Privacy Policy
FS Litigation Solicitors LLP – Privacy Policy
Last updated: 9 September 2025
FS Litigation Solicitors LLP (“FS Litigation”, “we”, “our” or “us”) is committed to protecting your personal information and respecting your privacy. This policy explains how we collect, use and protect your personal data when you use our website or contact us.
1. Who we are
FS Litigation Solicitors LLP is a specialist litigation law firm regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA number 8011266).
We are the “data controller” for the purposes of UK data protection law. We are registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office under reference ZB896550.
This notice applies to anyone whose personal data we collect whether former, current or prospective clients or third parties including but not limited to suppliers, business contacts and visitors to our website.
If you have any questions about this privacy notice, please contact:
Data Protection Officer
FS Litigation Solicitors LLP
Capital House, 12 Oxford Road, Altrincham WA14 2EB
Email: Christine.Newton@fslitigation.co.uk
Phone: 0161 714 4520
2. Information we collect
‘Personal data’ is any personal information that might be used to identify you. This can be your name, email address, place of residence or any other personal information about you.
We may collect and process the following types of personal data:
- Information you provide directly, including via the contact form on our website e.g. your name, email address, phone number and details of your enquiry. This may include personal data provided by you about third parties.
- Information collected automatically e.g. IP addresses, browser types, and site usage via cookies or analytics.
- Client data provided to us when you instruct us e.g. personal identification documents such as passport details, banking and financial details, information about your case.
3. How we use your information
We use personal data for one or more of the following purposes:
- Responding to your enquiries and providing legal services
- Managing our business operations and legal and regulatory compliance obligations
- Sending updates, requests for feedback or marketing communications (subject to your consent)
- Recruitment and employment
- Network and information security
- Monitoring website performance and improving user experience
Your personal data and other information shared with us will be kept confidential by us unless we are required by law or our professional regulatory obligations to disclose it.
‘Special Category Personal Data’ i.e. sensitive data concerning aspects such as your ethnic origin, sexual orientation or health will only be processed for one or more of the following purposes:
- With your written consent
- To carry out our legal or regulatory obligations
- To establish or defend legal claims
- To deal with any complaint, claim or legal proceedings on your behalf
4. Legal basis for processing
We will process your data fairly, lawfully and transparently in accordance with UK data protection law.
In doing this we will rely on one of the following lawful bases:
- To perform a contract with you or take steps at your request before entering into a contract
- To comply with our legal and regulatory obligations
- For the purposes of our legitimate interests or those of a party whom we are representing
- Where you have provided your consent for us to use your personal data for a specific purpose
5. Sharing your information
To the extent necessary and permitted by UK data protection law we may share your information with third parties for instance:
- Professional advisers, counsel, experts, and other service providers assisting us in delivering legal services
- Opposing lawyers and the Court for the purposes of bringing or defending client claims
- Information we need to share for the operation of our business such as during a sale or merger or for marketing, recruitment, accounting or banking services
- IT, hosting, email, and website support providers
- Identity check providers and credit check agencies
- Insurance companies, brokers and third-party litigation funders
- Regulators or governmental authorities (including the SRA, FCA, HMRC, and courts/tribunals) where required.
We do not sell your data to third parties.
6. International transfers
If we transfer personal data outside the UK/EEA, we will ensure appropriate safeguards are in place (e.g. adequacy regulations or standard contractual clauses).
7. Data retention
We keep personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes collected, including to meet legal, accounting, or regulatory requirements. Client file retention periods are explained in our engagement terms.
We are committed to ensuring your data is stored as securely as possible and to reviewing our information security measures periodically with our IT providers to protect you from security and data breaches. In the event of a data or security breach that might impact on you, we will notify you straight away and advise you on the corrective steps we are taking to manage any breach.
8. Your rights
You have rights under data protection law, including:
- Access to your data
- Correction of inaccurate data
- Deletion of your data (in some circumstances)
- Restriction or objection to our use of your data
- Data portability
- Withdrawal of consent for use of your date (for marketing, feedback etc)
You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) at www.ico.org.uk if you are unhappy with how we use your data.
9. Cookies
Our website uses cookies and similar technologies to analyse traffic and improve user experience. You can control cookies through your browser settings. See our Cookies Policy for more details.
10. Updates to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. The latest version will always be available on our website.