Legal Notices
Legal Notices
Paul Hastings Terms and Conditions
1. ATTORNEY ADVERTISING
2. STATEMENTS IN COMPLIANCE WITH TEXAS AND TENNESSEE RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT
3. NO LEGAL ADVICE OR ATTORNEY-CLIENT RELATIONSHIP
4. LINKS TO OUR WEBSITE AND TO THIRD-PARTY RESOURCES
5. NO WARRANTIES
6. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
7. CONTENT THAT YOU UPLOAD OR OTHERWISE TRANSMIT
8. INDEMNIFICATION
9. TRADEMARK NOTICE
10. COPYRIGHT NOTICE
11. EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
12. PRIVACY
13. JURISDICTION AND APPLICABLE LAW
14. CONTACTING US
United Kingdom
OUR STRUCTURE
Paul Hastings LLP is an international legal practice operating in the UK through Paul Hastings (Europe) LLP.
Paul Hastings (Europe) LLP is a limited liability partnership in England and Wales with offices in London, Brussels, Frankfurt and Paris with registered number OC306535.
The members of Paul Hastings (Europe) LLP are solicitors or registered foreign lawyers authorised to practice in England & Wales.
The word "partner" is used to refer to a member of Paul Hastings (Europe) LLP. A list of members is open for inspection at the registered office, 100 Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4AG.
REGULATION
Paul Hastings (Europe) LLP is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA). The SRA Principles, Standards and Regulations are available on the SRA’s website. The firm’s SRA number is 398385.
Lawyers practising other than as England and Wales solicitors are also regulated by the relevant professional body in their place of admission.
COMPLAINTS
We encourage you to contact us in the first instance if you are unhappy with the service you receive from us and we suggest initially that you contact the person responsible for the particular matter whose name and email address will have been identified to you in the engagement letter.
If you would like to make a formal complaint, then you can read our full complaints procedure here. Making a complaint will not affect how we handle your case.
What to do if we cannot resolve your complaint
The Legal Ombudsman may be able to help you if we are unable to resolve your complaint ourselves. They will look at your complaint independently and it will not affect how we handle your case.
Before accepting a complaint for investigation, the Legal Ombudsman will check that you have tried to resolve your complaint with us first. If you have, then you must take your complaint to the Legal Ombudsman:
- within six months of receiving a final response to your complaint; and
- no more than one year from the date of act/omission; or
- no more than one year from when you should reasonably have known there was cause for complaint.
Most private individuals, small organisations and small businesses are entitled to use the Legal Ombudsman service, but there are restrictions for larger organisations and businesses. The Scheme Rules of the Legal Ombudsman provide details and can be accessed on the website referred to below. If you would like more information about the Legal Ombudsman, please contact them as follows:
Website: www.legalombudsman.org.uk
Telephone: 0300 555 0333 or +44 121 245 3050
Email: enquiries@legalombudsman.org.uk
Post: Legal Ombudsman, PO Box 6167, Slough, SL1 0EH
What to do if you are unhappy with our behaviour
The Solicitors Regulation Authority can help 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.
Visit their website to see how you can raise your concerns with the Solicitors Regulation Authority www.sra.org.uk
PROFESSIONAL INDEMNITY INSURANCE
The Firm maintains compulsory professional indemnity insurance. Further details of our compulsory layer of professional indemnity insurance, contact details of our insurers and the territorial coverage of our insurance can be obtained from the firm’s Compliance Officer for Legal Practice in London, Arun Srivastava at arunsrivastava@paulhastings.com or by telephoning +44 20 3023 5230. Details of the minimum terms for the compulsory insurance can be found at https://www.sra.org.uk/solicitors/standards-regulations/indemnity-insurance-rules.
Modern Slavery Statement
VAT
Our VAT number is: GB927478385
France
Paul Hastings (Europe) LLP
32, Rue de Monceau
75008, Paris
E-Mail: emiliemarquet@paulhastings.com
Telephone: +33.1.42.99.04.50
Fax: +33.1.45.63.91.49
Paul Hastings (Europe) LLP is represented in France by the Office Chair of our Paris Office, Oliver Vermeulen, Paul Hastings (Europe) LLP, 32 rue de Monceau, 75008 PARIS.
The VAT identification number is FR83453161358.
The registration number in the trade and companies register is 45316135800057.
The publication director is Olivier Vermeulen.
Our legal services in France are provided by Paul Hastings (Europe) LLP, a limited liability partnership under English law, registered in the companies register of England and Wales under OC306535, with offices in London, Brussels, Frankfurt and Paris. Paul Hastings (Europe) LLP is a law firm authorized by the Solicitors Regulation Authority of England and Wales and as such is subject to the Authority's terms and conditions.
"Partner" means shareholders of Paul Hastings (Europe) LLP as well as employees of Paul Hastings (Europe) LLP with a corresponding position and qualification. A list of names of the shareholders of Paul Hastings (Europe) LLP and of the persons who are not shareholders, but are referred to as partners as well as their respective professional qualifications is available at the corporate seat of the partnership at 100 Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4AG, United Kingdom. These persons are French or foreign lawyers who are registered as national, European or foreign lawyers at their respective location.
1. Bar Association Membership of the Lawyers.
All professionals employed at the Paris Office of Paul Hastings (Europe) LLP are admitted to the bar in France and are member of the below-mentioned local bar association (Ordre des Avocats du Barreau de Paris), which is also the competent supervisory authority for lawyers based in Paris.
11, Place Dauphiné
75053 Paris
2. Professional Regulations for Lawyers
All lawyers employed at the Paris Office of Paul Hastings (Europe) LLP are subject to the following professional regulations as amended from time to time:
- Law n°71-1130 reforming certain judicial and legal professions of December 31rd, 1971 (Loi n° 71-1130 du 31 décembre 1971 portant réforme de certaines professions judiciaires et juridiques - Légifrance (legifrance.gouv.fr);
- Decree n°91-1197 organizing the attorney profession of November 27th, 1991 (Décret n°91-1197 du 27 novembre 1991 organisant la profession d'avocat - Légifrance (legifrance.gouv.fr);
- Normative decision n°2005-003 adopting the national internal regulations (RIN) of the legal profession (Règlement intérieur national (RIN) de la profession d’avocat (cnb.avocat.fr);
- Attorney’s Code of Ethics promulgated by the French Bar Association (Accès par articles (avocatparis.org);
- Rules of procedure of the Paris Bar Association ;
- Directive 98/5/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 1998 to facilitate practice of the profession of lawyer on a permanent basis in a Member State other than that in which the qualification was obtained (EUR-Lex - 31998L0005 - FR (europa.eu);
- Council Directive 77/249/EEC of 22 March 1977 to facilitate the effective exercise by lawyers of freedom to provide services (EUR-Lex - 31977L0249 - FR (europa.eu);
- Rules of Professional Conduct of Lawyers of the European Union (Code of Conduct for European Lawyers 2006:Code of Conduct.qxd (advokatsamfundet.se).
Lawyers are prohibited from representing conflicting interests. Therefore, we always check whether a conflict of interests exists before accepting a new mandate.
3. Professional Liability Insurance
There is an international professional liability insurance for the benefit of inter alia Paul Hastings (Europe) LLP.
4. Non-judicial Settlement of Disputes
The Paris Bar Association provides for various dispute resolution procedures. Details of the procedures can be obtained from the Paris Bar at http://www.avocatparis.org (practice of the profession/texts on the profession/decree n°91-1197.
5. The website host
The website is hosted by AWS (Amazon Web Services).
Germany
Paul Hastings (Europe) LLP
TaunusTurm – Taunustor 1
60310 Frankfurt am Main
E-Mail: elenahalasz@paulhastings.com
Telephone: +49 69 907485 0
Fax: +49 69 907485 499
Paul Hastings (Europe) LLP is represented in the Federal Republic of Germany by the managing partner of our Frankfurt Office, Dr Christopher Wolff, Paul Hastings (Europe) LLP, TaunusTurm – Taunustor 1, 60310 Frankfurt am Main.
The VAT identification number according to § 27a of the German Value Added Tax Act (Umsatzsteuergesetz – UStG) is DE258445097.
Our legal services in the Federal Republic of Germany are provided by Paul Hastings (Europe) LLP, a limited liability partnership under English law, registered in the companies register of England and Wales under OC306535, with offices in London, Brussels, Frankfurt am Main and Paris. Paul Hastings (Europe) LLP is a law firm authorized by the Solicitors Regulation Authority of England and Wales and as such is subject to the Authority's terms and conditions.
"Partner" means shareholders of Paul Hastings (Europe) LLP as well as employees of Paul Hastings (Europe) LLP with a corresponding position and qualification. A list of names of the shareholders of Paul Hastings (Europe) LLP and of the persons who are not shareholders, but are referred to as partners as well as their respective professional qualifications is available at the corporate seat of the partnership at 100 Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4AG, United Kingdom. These persons are German or foreign lawyers who are registered as national, European or foreign lawyers at their respective location.
1. Bar Association Membership of the Lawyers
All professionals employed at the Frankfurt Office of Paul Hastings (Europe) LLP are admitted to the bar in the Federal Republic of Germany and are members of the below-mentioned local bar association (Rechtsanwaltskammer), which is also the competent supervisory authority for lawyers based in Frankfurt am Main.
Bar Association Frankfurt am Main
Bockenheimer Anlage 36
60322 Frankfurt am Main
2. Professional Regulations for Lawyers
All lawyers employed at the Frankfurt Office of Paul Hastings (Europe) LLP as well as the lawyer-notary Dr Regina Engelstädter in her capacity as lawyer are subject to the following professional regulations as amended from time to time:
- Federal Lawyers' Act (Bundesrechtsanwaltsordnung – BRAO)
- Professional Code of Conduct for Lawyers (Berufsordnung für Rechtsanwälte – BORA)
- Law on the Remuneration of Lawyers (Gesetz über die Vergütung der Rechtsanwältinnen und Rechtsanwälte – RVG)
- Rules of Professional Conduct of Lawyers of the European Union (Berufsregeln der Rechtsanwälte der Europäischen Union – CCBE)
- Specialist Lawyers' Code (Fachanwaltsordnung – FAO)
Lawyers are prohibited from representing conflicting interests (§ 43a para. 4 BRAO). Therefore, we always check whether a conflict of interests exists before accepting a new mandate.
3. Chamber Membership of the Notary Public
Dr Regina Engelstädter who is working as both lawyer and notary at the Frankfurt Office of Paul Hastings (Europe) LLP is admitted as a notary in the Federal Republic of Germany and is a member of the below-mentioned local chamber of notaries (Notarkammer). The competent supervisory authority for notaries based in Frankfurt am Main is the president of the regional court (Landgericht) Frankfurt am Main, Gerichtstraße 2, 60313 Frankfurt am Main.
Chamber of Notaries Frankfurt am Main
Bockenheimer Anlage 36
60322 Frankfurt am Main
4. Professional Regulations for Notaries
Dr Regina Engelstädter who is working as both lawyer and notary at the Frankfurt Office of Paul Hastings (Europe) LLP – in her capacity as notary – is subject to the following professional regulations as amended from time to time:
- Federal Notarial Code (Bundesnotarordnung – BNotO)
- Notarisation Act (Beurkundungsgesetz – BeurkG)
- Court and Notary Fees Act (Gerichts- und Notarkostengesetz – GNotKG)
- Service Regulation for Notaries (Dienstordnung für Notarinnen und Notare – DONot)
- Regulation on the Maintenance of Notarial Records and Registers (Verordnung über die Führung notarieller Akten und Verzeichnisse – NotAktVV)
- Professional Supplements to the Anti-Money Laundering Act (Geldwäschebekämpfungsgesetz – GwG)
5. Chamber Membership of Tax Advisors
Tax advisors working at the Frankfurt Office of Paul Hastings (Europe) LLP are admitted as tax advisors in the Federal Republic of Germany and are members of the below-mentioned local chamber of tax advisors (Steuerberaterkammer), which is also the competent supervisory authority for tax advisors based in Frankfurt am Main.
Chamber of Tax Advisors of Hesse
Bleichstraße 1
60313 Frankfurt am Main
6. Professional Regulations for Tax Advisors
Tax advisors employed at the Frankfurt Office of Paul Hastings (Europe) LLP are subject to the following professional regulations as amended from time to time:
- Tax Advisory Act (Steuerberatungsgesetz – StBerG)
- Executive Regulation (Durchführungsverordnung – DVStB)
- Tax Advisor Remuneration Regulation (Steuerberatervergütungsverordnung – StBVV)
- Professional Code of Conduct (Berufsordnung) including Professional Advisor's Code of Conduct (Fachberaterordnung)
7. Professional Liability Insurance
There is an international professional liability insurance for the benefit of inter alia Paul Hastings (Europe) LLP. In order to comply with the above-mentioned professional requirements, Paul Hastings (Europe) LLP has taken out several further professional liability insurances with HDI Versicherung AG, HDI-Platz 1, 30659 Hannover, covering our activities in the Federal Republic of Germany.
8. Non-Judicial Settlement of Disputes
Paul Hastings (Europe) LLP is neither willing nor obligated to participate in dispute resolution proceedings before consumer arbitration boards (Verbraucherschlichtungsstellen), including the arbitration board of the bar association (Schlichtungsstelle der Rechtsanwaltschaft).