Legal notices - general

The Legal Notices, as amended by us from time to time:

  • provide information about Ashurst and each of the legal entities comprising Ashurst;
  • set out the basis on which you may use this website in conjunction with the Terms of Use;
  • provide important information about the way in which we provide our services, including details of our policy in relation to complaints and the extent to which we may provide financial services.

Please read the Legal Notices carefully.

By clicking on the headings on the left you can find the country specific information sections of these Legal Notices that contain further information about Ashurst's offices, including information about how those offices and their lawyers are regulated, and information provided in accordance with the European Data Protection and Electronic Commerce Directives.

Except where otherwise stated, references in the Legal Notices and elsewhere on this website to "Ashurst" and to "we" and "us" are references to Ashurst LLP, Ashurst Australia and their respective affiliates which are authorised by Ashurst LLP to use the name "Ashurst" (together the "Ashurst Group"), or one or more of those affiliates as the context requires.

Changes to Ashurst on 1 November 2007

Before 1 November 2007, Ashurst was a general partnership constituted under the laws of England and Wales. Some documents available through this website were produced before 1 November 2007.  Nothing in those documents is to be taken to indicate that Ashurst LLP or any of its limited liability affiliates are unlimited liability undertakings or general partnerships.

Ashurst LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales under number OC330252. It is a law firm authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority ("SRA") of England and Wales under number 468653. A list of the members of Ashurst LLP, and of the non-members who are designated as partners, and their professional qualifications is open to inspection at the registered office, Broadwalk House, 5 Appold Street, London EC2A 2HA, England.  The term "partner" is used to refer to a member of Ashurst LLP or to an employee or consultant with equivalent standing and qualifications or to an individual with equivalent status in one of Ashurst LLP's affiliates.

Changes to Ashurst on 1 March 2012

On 1 March 2012 Ashurst combined its practices in Asia with the Australian law firm Ashurst Australia (formerly Blake Dawson). This is the first step in a planned full global merger of the two firms in 2014.

Ashurst Australia (ABN 75 304 286 095) is a general partnership constituted under the laws of the Australian Capital Territory carrying on practice under the name "Ashurst" under licence from Ashurst LLP.  Ashurst Australia is a separate legal entity from Ashurst LLP.  In Asia, Ashurst Australia, Ashurst LLP and their respective affiliates provide legal services under the name "Ashurst". 

Each member of the Ashurst Group will continue to preserve clients' confidentiality and legal professional privilege.  Group members may exchange information with each other for Group purposes including but not limited to the provision of advice and other work done for you.  We may also exchange information about existing or past matters that we have handled, but only (a) to assist with identification of and access to relevant expertise across the Group and/or (b) to the extent necessary to check that no conflict of interest exists with any such matter handled by either firm.  We may also disclose information on a confidential basis to third party services providers including legal process outsourcers.  For further information about how we use personal data please see our Privacy Policy.

Website

This site includes material designed to promote the professional services of Ashurst.  Nothing on this website or in the documents available through it is intended to provide legal or other professional advice. You should not rely on any information contained on this website or in the documents available through it as if it were legal or other professional advice.

United States

Some of the material on this website may constitute attorney advertising within the meaning of sections 1200.1 and 1200.6-8 of Title 22 of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulatory Attorney Advertising Regulations. The following statement is made on this website in accordance with those rules: ATTORNEY ADVERTISING; PRIOR RESULTS DO NOT GUARANTEE A SIMILAR OUTCOME.

Insurance

Ashurst maintains global professional indemnity insurance cover effected with various insurers.  By clicking on the headings on the left you can find country specific information about the applicable professional indemnity insurance arrangements.

Ashurst and the Ashurst logo are registered trademarks.