Legal Notices
Complaints Procedure
Marcus is committed to giving his clients a high quality professional service.
In the event that there is any aspect of his service that you are not satisfied with, in the first instance you should raise this with Red Lion Court. If you wish to make a formal complaint, to ensure that we fully understand your concerns and can investigate in a fair and timely manner, you should do so in writing by email or letter to Complaints-Red Lion Chambers. A copy of our complaints policy is available on the Red Lion Chambers website.
In the event that we are unable to resolve your complaint you may choose to refer the matter to the Legal Ombudsman whose service is open to individuals, small businesses, charities, clubs, associations and trusts.
The Legal Ombudsman can be contacted by phone 0300 555 0333 or email .uk. More information relating to time limits on making a complaint and the role of the Legal Ombudsman can be found here www.legalombudsman.org.uk.
Marcus Rickard is regulated by bar Standards Board who handle complaints in relation to professional misconduct
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Transparency Statement
The Bar Standards Board requires certain information to be available to the public before engaging a barrister’s services. The relevant information which relates to Marcus Rickard is as follows:
Professional, licensed access and/or lay clients may contact the clerks to Marcus Rickard to obtain a quotation for legal services by email at or by telephone on 020 7520 6000;
Marcus Rickard usually charges for advisory work on the basis of an hourly rate and for advocacy work or commercial / contract reviews (where appropriate) on fixed fee which is agreed on a case by case basis;
The scope of Marcus Rickard’s practice and their most commonly provided legal services are set out under ‘Practice Profile’ on this website and his Chambers profile;
The timescales within which Marcus Rickard provides legal services will be set out in correspondence and will depends on the volume of other work and the complexity of the services required, although advisory work is generally carried out within 14 to 28 days of instruction and in cases of urgency a more rapid turnaround can sometimes be arranged;
Marcus Rickard is regulated by the Bar Standards Board;
Red Lion Chambers, of which Marcus Rickard is a member, has a complaints procedure which can be found on the Red Lion Chambers website;
Complaints may also be made to the Legal Ombudsman and details as to how to make a complaint and the time-limits for making such a complaint can be found here;
You can find information about previous decisions of the Legal Ombudsman here: decision data.
Further information about Marcus Rickard can be found at the Barristers’ Register page on the Bar Standards Board website.