Cycle SOS only deal with cycle accident claims. We are cyclists ourselves and we believe that cyclists have the right to be safe on the roads. Cycle SOS ‘The Cyclists National Helpline’ is made up of a highly trained team of specialist personal injury cycling lawyers that have recovered millions of pounds for people making bicycle accident claims.
We value our clients and are committed to providing a high quality legal service to all our clients. 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. This will help us improve our standards.
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, our Complaints Policy details who to contact should you be unhappy with our service and have been unable to resolve the matter with the person dealing with your case. It also explains what will happen from the point of the complaint onwards. Making a complaint will not affect how we handle your case.
If you have a complaint please write to us with full details of your concerns. Our client care partner Mr DC Woodhead has responsibility for dealing with complaints. You can contact him at Towneley House, Kingsway, Burnley, BB11 1BJ. Alternatively you can contact him at complaints@sjlaw.co.uk.
We may ask the member of staff who acted for you to reply to your complaint within five days.
We may examine their reply and the information in your complaint file. We may then ask them for more information.We may invite you to meet the partner handling the complaint to discuss and hopefully resolve the complaint.
If you are still not satisfied you can ask the Legal Ombudsman to look into the matter. They have time limits for making a complaint to them, these can be found at www.legalombudsman.org.uk/. Normally you will need to bring a complaint to them within six months of receiving a final written response from us about your complaint.
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. More details can be found at: www.sra.org.uk
If you are still not satisfied you can ask the Legal Ombudsman to look into the matter. Before accepting a complaint for investigation, the Legal Ombudsman will check that you have tried to resolve your complaint with us first. They have time limits for making a complaint to them, these can be found at www.legalombudsman.org.uk/ . Normally you will need to bring a complaint to them:
If you would like more information about the Legal Ombudsman, the contact details are:
The Legal Ombudsman, PO Box 6806 Wolverhampton WV1 9WJ;
Helpline number 0300 555 0333 (calls are charged at local rate and will be recorded);
If you are calling from overseas, please call +44 121 245 3050; For the minicom call 0300 555 1777; email enquiries@legalombudsman.org.uk.
Please note the Legal Ombudsman may not deal with a complaint about a bill if you have applied to the court for assessment of that bill.
If we still cannot settle the matter, we will provide the name and web address of an ADR approved body, which would be competent to deal with the complaint, should both parties wish to use the scheme.
If our contract with you was made online, then you also have the right to submit your complaint via an online form which can be found at http://ec.europa.eu/odr for this purpose, our email address is clientcare@sjlaw.co.uk
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CYCLE SOS
Cycle SOS is a trading style of Smith Jones (Solicitors) Ltd
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Registered Office: Towneley House, Kingsway, Burnley, Lancashire, BB11 1BJ
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