoke

Shoosmiths
Quantum House
Basing View
Basingstoke
RG21 4EX

Birmingham

Shoosmiths
7th Floor
125 Colmore Row 
Birmingham
B3 3SH

Manchester

Shoosmiths
3 Hardman Street
Spinningfields
Manchester
M3 3HF

Milton Keynes

Shoosmiths
Witan Gate
Witan Gate House
500-600 Witan Gate West
Milton Keynes
MK9 1SH

Northampton

Shoosmiths
The Lakes
Northampton
NN4 7SH

Nottingham

Shoosmiths
Waterfront House
Waterfront Plaza
35 Station Street
Nottingham
NG2 3DQ

Southampton

Shoosmiths
Russell House
1550 Parkway
Solent Business Park
Whiteley
Fareham
Hampshire
PO15 7AG

Reading

Shoosmiths
Apex Plaza,
Forbury Road
Reading
Berkshire
RG1 1SH

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