Terms

Please review these Terms of Use for the Haynes Boone website carefully. If you continue to browse and use this website, you are agreeing to comply with and be bound by the following terms and conditions of use, which together with our privacy policy govern Haynes Boone’s relationship with you in relation to this website. Using this website indicates your agreement to follow and be bound by the Haynes Boone website Terms of Use, as follows:

• The term “Haynes Boone” or “us” or “we” refers to the owner of the website whose registered principal office is 2801 N. Harwood Street, Suite 2300, Dallas, Texas 75201. The term “you” refers to the user or viewer of our website.
• The content of the pages of this website is for your general information and use only. It is subject to change without notice.
• The pages within this website are provided by Haynes Boone as a service to the public. As legal advice must be tailored to the specific circumstances of each case, nothing provided herein should be used as legal advice, nor shall anything herein create an attorney-client relationship between you and Haynes Boone.
• Some links within the Haynes Boone website may lead to other sites. The Haynes Boone website does not incorporate any materials appearing in such linked sites by reference, and Haynes Boone does not necessarily sponsor, endorse or otherwise approve of such linked materials.
• Neither we nor any third parties provide any warranty or guarantee as to the accuracy, timeliness, performance, completeness or suitability of the information and materials found or offered on this website for any particular purpose. You acknowledge that such information and materials may contain inaccuracies or errors and we expressly exclude liability for any such inaccuracies or errors to the fullest extent permitted by law.
• Your use of any information or materials on this website is entirely at your own risk, for which we shall not be liable. It shall be your own responsibility to ensure that any information available through this website meet your specific requirements.
• Unless otherwise indicated, lawyers listed on this website are not certified by the the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. None of the lawyers listed on this website is certified as an "expert" or "specialist" pursuant to any authority governing the practice of law in New York.
• The website and the content may be considered advertising in some jurisdictions. Haynes Boone does not seek to represent any person or entity based upon that person's or entity's viewing the website (or any portion of the website) in any jurisdiction where the website (or any portion of the website) does not comply with all of the laws and ethical requirements of that jurisdiction. Haynes Boone's lawyers do not seek to practice law in jurisdictions where they are not properly licensed to practice.
• This website contains material which is owned by or licensed to us. This material includes, but is not limited to, the design, layout, look, appearance and graphics. Reproduction is prohibited other than in accordance with the copyright notice, which forms part of these terms and conditions.
• All trademarks reproduced in this website, which are not the property of, or licensed to the operator, are acknowledged on the website.
• From time to time this website may also include links to other websites. These links are provided for your convenience to provide further information. They do not signify that we endorse the website(s). We have no responsibility for the content of the linked website(s).
• Unauthorized use of this website may give rise to a claim for damages and/or be a criminal offense. Except as provided in these Terms, you may not use, download, upload, copy, modify, print, display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, rent, lease, loan, sell, assign, post, transmit, distribute, reverse engineer, create derivative works from, or otherwise exploit any Content or information from the website, in whole or in part, including without limitation by way of framing or hyper-linking, without the express permission of Haynes Boone. Requests for such permission should be made to Kathy Gutierrez, Creative Projects Director.

You may not under any circumstance:

• Send unsolicited commercial email to the email addresses provided on the website (spam, chain emails, advertising solicitations and similar email solicitations are expressly prohibited)
• Delete, modify or attempt to change or alter any of the Content on the website
• Use any device, software or routine that interferes with the proper functioning of the website or servers or networks connected to the website, or take any other action that interferes with other parties' use of the website
• Use the website or the content contained within, intentionally or unintentionally, in any manner inconsistent with or in violation of any applicable laws or regulations or in violation of the rules of any other website providers, websites, and other digital entities, including, without limitation, laws regarding import/export of technical data by virtue of your online transmission
• Use any "robot", "spider" or other automatic or manual device or process for the purpose of compiling information on the website for purposes other than for a generally available search engine
• Use any Haynes Boone names, service marks, or trademarks without our prior written consent, including without limitation as metatags or hidden text

UNITED KINGDOM

We practice in the United Kingdom through Haynes Boone CDG LLP.  Haynes Boone CDG LLP is managed and owned by Haynes Boone, which has its registered principal office at 2801 N. Harwood Street, Suite 2300, Dallas, TX 75201,  United States of America.

General

Haynes Boone CDG LLP is a Limited Liability Partnership registered in England & Wales with registration No. OC317056. Haynes Boone CDG LLP is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Solicitors Regulation Authority ("SRA") under number 439491. Information on the regulations of the SRA and the Solicitors' Code of Conduct can be found at https://www.sra.org.uk

A list of the names of Haynes Boone CDG LLP partners is available for inspection at our registered office: 1 New Fetter Lane, London, EC4A 1AN.

Professional Indemnity Insurance
Haynes Boone CDG LLP maintains professional indemnity insurance in accordance with the rules of the SRA. Details of the insurers and the territorial coverage of the policy are available for inspection at our registered office listed above.

Complaints
Haynes Boone, CDG LLP is committed to delivering high quality legal advice and client care. Complaints about any aspect of our service should, in the first instance, be raised with the partner responsible for the relevant matter or the partner managing the overall relationship with you. If you feel that is inappropriate, or are dissatisfied with the response you receive, you can write to our General Counsel Office.  We would also be happy to provide you with a copy of our internal complaints procedure on request.

If you are not satisfied with our handling of your complaint, you may be entitled to ask the Legal Ombudsman at the following address:

Legal Ombudsman
PO Box 6167
Slough
SL1 0EH

Tel: +44 (0)300 555 0333

The Legal Ombudsman’s services are available to members of the public, certain small businesses, charities, clubs, societies, associations and trusts.  Under the Legal Ombudsman Scheme Rules, you will normally need to bring a complaint to the Legal Ombudsman within six (6) months of receiving a final written response from us about your complaint or within one (1) year of the act or omission about which you are complaining occurring (or if outside of this period, within one (1) year of when you should reasonably have been aware of it), as amended by the Legal Ombudsman from time to time.  The Legal Ombudsman may consider your complaint in circumstances outside those detailed above, where they consider it fair and reasonable to do so.

The Solicitors Regulation Authority can also help if you are concerned about our behaviour. Details of how you can raise a concern with the Solicitors Regulation Authority can be found on their website (https://www.sra.org.uk/consumers/problems/report-solicitor).

Finally, if your complaint relates to our charges, you may be entitled to apply to the High Court for an assessment of our charges pursuant to Part III of the Solicitors Act 1974, in which case the Legal Ombudsman may not consider your complaint.

VAT
Haynes Boone CDG LLP is registered for VAT purposes with VAT registration number GB 256324507.

Updated November 2023
This statement is made on behalf of Haynes Boone CDG LLP (Haynes Boone) pursuant to section 54(1) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (the "Act") and constitutes our modern slavery and human trafficking statement. Haynes Boone CDG LLP is committed to ensuring that we have procedures in place to protect against modern slavery or human trafficking occurring in any part of our business or in our supply chains. 

Organization structure 
Haynes Boone is an English Limited Liability Partnership with registration number OC317056. We are located in London and provide a full range of legal services to clients around the world.  Haynes Boone CDG LLP is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. Haynes Boone CDG LLP forms part of Haynes Boone, an international law firm with offices across the United States of America, and in Mexico, the United Kingdom and China.  Haynes Boone has its registered principal office at 2801 N. Harwood Street, Suite 2300, Dallas, TX 75201, United States of America.

Supply Chains
Our supply chains include both local and overseas professional services businesses which supply a range of goods and services to us to support our business and the services we provide to our clients.   Our supply chains are not complicated and relate mainly to the goods and services we require in order to operate as a law firm, for example, the maintenance and cleaning of our premises, catering, security and the procurement of software and IT equipment. As a Law firm, we have a responsibility to not only provide services at the highest standards but also comply with laws, regulations, and rules relevant to our business. Our corporate social responsibilities reflect our culture, and we expect the same from all our suppliers.

Risk Assessment and Policies
We generally consider the overall risk of modern slavery and human trafficking occurring within our business, and within the supply chains that we use in our business, to be low.  However, we also recognise that some of our suppliers may pose a higher risk due to the products they provide to us or due to their, or their supply chain, locations.  To the best of our knowledge, we have not seen any evidence of modern slavery in our business and have put a number of policies and procedures in place to address any risk and to mitigate against slavery and human trafficking occurring in our business:

We have an Anti-slavery policy available on our Intranet which provides staff with clear objectives in relation to our anti-slavery procedures, encourages disclosure of concerns and wrongdoing and reflects our abhorrence to modern slavery and our commitment to being a responsible business which operates with integrity across all aspects of our operations, including our supply chain.

We also have Whistleblowing and Grievance Policies which are published on our Intranet to ensure that staff can raise any concerns confidentially and be assured that these concerns are being dealt with appropriately.

Our procurement process includes a vetting and screening programme for all new suppliers (with all suppliers being screened on an annual basis) which screens for investigations into, and allegations of, criminal conduct including modern slavery and human trafficking.  Due diligence is also carried out on Suppliers and those who cannot demonstrate their own commitment to anti-slavery through published policies and statements are subject to enhanced due diligence and are required to acknowledge and agree to our Modern Slavery Supplier Code of Conduct.

Training
To ensure a high level of understanding of the risks of modern slavery and human trafficking in our business and in our supply chains, those staff involved in sourcing/managing a supply chain have been trained so that they are able to identify risk factors, understand the implications and assist us with implementing our Anti-Slavery Policy effectively. In addition, all staff are kept informed of our modern slavery initiatives and policies through training, information bulletins and by reference to our Intranet.

United Kingdom contact regarding the UK terms and Anti-Slavery Statement:

William Cecil - Partner and Compliance Officer for Legal Practice, Haynes Boone CDG LLP

All other questions regarding these terms should be directed to:

Tom Williams, Partner, Haynes Boone