Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how expert-witness.uk is committed to protecting your personal data and respecting your privacy. It describes how we collect, use, store and disclose your personal data, your privacy rights, and how the law protects you.

"Expert-Witness" is a trading name of The Legal Group Direct Ltd, a company registered in England & Wales under company number 11408401.

Registered office:
32–36 Chorley New Road,
Bolton, BL1 4AP

For the purposes of data protection law, we are the Data Controller. We process personal data in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

We are registered with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) under registration number ZA427917.

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us via our website contact page or by email at [email protected].

Personal data means any information that can identify an individual. It does not include data where the identity has been removed (anonymous data).

In the course of providing expert witness services, we may collect, use, store and transfer the following types of personal data:

We process your personal data on one or more of the following lawful bases:

• Performance of a contract – where processing is necessary to provide expert witness services
• Legal obligation – where we must comply with legal or regulatory requirements
• Legitimate interests – where processing is necessary for our business operations and does not override your rights
• Consent – where you have given explicit consent

You may withdraw consent at any time by contacting our Data Protection Officer. Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal.

We may use your personal data for the following purposes:

• Provision of expert witness services
• Preparation of reports and court documentation
• Communication with solicitors, courts, insurers and other relevant parties
• Maintaining accounts and business records
• Supporting and managing employees and associates
• Promoting our services (where permitted by law)
• Compliance with legal and regulatory obligations

We will only use your personal data for the purposes for which it was collected unless otherwise permitted by law.

We may share your personal data with:

• Employees and associates involved in delivering our services
• Medical professionals or healthcare providers
• Solicitors, legal representatives, insurers, or courts
• Regulators or authorities where legally required

All third parties are required to respect the security of your personal data and process it in accordance with the law.

We do not sell, rent or trade your personal data and do not disclose it to marketing companies.

We do not transfer your personal data outside the United Kingdom or the European Economic Area (EEA).

We have implemented appropriate technical and organisational security measures to protect your personal data from unauthorised access, loss, misuse, alteration or disclosure.

Access to personal data is limited to those who have a legitimate business need and are subject to confidentiality obligations.

We retain personal data only for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, including legal, regulatory, tax, accounting and reporting obligations.

We may retain data for longer periods where there is a complaint, ongoing litigation, or a reasonable prospect of legal proceedings.

Under data protection law, you have the right to:

• Request access to your personal data
• Request correction of inaccurate data
• Request erasure of your personal data
• Object to processing
• Request restriction of processing
• Request transfer of your personal data
• Withdraw consent at any time

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected].

There is usually no fee to access your personal data. However, we may charge a reasonable fee or refuse a request if it is clearly unfounded, repetitive or excessive.

We aim to respond to all legitimate requests within one month.