Regulatory United Kingdom

JPA practices law in England and Wales under the trading names of JPA Midlands and JPA London. These entities are trading names of JPA (UK) Law Firm Ltd a company limited by shares, registered in England and Wales with registered number 03510108. Its registered office and principal place of business is at Cumberland House, Park Row, Nottingham, NG1 6EE, United Kingdom.

JPA Midlands is an office situated at Cumberland House, 35 Park Row, Nottingham, NG1 6EE.


JPA London is a branch office situated at 154-160 Fleet Street, Blackfriars, London, EC4A 2DQ.


Regulatory authority

JPA (UK) Law Firm Ltd is a law firm authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (“SRA”) under number 550401.

The firms Compliance Officer for Legal Practice (“COLP”) and Compliance Officer for Finance and Administration (“COFA”) is Mr Majid Khattak.

 


Professional Indemnity Insurance


JPA (UK) Law Firm Ltd maintains professional indemnity insurance. Our current insurers are Bridgehaven  Speciality UK Ltd which is underwritten by Pen Underwriting.

Price Transparency


The Solicitors Regulation Authority requires us to provide information on the costs associated with particular types of work. For our fee structure, please click here.

Value Added Tax


JPA Midlands Ltd is registered for VAT purposes with VAT registration number 450432132.

All our fees are subject to VAT charged at 20%.


Fees and Contentious Matters


As a client, you may be entitled
to apply to the court for an assessment of our invoice under Part III of the Solicitors Act 1974. If you apply for an assessment of costs within a month of the date of our invoice your right to a detailed assessment is unconditional; subsequently the court may impose conditions or refuse the application.

In contentious matters it is possible for parties, in appropriate cases, to obtain insurance cover not only for their own legal costs, but also for their potential liability to pay the legal costs of the other party. There are various insurance products available on the market and we can discuss the availability and appropriateness of these products on request.

If as a client you ask us to advise you on a contentious matter, you should be aware of the following in relation to costs:
(a) you will be responsible for paying our invoice in full regardless of any order for costs made against your opponent,
(b) you will probably have to pay your opponent’s costs as well as your own costs if your case is lost,
(c) even if you win your case, your opponent may not be ordered to pay or be capable of paying the full amount of your costs,
(d) if your opponent is legally aided by the state you may not recover your costs, even if you are successful and
(e) certain types of expenses incurred by us (such as for photocopying, faxes etc.) may not be recoverable from your opponent in the event of obtaining a costs order against them.

 

Terms & Conditions of Business

 

For our current T&Cs of business, please click here.

 

Complaints

 

JPA is committed to providing the highest standards of service to its clients. We value each client and take pride in the service we provide. If at any point you become concerned or unhappy about the service you have received please tell us about it immediately so that we can do our best to resolve the problem. In the first instance it may be helpful to contact the partner responsible for handling your matter and we will do our best to resolve any issue at this stage. Making a complaint will not affect how we handle your matter.

For any complaints, including complaints in relation to our fees and charges, please refer to our Complaints policy which can be found  here.