Complaints Procedure

We want to give you the best possible service. However, if at any point you become unhappy or concerned about the service we have provided then you should inform us immediately so that we can do our best to resolve the problem.

In the first instance, it may be helpful to contact the person who is working on your case to discuss your concerns and we will do our best to resolve any issues at this stage. If you would like to make a formal complaint, then you can read our full complaints procedure below (please make a link that will take the below). Making a complaint will not affect how we handle your case.

The Solicitors Regulation Authority can help you 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.

You can raise your concerns with the Solicitors Regulation Authority. (https://www.sra.org.uk/consumers/problems/report-solicitor.page)

What to do if we cannot resolve your complaint

The Legal Ombudsman can 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 six years from the date of act/omission; or
• No more than three years from when you should reasonably have known there was cause for complaint.

If you would like more information about the Legal Ombudsman, please contact them.

Contact details

Visit: www.legalombudsman.org.uk
Call: 0300 555 0333 between 9am to 5pm.

Email: enquiries@legalombudsman.org.uk

Legal Ombudsman

PO Box 6806

Wolverhampton
WV1 9WJ

Complaints handling procedure

If you have a concern or a complaint, please contact us as soon as you are aware of the problem so this can be addressed.

Contact details: Wildan Legal Solicitors, 2-12 Cambridge Heath Road, London E1 5QH
Contact person: Mr Mohammad Salim

Telephone: 0207 423 9977

Email: colp-cofa@wildanlegal.com

What will happen next?

1. We will send you a letter acknowledging receipt of your complaint within five working days of receiving your concerns, enclosing a copy of this procedure.
2. We will then investigate your complaint. This will normally involve passing your complaint to our Compliance Officer for Legal Practice/ Compliance Officer for Finance and Administration Mr Mohammad Salim, who will review your matter/file and speak to the member of staff who acted for you.
3. Mr Salim will then invite you to a meeting to discuss and, it is hoped, resolve your complaint. He will do this within 14 days of sending you the acknowledgement letter.
4. Within three days of the meeting, Mr Salim will write to you to confirm what took place and any solutions she has agreed with you.
5. If you do not want a meeting or it is not possible, Mr Salim will send you a detailed written reply to your complaint, including her suggestions for resolving the matter, within 21 days of sending you the acknowledgement letter.
6. At this stage, if you are still not satisfied, you should contact us again to explain why you remain unhappy with our response and we will review your comments. 
7. We will write to you within 14 days of receiving your request for a review, confirming our final position on your complaint and explaining our reasons.
8. If you are still not satisfied, you can then contact the Legal Ombudsman at Legal Ombudsman PO Box 6806, Wolverhampton, WV1 9WJ or call 0300 555 0333 about your complaint. Any complaint to the Legal Ombudsman must usually be made within six months of your receiving a final written response from us regarding your complaint. The Legal Ombudsman has provided further guidance on its service at www.legalombudsman.org.uk.
9. If we have to change any of the timescales above, we will let you know and explain why.

If the firm cannot resolve your complaint;

The Legal Ombudsman could help you if you are unhappy about:

• the work your solicitor did for you
• your bill.

If you are concerned about your solicitor’s behaviour;

The SRA can help you, or take action, when solicitors:

• tell lies
• steal from you
• shut down without telling you
• break our rules.