Legal notice

‘Withers' and ‘Withersworldwide' are the names under which Withers LLP, Withers Bergman LLP and their affiliated partnerships, offices, undertakings, affiliates, including Withers Australia, Withers BVI, Withers 衛達仕, Studio Legale Associato con Withers LLP, Withers KhattarWong LLP, Withers Japan Zeirishi Houjin, Withers Bengoshi Houjin and Withers Gaikokuhou Jimu Bengoshi Houjin (each of which is its own legal entity), are authorised to provide legal or other client services.

References to ‘Withers’, ‘Withersworldwide’, ‘the firm’, ‘we’ or ‘us’ are to one or more of those partnerships, offices, affiliate, alliances and undertakings, as appropriate. Any reference to a ‘partner’ means a partner, member, consultant, or employee with equivalent standing and qualifications in at least one Withers entity. All Withers partners are members of Withersworldwide LLP which is the governing entity of Withers but which does not provide legal or other client services.

Withers KhattarWong LLP is a Singapore law practice with Registration No. T12LL0001E with Singapore qualified lawyers and foreign registered lawyers. Only Singapore law qualified lawyers of Withers KhattarWong LLP are allowed to provide Singapore law advice and represent clients in the Singapore courts under the Legal Profession Act. We are regulated by the Law Society of Singapore and the Legal Services Regulatory Authority.

Withers Bengoshi Houjin is organised as a local partnership, under the Japanese Civil Code, whose partners are only Japanese qualified lawyers (bengoshi) and non-Japanese lawyers (attorneys-at-law admitted in California, Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii and New York) who are registered foreign lawyers in Japan (gaikokuho jimu bengoshi).

For more information on how we are regulated, see the links below.

United Kingdom

Withers LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales with registered number OC301149.

A full list of members’ names and their professional qualifications may be inspected at our registered office, 20 Old Bailey, London EC4M 7AN.

Withers LLP is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (‘SRA’) with registered number 352314. The Solicitors’ Code of Conduct can be found in the SRA Handbook, which can be viewed here.

We aim to provide the highest possible standard of professional skills and service. If you are not happy with any part of our work, please let us know as soon as possible. We will try to deal with any problem quickly and we have our own complaints procedure to help us sort out the problem. Please contact us for more information.

If, for any reason, this does not work, you may want to refer the matter to the relevant regulatory organisation. For work carried out by English solicitors and registered foreign lawyers, you can refer the matter to the Legal Ombudsman Service at PO Box 6806, Wolverhampton, WV1 9WJ, visit their website to find out more.

Withers LLP’s compulsory professional indemnity insurance covers acts or omissions arising out of the Firm’s professional business where ever they occur and is provided by International Insurance Company of Hannover Limited of L’Avenir, Opladen Way, Bracknell, Berkshire RG12 0PE. For further information you may contact the firm’s Assistant Director of Risk and Compliance, Andrew Goodall.

Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013: If you have instructed Withers LLP as an individual to act for you in your personal capacity, under the Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013, you have a fourteen day cooling-off period during which you may decide to cancel your contract with us. You may cancel your contract during the cancellation period by completing and sending to us the cancellation form. Please click here to download the form.

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United States

Withers Bergman LLP, is a Limited Liability Partnership registered in Delaware with registered offices at The Corporation Trust Company, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware, 19801.

Its attorneys are regulated variously by the Bars of New York and/or Connecticut amongst other jurisdictions.

Materials on this site may constitute Attorney Advertising under applicable rules of professional responsibility. Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome.

Italy

Studio Legale Withers is a partnership formed under Italian law, with its principal office in Milan at Via Durini 18, 20122 Milano, Italy.

The Padua office of Studio Legale Withers is located at Via Corso Milano 18, 35139 Padova, Italy.

Lawyers based in Italy are either members of an Ordine degli Avvocati and regulated by the Consiglio Nazionale Forense as lawyers (avvocati), or foreign lawyers who are admitted in their home jurisdiction.

Details of the professional rules which apply to avvocati are included in the Codice deontologico forense which can be viewed here.

Studio Legale Withers’ VAT registration number in Italy is 06619700963.

Switzerland

Legal services in Switzerland are provided by Withers LLP, an English limited liability partnership with registration number OC301149. UK VAT registration number: 945688761.

Withers LLP is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (‘SRA’) with registered number 352314. The Solicitors’ Code of Conduct can be found in the SRA Handbook, which can be viewed here.

We aim to provide the highest possible standard of professional skills and service. If you are not happy with any part of our work, please let us know as soon as possible. We will try to deal with any problem quickly and we have our own complaints procedure to help us sort out the problem. Please contact us for more information.

If, for any reason, this does not work, you may want to refer the matter to the relevant regulatory organisation. For work carried out by English solicitors and registered foreign lawyers, you can refer the matter to the Legal Ombudsman Service at PO Box 6806, Wolverhampton, WV1 9WJ, visit their website to find out more.

Withers LLP’s compulsory professional indemnity insurance covers acts or omissions arising out of the Firm’s professional business where ever they occur and is provided by International Insurance Company of Hannover Limited of L’Avenir, Opladen Way, Bracknell, Berkshire RG12 0PE. For further information you may contact the firm’s Assistant Director of Risk and Compliance, Andrew Goodall.

Hong Kong

Withers 衛達仕 is a partnership formed under Hong Kong law with its principal office at 20/F, Gloucester Tower, The Landmark, 15 Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong.

Lawyers based in Hong Kong who are admitted as solicitors in Hong Kong are regulated by the Law Society of Hong Kong. Certain lawyers based in Hong Kong are not admitted as solicitors in Hong Kong but are registered with and regulated by the Law Society of Hong Kong as Registered Foreign Lawyers.

Details of the professional rules which apply to Hong Kong Lawyers are included in the Hong Kong Solicitors’ Guide to Professional Conduct to which can be viewed here. They may also be regulated by the relevant regulatory body in their place of admission. A list of the partners and their professional qualifications is available on request.

Withers aims to provide the highest possible standard of professional skills and service. If you are not happy with any part of our work, please let us know as soon as possible. We will try to deal with any problem quickly and we have our own complaints procedure to help us sort out the problem. Please contact us for more information.

If, for any reason, this does not work, you may want to refer the matter to the relevant regulatory organisation. For work carried out by English solicitors and registered foreign lawyers, you can refer the matter to the Legal Ombudsman Service at PO Box 6806, Wolverhampton, WV1 9WJ, visit their website to find out more.

Withers compulsory professional indemnity insurance covers acts or omissions arising out of the Firm’s professional business wherever they occur and is provided by Essar Insurance Services Ltd 28/F Tower 1, Times Square, 1 Matheson Street, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. For further information, you may contact the firm’s Assistant Director of Risk and Compliance, Andrew Goodall.

Singapore

Legal services in Singapore are provided by Withers KhattarWong LLP, a Singapore law practice with Registration No. T12LL0001E, regulated by the Law Society of Singapore and the Legal Services Regulatory Authority.

Withers KhattarWong LLP is an affiliate of Withers LLP, an English limited liability partnership with registration number OC301149. UK VAT registration number: 945688761.

Withers LLP is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (‘SRA’) with registered number 352314. The Solicitors’ Code of Conduct can be found in the SRA Handbook, which can be viewed here.

We aim to provide the highest possible standard of professional skills and service. If you are not happy with any part of our work, please let us know as soon as possible. We will try to deal with any problem quickly and we have our own complaints procedure to help us sort out the problem. Please contact us for more information.

Australia

Withers Australia Pty Ltd practices as an incorporated legal practice

Withers Australia Pty Ltd practices as an incorporated legal practice, regulated by the Law Society of New South Wales and the Victorian Legal Services Board. Withers Australia has offices in Sydney and Melbourne.

Withers Australia’s Australian Business Number is 18 612 897 346.

Japan

Withers in Japan is a foreign law joint enterprise (gaikokuhou kyoudou jigyou) between Withers Gaikokuhou Jimu Bengoshi Houjin and Withers Bengoshi Houjin. Withers also has an exclusive contractual agreement with Withers Japan Zeirishi Houjin (WJZH).

Withers in Japan is a foreign law joint enterprise (gaikokuhou kyoudou jigyou) between Withers Gaikokuhou Jimu Bengoshi Houjin (whose member and its employees are attorneys-at-law admitted in California, Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii and New York, all of whom are foreign registered attorneys (Gaikokuhou Jimu Bengoshi) in Japan) and Withers Bengoshi Houjin (whose member and its employees are qualified Japanese bengoshi), as defined under Article 2, item 15 of the Special Measures Law Concerning the Handling of Legal Business by Foreign Lawyers (Gaikoku Bengoshi ni yoruHouritsu Jimu no Toriatsukai ni kansuru TokubetsuSochiho) of Japan.

Withers has an exclusive contractual agreement with Withers Japan Zeirishi Houjin (WJZH), a separate Japanese licensed tax attorney corporation (a ‘Zeirishi Houjin’), established under the Licensed Tax Attorney Law of Japan.

WJZH provides Japanese tax services to Withers’ clients.

British Virgin Islands

Withers BVI is partnership formed under BVI law, with its principal office at Little Denmark, 3rd Floor, PO Box 145, Road Town, Tortola, VG1110, British Virgin Islands.

Withers BVI’s lawyers are admitted to practise BVI law in accordance with the Legal Profession Act, 2015 (as amended).

A number of Withers BVI lawyers are also authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (‘SRA’) – The SRA Code of Conduct can be found in the SRA Handbook, which can be viewed here.

Withers BVI aims to provide the highest possible standard of professional skills and service. If you are not happy with any part of our work, please let us know as soon as possible. We will try to deal with any problem quickly and we have our own complaints procedure to help us sort out the problem. Please contact us for more information.

If, for any reason, this does not work, you may want to refer the matter to the relevant regulatory organisation. For work carried out by English solicitors and registered foreign lawyers, you can refer the matter to the Legal Ombudsman Service at PO Box 6806, Wolverhampton, WV1 9WJ, visit their website to find out more.

Withers BVI’s professional indemnity insurance covers acts or omissions arising out of the Firm’s professional business where ever they occur and is provided by International Insurance Company of Hannover Limited of L’Avenir, Opladen Way, Bracknell, Berkshire RG12 0PE. For further information you may contact the firm’s Assistant Director of Risk and Compliance, Andrew Goodall.