Privacy Notice
How we collect, use and protect your information

Last updated: 22nd July 2026

1. Introduction

At Jack Quigley Solicitors, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting the personal information you provide to us.

As a solicitors’ firm, confidentiality and trust are at the heart of everything we do. This Privacy Notice explains how we collect, use, store and protect your personal information when you contact us, instruct us to provide legal services, or use our website.

We process personal information in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (“UK GDPR”), the Data Protection Act 2018 and our professional obligations as a firm regulated by the Law Society of Northern Ireland.

2. Who we are

Jack Quigley Solicitors is a solicitors’ practice based in Northern Ireland.

For the purposes of data protection legislation, Jack Quigley Solicitors is the Data Controller responsible for deciding how and why your personal information is processed.

Our details are:

Jack Quigley Solicitors
37 Clarendon Street

Derry

BT48 7ER

Telephone: 02871 162 169
Email: info@jqsolicitors.com
Website: www.jqsolicitors.com

If you have any questions about this Privacy Notice or how we handle your personal information, please contact us using the details above.

3. What personal information do we collect?

The information we collect will depend on the nature of your enquiry or legal matter.

This may include:

Your name and contact details;
Your address and date of birth;
Identification information;
Financial information;
Employment information;
Details of your family circumstances;
Information relating to property or financial transactions;
Information relating to legal proceedings;
Medical information where relevant to your matter;
Criminal offence information where relevant;
Any other information necessary to provide legal advice and assistance.

We may also process information relating to other individuals connected with your matter, including family members, witnesses, opposing parties, experts or other representatives.

4. How do we collect your information?

We may collect personal information:

Directly from you;
When you contact us through our website, email, telephone or in person;
From someone acting on your behalf;
From other solicitors or legal representatives;
From courts, tribunals or government bodies;
From experts or other professionals involved in your matter;
From publicly available sources where appropriate.

5. How do we use your personal information?

We use your personal information for the following purposes:

To provide legal advice and representation;
To manage and progress your legal matter;
To communicate with you and keep you updated;
To prepare legal documents;
To correspond with courts, tribunals and third parties on your behalf;
To complete identification and anti-money laundering checks;
To comply with our legal, regulatory and professional obligations;
To manage our accounts and billing processes;
To maintain accurate records;
To improve the services we provide.

We will only use your personal information where we have a lawful basis to do so.

6. Our lawful basis for processing your information

We rely on the following lawful bases when processing personal information:

Providing legal services

Where you instruct us, we process your information because it is necessary to provide the legal services you have requested.

Legal obligations

We process information where necessary to comply with legal, regulatory and professional obligations, including obligations placed upon solicitors.

Legitimate interests

We process information where necessary for the effective operation and management of our firm and to provide our services.

Legal claims

Where necessary, we may process special categories of personal information where this is required for the purpose of providing legal advice, dealing with legal proceedings or establishing, exercising or defending legal claims.

7. Special category and sensitive information

Some legal matters require us to process information which is considered sensitive under data protection legislation.

This may include information relating to:

Health;
Family circumstances;
Criminal allegations or convictions;
Financial circumstances.

We only process this type of information where it is necessary and permitted by law in order to provide legal services or comply with our professional obligations.

8. Who may we share your information with?

In order to properly deal with your legal matter, we may share your information with appropriate third parties, including:

Courts and tribunals;
Other solicitors or legal representatives;
Barristers and counsel;
Experts and professional advisers;
Medical professionals;
Insurers;
Government bodies or regulatory authorities where required;
Service providers who assist us in operating our business.

We will only share your information where necessary and will take appropriate steps to protect your confidentiality.

9. How do we protect your information?

We take the security of your personal information seriously.

We have appropriate technical and organisational measures in place to protect personal information from loss, misuse, unauthorised access, alteration or disclosure.

Access to personal information is limited to those who require it for legitimate business and legal purposes.

10. How long do we keep your information?

We retain personal information only for as long as necessary to:

Provide legal services;
Comply with our legal, regulatory and professional obligations;
Maintain appropriate records;
Protect our legitimate interests.

The length of time information is retained will depend on the nature of the legal matter and our professional obligations.

11. Your rights

Under data protection legislation, you may have the right to:

Request access to your personal information;
Request correction of inaccurate information;
Request deletion of your information in certain circumstances;
Request restriction of processing;
Object to certain processing;
Request transfer of your information where applicable.

Some rights are subject to legal exemptions, including where information is protected by legal professional privilege or where we are required to retain information by law.

If you wish to exercise any of your rights, please contact us using the details above.

12. Website enquiries

If you contact us through our website enquiry form, we will use the information provided to respond to your enquiry and assess how we may assist you.

Submitting an enquiry does not create a solicitor-client relationship between you and Jack Quigley Solicitors.

If you instruct us, relevant information will be transferred to your client file and handled in accordance with our professional obligations.

13. Complaints

If you have concerns about how we handle your personal information, please contact us first and we will try to resolve your concerns.

You also have the right to make a complaint to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK regulator responsible for information rights.

Further information is available from the ICO website:

https://ico.org.uk

14. Cookies

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to improve your browsing experience and understand how visitors use our website.

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website.

Further information about our use of cookies can be provided upon request.

15. Changes to this Privacy Notice

We may update this Privacy Notice from time to time to reflect changes to our services, legal requirements or how we process personal information.

The most up-to-date version will always be available on our website.