Provision of Services Regulations

The following information is provided by Littleton Chambers in accordance with the requirements of The Provision of Services Regulations 2009.  Any required information that is not provided below is included in our Letter of Acknowledgement which details the terms of business between us and our clients. 

Business Name:

Littleton Chambers

Legal Status:

Barristers Chambers

Contact Details:              

3 King’s Bench Walk, Temple, London, EC4Y 7HR

Telephone:  020 7797 8600
Fax:  020 7797 8699
DX 1047 Chancery Lane
clerks@littletonchambers.co.uk
www.littletonchambers.com

Authorisation Scheme:

Littleton Chambers are regulated by the Bar Council and the Bar Standards Board (BSB) to provide legal services in England and Wales. Chambers and its barristers are governed by the 8^th Edition of the Code of Conduct which is available from the Bar Standards Board website (see below).  Should you wish to contact the BSB, their contact details are:

                                                The Bar Standards Board
                                                289-293 High Holborn
                                                London
                                                WC1V 7HZ

Telephone:  020 7611 1444
Fax:  020 7831 9217
contactus@barstandarsboard.org.uk
www.barstandardsboard.org.uk

Professional Indemnity Insurance: 

Every barrister must have Professional Indemnity Insurance and this is provided by Bar Mutual (BMIF) which provides cover for individual barristers of up to £2.5 million.  Bar Mutual was set up by barristers for barristers and is not a commercial insurance company.  They can be contacted though Thomas Miller, who manage Bar Mutual at

                                                Thomas Miller
                                                90 Fenchurch Street
                                                London  EC3M 4ST
                                                Telephone:  020 7621 0405

Members of Chambers can opt to purchase additional top up insurance cover, over and above their Bar Mutual insurance, in accordance with and determined by their individual practice requirements.  Such top up cover is provided by TLO or Lonmar.  Details of such additional cover can be supplied upon request.

Employers’ Liability Insurance:

Littleton Chambers are separately insured for Employers’ Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969 for £10M by Ecclesiastical under Policy number OCEL1018976. Ecclesiastical can be contacted at Beaufort House, Brunswick Road, Gloucester GL1 1JZ.  Telephone 01452 528 533 or by email on information@eigmail.com

Public Liability Insurance:

Littleton Chambers are insured for Public Liability with a limit of Indemnity of £10M with AON, 158 Edmund Street, Birmingham, B3 2HB. Telephone 0121 253 3100. 

Complaints:

Complaints can be made to our Commercial Director, Nigel McEwen, who has responsibility for ensuring that the requirements of all relevant quality standards and codes applicable to the Bar are implemented.  Anyone who is not satisfied with the way in which a complaint is dealt with can also make a complaint to the Complaints Commissioner at the Bar Standards Board. 

To download a copy of our Complaints Procedure, please click here. 

VAT Registration:

Littleton Chambers are VAT registered and our VAT number is 898 6067 54.

Standard Terms of Business:

Our standard terms of business are in accordance with the terms of business as detailed by the Bar Council. 

Applicable Law:

Unless otherwise agreed English courts will have exclusive jurisdiction in relation to any claim, dispute or difference concerning our services and any matter arising from it.