Legal Statement
1. Legal
Bennett Griffin LLP is a Limited Liability Partnership registered in England and Wales under registered number OC352137.
Its registered office is at: 1 Liverpool Gardens, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 1TF
The word ‘partner’ refers to a member of the LLP, or an employee or consultant with equivalent standing and qualification.
A list of the members of the LLP is displayed at the above address, together with a list of those non-members who are designated as partners.
2. Professional Regulation
Bennett Griffin LLP is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority of England and Wales, whose regulations can be found on the Law Society website at www.rules.sra.org.uk. Our SRA number is 533499.
3. Investment and Insurance Advice
Bennett Griffin LLP is not authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”). We are regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (“SRA”), which is the independent regulatory arm of the Law Society of England and Wales. If you are unhappy with any investment advice or insurance advice you receive from us you should raise your concerns with the SRA.
Financial Services and Markets Act (“FSMA”)
If while we are acting for you, you need advice on investments we may have to refer you to someone who is authorised to provide the necessary advice. However we may provide some limited investment advice services where these are closely linked to the legal work we are doing for you. This is because we are regulated by the SRA, which is a designated professional body for the purposes of the FSMA.
Our role in any transaction is that of legal adviser and it is not part of our function to give advice on the merits of any transaction in investments. When providing our services we will assume that you have decided or will decide to negotiate or enter into any such transaction solely on the advice you may receive from a person authorised under the FSMA. No communication from us is intended or should be construed as an invitation or inducement to you or to anyone else to engage in investment activity.
Insurance distributionWe are not authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority. However, we are included on the register maintained by the Financial Conduct Authority so that we can carry on insurance distribution activity, which is broadly the advising on, selling and administration of insurance contracts. This part of our business, including arrangements for complaints or redress if something goes wrong, is regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. The register can be accessed via the Financial Conduct Authority website at www.fca.org.uk/firms/financial-services-register
4. VAT Registration
Bennett Griffin LLP is registered for VAT purposes with VAT registration number 544178535.
5. Data Protection Compliance
Bennett Griffin LLP are registered on the Data Protection Register under registration number Z7469433. The register is available for inspection on the Information Commissioner’s Office website at www.ico.org.uk and a direct link is here https://ico.org.uk/ESDWebPages/Entry/Z7469433
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