Terms and Conditions

This is the Website of Crutes LLP. Please address all communications concerning this Website to Paul Hutchison at Great North House, Sandyford Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8ND. Use of this Website is subject to the following terms:

This site is intended for the attention of UK residents only. Crutes LLP has offices throughout the North of England. The legal content of this website is based upon the laws of England and Wales unless otherwise stated.

Nothing on this site constitutes legal advice or gives rise to a solicitor/client relationship. The contents of this site are for general information purposes only. This Website does not constitute advice on any specific legal matter. Nothing on this website should be construed as legal advice. Specialist legal advice should be taken in all circumstances. Some of the material on this site may have been prepared some time ago. Whilst Crutes LLP endeavours to ensure that the information on this site is correct and up to date, no warranty, express or implied, is given as to its accuracy and Crutes LLP does not accept any liability for error or omission.

Please contact Crutes LLP if you need a comprehensive and up-to-date statement of the relevant law.

By using this Website you confirm that you have not relied on any of its content. You visit the site and use all functions at your own risk.

From time to time this Website may also include links to other websites. These links are provided to give further information and are not intended to signify that Crutes LLP endorses any such website and/or content. Crutes LLP accepts no responsibility for the content of the linked website. You may not create a link to this Website from another website or document without Crutes' LLP prior written consent.

Your use of this Website and any dispute arising out of such use or the Website is subject to the laws of England and Wales.

THIS WEBSITE IS MADE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC VIEWING ON THE BASIS THAT CRUTES LLP EXCLUDE TO THE EXTENT LAWFULLY PERMITTED ALL LIABILITY WHATSOEVER FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE HOWSOEVER ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THIS WEBSITE OR RELIANCE UPON THE CONTENT OF THIS WEBSITE. CRUTES LLP SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGE (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGE FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS OR LOSS OF PROFITS) ARISING IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE FROM THE USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THIS SITE OR ANY MATERIAL CONTAINED IN IT, OR FROM ANY ACTION OR DECISION TAKEN AS A RESULT OF USING THIS SITE OR ANY SUCH MATERIAL.

The content and design of these pages are subject to copyright owned by Crutes LLP (© Crutes LLP 2002) or used under licence from third party copyright owners. Reproduction is prohibited other than in accordance with the Full Copyright Notice. The Full Copyright Notice forms part of these terms and conditions.

Crutes LLP Privacy Policy forms part of these terms and conditions.

Your continued use of this Website indicates your acceptance of these terms and conditions.

A list of the members' names and their professional qualifications are available for inspection at the above office

Full Copyright Notice

The contents of these pages and all material on this site are the copyright of Crutes LLP - © Crutes LLP 2003. Copying or incorporation of part or all of the contents in any form is prohibited save in accordance with the following :

You may

print or download to a local hard disk extracts for your personal non-commercial use.
copy the content to individual third parties for their personal non-commercial use provided:-
a. you acknowledge the Website as the source of the material; and
b. you inform the third party that these terms apply and they agree to comply with them.

You may provide a link (but not a framed link) to this site from any other business information or business service website, but not (save without prior agreement) in any way which gives the impression that we are associated with or have approved such other site.

Without limiting the foregoing, no part of the Website may be:-

reproduced, transmitted or stored in any other website or other form of electronic retrieval system.

The above consents do not authorise you to incorporate any part of this site in any commercial document or in any materials sold or otherwise made available for profit without our prior consent.

Privacy Policy

Crutes LLP may ask you to provide certain information when you use the Website. Your personal information is only collected when voluntarily submitted by you. When you provide your personal information via Crutes LLP Website, you specifically consent to the use by Crutes LLP of the information which you provide to Crutes LLP in accordance with this policy. Crutes LLP may use the information collected to provide you with news and other information which you may have requested. Occasionally, Crutes LLP may notify you about important changes to the site and new information or services which Crutes LLP thinks that you may find valuable. This includes sending you information by email. If you do not wish to receive this information or wish to opt out of receiving email from Crutes LLP, please send an email to paul.hutchison@crutes.co.uk.

You will know when Crutes LLP is collecting information intended to be kept for future use because the web page will contain a link to this privacy policy. The information collected may include:

name and job title
postal/e-mail address
gender
occupation
interests
other information relevant to customer surveys and/or offers.

Crutes LLP may use cookies. A cookie is a small amount of data which is stored on your computer and which is revealed to Crutes LLP when you use this Website. Crutes LLP uses cookies only to make it easier to identify you when using the Website. Crutes LLP does not use cookies to collect additional information about you. You can configure your web browser not to accept cookies, although this may hinder the functionality of the Website.

Crutes LLP may:

• send information to you which it thinks may be of interest to you; provide information relating to you or others if you indicate that you want to receive marketing material or similar communications;
• provide other companies, such as advertisers, with statistical information about its customers, but Crutes LLP will not provide them with information which can be used to identify any individual customer;
• pass your details to accountants, consultants and other professionals, for the purpose of obtaining professional advice and complying with Crutes LLP contractual obligations;
• use the information to customise the Website according to your interests.

The Website may contain links that make it easy for users to visit other websites. If the user uses the links to leave the Website and visit a website operated by a third party, Crutes LLP does not have any control over that website. Accordingly, Crutes LLP annot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which users have provided while visiting such websites. Users should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.

You can choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information: Whenever you are asked to fill in a form, look for the box which you can click to say that you do not want the information to be used by anybody for direct marketing purposes.

If you have previously not objected to Crutes LLP using your personal information for direct marketing purposes, you can change your mind at any time by writing to:

Data Protection Compliance Officer
Crutes LLP, Great North House, Sandyford Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 8ND

By using the Website and not advising Crutes LLP to the contrary, you agree to Crutes LLP using the data in the way set out in these terms and conditions.

Under the Data Protection Act 1998, you may request details of personal information that Crutes LLP holds about you. An official fee will be payable. If you want to make a request, you should write to the Data Protection Compliance Officer at the above address.

If you believe that any information Crutes LLP holds about you is incorrect or incomplete, you should write to the Data Protection Compliance Officer at Crutes LLP at the above address. Any information which is found to be incorrect will be corrected as soon as possible. Crutes LLP strives to protect the security of information which you provide to Crutes LLP, and will use up-to-date measures to provide such security.

Crutes LLP information technology systems are operated by Crutes LLP but some data processing in relation to web and email services is carried out on behalf of Crutes LLP by a third party. Crutes LLP endeavours to ensure appropriate security measures are in place to prevent unauthorised disclosure of personal information.

Email Monitoring

Whilst every member of the Crutes LLP Team has a personal private email address, email which you send to Crutes LLP or which Crutes LLP sends to you may be monitored by Crutes LLP to ensure compliance with professional standards and Crutes LLP internal compliance policies. Monitoring is not continuous or routine, but may be undertaken on the instruction of a partner where there are reasonable grounds for doing so. Occasional spot-checks or audits may also be undertaken on the instruction or with the authority of a partner.

Crutes LLP (trading as Crutes Law Firm or Crutes Mounseys Law Firm) is a limited liability partnership Registered in England and Wales (registered number OC317170) and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.

Registered office: Great North House, Sandyford Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8ND.

A list of members is available for inspection at each of our offices.