Disclaimer

The material found on this website is intended for information purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. You should not act or fail to act on anything based on any of the material contained herein without first consulting with a lawyer.

The reading, sending or receiving of information from or via the website does not create a lawyer-client relationship.

DL LEGAL strives to ensure accuracy in the materials posted here but we do not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of any of the information posted to this website and we do not necessarily endorse information found on any website which is linked to or from this website.

DL Legal does not guarantee the confidentiality of any e-mail transmission from or via the website.

Terms of Use

Unless otherwise noted, all content on this site (the "Content") including images, illustrations, designs, icons, photographs, video and audio clips, and written and other materials are copyrights, trade-marks and/or other intellectual properties owned, controlled or licensed by DL Legal.

The Content may not be otherwise used, reproduced, broadcast, published, downloaded, reuploaded or retransmitted without the prior written permission of DL Legal.

You may, however, view and download one copy of our articles, commentaries, newsletters, and seminar materials to your personal computer for your personal, non-commercial use only, provided you keep intact all copyright and other proprietary notices that are on that material.

Clients

As lawyers we have a professional obligation to keep confidential all information we receive within a lawyer-client relationship. We are committed to protecting any personal information we hold. This Privacy Policy outlines how we manage your personal information and safeguard your privacy.

Why Do We Collect Personal Information from You?

We collect personal information from our clients to:

•provide legal services to you, in accordance with your instructions;

•bill you for legal services rendered;

•provide information to you about developments in the law; and

•advise you of upcoming firm events.

We collect information only by lawful and fair means and not in indiscriminately. We may collect personal information directly from you at the start of a retainer and in the course of our representation of you.

Sometimes we may also obtain information about you from other sources, for example:

•your insurance company;

•a government agency or registry;

•your employer, if we are acting for you at your employer’s request;

•your accountant; and

•other consultants obtained by you to assist with your legal concerns.

Consent

You consent to our collection, use and/or disclosure of personal information (howsoever obtained) as part of the necessary representation of your interests.

When we use your personal information to provide legal advice and services to you, including for billing purposes and when we use your personal information to include you in any direct marketing activities, we will assume that you have consented to such use unless you specifically advise otherwise. If you tell us that you no longer wish to receive information about our services, or about new developments in the law, we will not send any further material.

Save where required to do so under domestic legislation such as Money Laundering regulations, or when we are required our authorized by law to do so, for example if a court issues an appropriate order or where you have consented to the disclosure, we will not disclose your personal information to any third party without first obtaining express consent from you.

Under certain circumstances, DL Legal may disclose your personal information:

•when the legal services we are providing to you require us to give your information to a third party (for example, to a lender in a transaction) your consent will be implied, unless you tell us otherwise;

•where it is necessary to establish or collect fees;

•if we engage a third party to provide administrative services to us (like computer back-up services or archival file storage) and the third party is bound by our privacy policy;

•if we engage expert witnesses on your behalf;

•if we retain other law firms in other jurisdictions, on your behalf; or

•if the information is already publicly known.

Updating Your Information

Since we use your personal information to provide legal services to you, it is important that the information be accurate and up-to-date.

If, during the course of the retainer, any of your information changes, please inform us so that we can make any necessary changes.

Can I be Denied Access to My Information?

Your rights to access your personal information are not absolute. We may deny access when:

•denial of access is required or authorized by law (for example, when a record containing personal information about you is subject to a claim of legal professional privilege by one of our clients);

•information relates to existing or anticipated legal proceedings against you;

•when granting you access would have an unreasonable impact on other people’s privacy;

•when we exercise solicitor’s liens

•to protect our firm

•when to do so would prejudice negotiations with you;

•to protect our firm’s rights and property;

•where the request is frivolous or vexatious.

How Long Do You Keep My Personal Information?

We keep your personal information as long as is reasonably necessary for us to complete our dealings with you, or as may be required by law, whichever is longer.

Web Site

Our website contains links to other sites, which are not governed by the privacy policy.

We may also collect personal information on our websites . We only collect the information you provide to us voluntarily by sending us an e-mail message, completing forms or using the links contained on the website. We may collect and use your name, address, telephone number, email address and other information you submit on or through the website for the purposes for which you provided the personal information, to respond to your inquiries (and applications for positions), and to provide you with updates and information that we think may be of interest to you. In providing us with any personal information on or through this website, you consent to the collection and use of that information for these stated purposes. We may use cookies and similar code on this website.

On our website, like most other commercial websites, we may monitor traffic patterns, site usage and related site information in order to optimise our web service. We may provide aggregated information to third parties, but these statistics do not include any identifiable personal information.

Communicating with Us

You should be aware that email is not a 100% secure medium, and you should be aware of this when contacting us to send personal or confidential information.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

Since we regularly review all of its policies and procedures, we may change our Privacy Policy from time to time. Please review our website for updates.

Request for Access

If you have any questions, or wish to access your personal information, please write to our Data Protection and Privacy Officer.