• Brachers LLP is a limited liability partnership incorporated in England and Wales and is a ‘controller’ under the General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018.

    Read our privacy notice below or download a copy of our Privacy Notice (September 2025).

    Whose data we hold

    We may hold data about the following people:

    • Clients
    • Trustees
    • Personal representatives / Executors
    • Beneficiaries
    • Suppliers and service providers
    • Complainants
    • Enquirers
    • Advisers, consultants and other professional experts
    • Employees

    Data that will be collected

    We may collect, store and use the following personal data when engaging with you or when providing our legal services:

    • Personal details
    • Family details
    • Lifestyle and social circumstances
    • Financial details
    • Business activities of the person whose details we are processing
    • Information set out in a trust, deed, or Will, including letter of wishes addressed to us by the settlor or testator
    • Technical information such as your IP address, records of your visits to our online services, your Google Click ID and online Visitor ID when using our enquiry forms and when telephoning us

    Special categories

    We may also collect information that is referred to as being ‘special category’. This could include:

    • Physical and mental health details
    • Racial or ethnic origin
    • Religious beliefs or other beliefs of a similar nature
    • Criminal convictions
    • Sexual orientation

    Basis for processing

    • It is necessary for the performance of our contract with you.
    • It is necessary for us to comply with a legal obligation.
    • It is in our legitimate interest to do so.
    • You have given us your consent (this can be withdrawn at any time by advising our data protection lead).
    • For the purposes of the supervision and management of our employees.

    How we will use your data

    We may use your information for the following purposes:

    • The provision of legal services including advising and acting on behalf of clients.
    • To maintain our accounts and records.
    • Promotion of our goods and services.
    • To monitor and analyse our interactions with you to improve our relationship with you and help us to grow and develop our business.
    • To support and manage our employees and this may include providing anonymised data to external assessment and validation bodies, as part of employees’ formal training requirements or our regulatory obligations.
    • To comply with regulatory obligations including passing required information to the Solicitor’s Regulation Authority or the Legal Ombudsman.

    Who we will share your information with

    • Brachers LLP is part of a group of law firms owned by Lawfront Group Limited, known as the “Lawfront Group”. The Lawfront Group is committed to safeguarding the privacy and security of your personal data. Other members of the group are Farleys Solicitors LLP, Fisher Jones Greenwood LLP, Nelsons Solicitors Limited, Slater Heelis Limited and Trethowans.
    • Barristers
    • Medical experts
    • Healthcare professionals, social and welfare organisations
    • Courts and tribunals
    • Business associates
    • Solicitors, agents or accountants acting for a trust or estate
    • Ombudsman and regulatory authorities
    • Financial organisations
    • Credit reference agencies
    • Private investigators
    • Central government including HMRC and the Probate Registry
    • Anonymised information may be shared with external assessment and validation bodies as part of employees’ formal training requirements
    • Limited data may be accessed by companies who provide IT and other support functions for the purposes of facilitating our work for clients and where appropriate confidentiality and data protection arrangements are in place
    • Digital advertising platforms (such as Google Ads), where we share online identifiers (e.g. Google Click ID and Visitor ID) collected via our call tracking provider and online enquiry forms to help us measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns and attribute enquiries to specific marketing activity.

    Where you authorise us, we may also disclose your information to your family, associates or representatives and we may also disclose your information to debt collection agencies if you do not pay our bills.

    In respect of Marketing Services, we will not process your data without your consent unless it is on the basis of there being a legitimate interest.

    Transfers to third countries

    We may from time to time transfer your personal data to a country outside of the EEA. Normally this will be necessary for the performance of your contract with us or for the exercise or for the exercise or defence of legal claims on your behalf. Sometimes we may transfer for other reasons and we will ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place at all times.

    Security arrangements

    We shall ensure that all the information that you provide to us is kept secure using appropriate technical and organisational measures. We are ISO 9001 accredited. In the event of a personal data breach we have in place procedures to ensure the effects of such a breach are minimised and shall liaise with the ICO and with you as appropriate.

    More information is available from the data protection lead.

    How long we will keep your information for

    We will normally keep your information throughout the period of time we do work for you and afterwards for a minimum period of six years, as we are required to do by law and also by the regulations that apply to us. In some cases (for example where we have prepared a will for you) we may retain your information for a longer period and we will advise you of this at the time.

    More information is set out in our data retention policy which is available on request from the data protection lead.

    Your Data Protection rights

    You have the following rights under the GDPR:

    • Right to be informed
    • Right of access
    • Right to request rectification
    • Right to request erasure
    • Right to restriction of processing
    • Right to data portability
    • Right to object

    Right of access

    You have a right to see the information we hold about you. To access this you need to provide a request in writing to our data protection lead, together with proof of identity.
    We will usually process your request free of charge and within 30 days. However, we reserve the right to charge a reasonable administration fee and to extend the period of time by a further two months, if the request is manifestly unfounded or vexatious and / or is very complex.

    Full details are available in our data subject access policy which is available on request from the data protection lead.

    Right of erasure

    You have a right to ask us to erase your personal data in certain cases (details may be found in Article 17 of the GDPR). We will deal with your request free of charge and within 30 days, but reserve the right to refuse to erase information that we are required to retain by law or regulation, or that is required to exercise or defend legal claims.

    To exercise your right to erasure, please contact our data protection lead.

    Who you can complain to

    We encourage you to contact us if you have any questions, comments or concerns about how we handle your personal data. Please contact the Professional Standards Team at pst@lawfront.com

    The UK data protection law also gives you the right to lodge a complaint with the data protection supervisory authority for the UK which is the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). You can contact the ICO using the details set out below:

    Data Protection Supervisory Authority: Information Commissioner’s Office
    Address: Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF
    Helpline number: 0303 123 1113

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