Please read the following information carefully. This privacy notice contains information about the information collected, stored and otherwise processed about you and the reasons for the processing. It also tells you who Butler Legal & Co shares this information with, the security mechanisms we have put in place to protect your information and how to contact us in the event you need further information.
Butler Legal & Co collects, uses and is responsible for personal information about you. When we do this, we are the 'controller' of this information for the purposes of the GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018.
If you need to contact us about your information or the processing carried out, you can use the contact details at the end of this document.
The vast majority of the information that we hold about you is provided to us by yourself when you seek to use our services or you are employed by us or work with us in various capacities. We will tell you why we need the information and how we will use it.
Personal data is any information that can be used to identify an individual, and it can range from the most basic of details such as contact information through to more complex data. Identification can be by the information alone or in conjunction with any other information. The processing of personal data is governed by both the General Data Protection Regulation (the GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.
We collect and process both personal data and special categories of personal data as defined in the GDPR. This includes:
In most circumstances you will provide us with personal data when you get in touch with us whether this is to assist your barrister in the provision of legal services or when you are employed by us or are a member of our chambers or provide services to us.
Butler Legal & Co may also obtain information from third parties, parties involved in legal proceedings, such as witnesses, courts, tribunals. In addition, we may obtain information from other employees, contractors and referees and members. Information may also be supplied by suppliers of goods and services, government departments, and public records including the media.
Butler Legal & Co may use your personal information for the following purposes:
Under the GDPR, you have a number of rights that you can exercise in certain circumstances. Where those circumstances are established, you may have the right to:
We retain your personal data whilst you remain a client, member, pupil or employee unless you ask us to delete it. Our Retention and Disposal Policy details how long we hold data for and how we dispose of it when it no longer needs to be held. We will delete or anonymise your information at your request unless:
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You may opt out of receiving emails and other messages from us by following the instructions in those messages. Alternatively, if you wish to unsubscribe from any marketing emails that you have signed up for, you can do so by sending an email to info@butlerlegal.co.uk with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject box.
It may take 21 days for this to become effective.
If you have any questions about this privacy notice or the information we hold about you, please contact us using the details below:
Butler Legal & Co
11 Staple Inn
London WC1V 7OH
info@butlerlegal.co.uk
You may also raise a complaint directly with the Information Commissioner's Office at:
Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire SK9 5AF
Butler Legal & Co continually reviews its privacy practices and may change this policy from time to time. When we make significant changes, we will publish the updated notice on our website at butlerlegal.co.uk. This privacy notice was last updated in June 2026.