Acceptance of these Terms of Use

The terms of use set out below govern your use of this website. By using this website, you fully accept these terms. If you do not agree with them or any part of them, you must not use this website. These terms of use may be updated from time to time and it is your responsibility to check them each time you visit before accessing the website content.

Ownership

Save as otherwise stated above, the content of this website is the property of Christopher Kessling. Within these terms of use references to the owner and ownership are to Christopher Kessling and references to this website are to defence-barrister.co.uk and/or defence-barrister.com. The contact address for Christopher Kessling, Defence-Barrister.co.uk and Defence-Barrister.com is 86-90 Paul Street, London EC2A 4NE. You can make contact by email at: contact@defence-barrister.co.uk.

Content disclaimer

The content of this website does not constitute legal or other professional advice and should not be relied on as such. It is provided for general information purposes only. Whilst every reasonable effort is made to ensure that such content is correct, no warranty, whether express or implied, is given in relation to such content, including as to whether it is accurate, complete or current. No liability is accepted for any loss occasioned from reliance on such content.

The information on this website is not a substitute for legal advice. If you require legal advice about a specific case or legal problem it is vital that you seek legal advice from a qualified lawyer. If you require legal advice you should contact a legal professional - links are provided on the contact page to assist you.

Content warning - User discretion

Links to third party websites include links to cases which contain graphic descriptions of serious violence, cruelty and murder. It is in the nature of criminal offences that such content will appear from time to time. Examples also appear on the pages of this website of the details of criminal offences for illustrative purposes.

For these reasons, user discretion is advised when accessing such content. If you wish to block access to this website, please consult the user settings section of your browser.

Third party websites disclaimer

This website contains links and advertisements to third party websites which are not under the control of this website/its owner. These links are not recommendations. Links may also be made to this website from third party websites which are not under the control of this website/its owner. No responsibility is accepted for the content of third party websites or for any loss or damage occasioned from use or reliance on the same, or for for any loss or damage occasioned by the use or reliance on any product or service purchased or obtained through such third party websites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of third party websites. Any questions you may have about how those websites collect and use data should be directed to those websites and you should read their individual privacy policies.

Copyright

The copyright and other intellectual property rights in this website and its content (including the website logo, graphics, text and design) are owned by or licensed to this website/its owner or otherwise used by this website/its owner as permitted by law.

You may download, copy or print pages of this website for personal, non-commercial home use only.

External links to (and provision of information from) .gov.uk websites, the sentencing council website (sentencingcouncil.org.uk), the Judiciary website (judiciary.uk) and other information subject to Crown copyright is provided under the terms of the open goverment licence.

Linking to this website

You may link from a website owned by you to this website or to a specific page or pages of this website provided that such link(s) clearly identify defence-barrister.co.uk as the website you have linked to. Such links must not be harmful to the reputation of this website and/or suggest ownership by you of this website and/or ownership or creation by you of the content of this website, or (without prior written authority) suggest endorsement or approval by this website/its owner. You will remove any such link(s) immediately if requested to do so.

It is not permitted to load pages from this website into frames on another site. The defence-barrister.co.uk/.com pages must be displayed in the user‘s entire browser window.

Cookie Policy

Effective Date: 17-Dec-2023
Last Updated: 17-Dec-2023

 
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In addition to this, different browsers provide different methods to block and delete cookies used by websites. You can change the settings of your browser to block/delete the cookies. Listed below are the links to the support documents on how to manage and delete cookies from the major web browsers.

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Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 17-Dec-2023
Last Updated: 17-Dec-2023

This Privacy Policy describes the policies of Christopher Kessling / Defence-Barrister.co.uk, 86-90 Paul Street, London EC2A 4NE, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the), email: contact@defence-barrister.co.uk, on the collection, use and disclosure of your information that we collect when you use our website ( https://www.defence-barrister.co.uk ). (the “Service”). By accessing or using the Service, you are consenting to the collection, use and disclosure of your information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. If you do not consent to the same, please do not access or use the Service.

We may modify this Privacy Policy at any time without any prior notice to you and will post the revised Privacy Policy on the Service. The revised Policy will be effective 180 days from when the revised Policy is posted in the Service and your continued access or use of the Service after such time will constitute your acceptance of the revised Privacy Policy. We therefore recommend that you periodically review this page.

  1. How We Use Your Information:

    We will use the information that we collect about you for the following purposes:

    1. Marketing/ Promotional
    2. Enforce T&C
    3. Support
    4. Administration info
    5. Targeted advertising
    6. Site protection

    If we want to use your information for any other purpose, we will ask you for consent and will use your information only on receiving your consent and then, only for the purpose(s) for which grant consent unless we are required to do otherwise by law.

  2. How We Share Your Information:

    We will not transfer your personal information to any third party without seeking your consent, except in limited circumstances as described below:

    1. Ad service
    2. Sponsors
    3. Analytics
    4. Data collection & process

    We require such third party’s to use the personal information we transfer to them only for the purpose for which it was transferred and not to retain it for longer than is required for fulfilling the said purpose.

    We may also disclose your personal information for the following: (1) to comply with applicable law, regulation, court order or other legal process; (2) to enforce your agreements with us, including this Privacy Policy; or (3) to respond to claims that your use of the Service violates any third-party rights. If the Service or our company is merged or acquired with another company, your information will be one of the assets that is transferred to the new owner.

  3. Your Rights:

    Depending on the law that applies, you may have a right to access and rectify or erase your personal data or receive a copy of your personal data, restrict or object to the active processing of your data, ask us to share (port) your personal information to another entity, withdraw any consent you provided to us to process your data, a right to lodge a complaint with a statutory authority and such other rights as may be relevant under applicable laws. To exercise these rights, you can write to us at contact@defence-barrister.co.uk. We will respond to your request in accordance with applicable law.

    Do note that if you do not allow us to collect or process the required personal information or withdraw the consent to process the same for the required purposes, you may not be able to access or use the services for which your information was sought.

  4. Cookies Etc.

    To learn more about how we use these and your choices in relation to these tracking technologies, please refer to our Cookie Policy.

  5. Security:

    The security of your information is important to us and we will use reasonable security measures to prevent the loss, misuse or unauthorized alteration of your information under our control. However, given the inherent risks, we cannot guarantee absolute security and consequently, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us and you do so at your own risk.

  6. Third Party Links & Use Of Your Information:

    Our Service may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us. This Privacy Policy does not address the privacy policy and other practices of any third parties, including any third party operating any website or service that may be accessible via a link on the Service. We strongly advise you to review the privacy policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services.

  7. Grievance / Data Protection Officer:

    If you have any queries or concerns about the processing of your information that is available with us, you may email our Grievance Officer at Christopher Kessling / Defence-Barrister.co.uk, 86-90 Paul Street, London EC2A 4NE, email: contact@defence-barrister.co.uk. We will address your concerns in accordance with applicable law.

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