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FOR BUSINESS CONTACTS WHO CONTACT KESTEVEN PARTNERS LIMITED

Who we are

Kesteven Partners Limited, a limited company registered in England and Wales under company number 09334608. We may be contacted by sending an email to info@kesteven.co or to your usual contact at the firm.

Kesteven Partners Limited is the Controller for the purposes of the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation).

In this policy ‘Kesteven’, ‘we’ and ‘us’ means Kesteven Partners Limited and ‘you’ means you as an individual who is a business contact of Kesteven.

The information which we collect

We will collect the information which you provide when you contact us. You will need to provide at least your name and email address as without these we cannot correspond with you. However, we will have more information if you provide it voluntarily. For example:

Job title
Organisation
Telephone number

What we use the information for

This information is used so that we can correspond with you for business purposes, for example:

Where you or the organisation you represent is considering becoming a client of ours, we will use your contact details to discuss your requirements and the services which we offer.
Where you represent an organisation which supplies a service to Kesteven, we will use your contact details so can correspond with you in order to use the service which your organisation provides to us.
Where you are a sole trader supplying a service to us, we will use your contact details so that we can correspond with you in order to use the service which you provide to us.
When you contact us to exercise your data protection rights, we will use your contact details to respond to your enquiry and will not use the details you provide for any other purpose.

Your email address will not be added to any marketing lists without your consent.

Legal Basis for using your personal data

When you contact us to find out more about the services we offer, the legal basis on which we use this personal data is legitimate interest. This is under article 6, 1(f) of the GDPR. This is because we have a legitimate interest in being able to tell people about our services when they are intentionally asking for more information about those services.

When you contact us about services which you supply to us as a sole trader, the legal basis on which we use your personal data is that it is necessary for the performance of the contract which we have with you. This is under article 6, 1(b) of the GDPR.

When you represent an organisation which supplies services to us, the legal basis on which we use your personal data is legitimate interest. This is under article 6, 1(f) of the GDPR. This is because the contract is with your organisation and not with you personally but we need to have your contact details for the legitimate business purpose of corresponding with you in relation to the contract.

When you contact us to tell us that you want to exercise your data protection rights, our legal basis for using your personal data is that it is necessary to comply with a legal obligation which we are subject to. This is under article 6, 1(c) of the GDPR.

Sharing with third parties

We will never sell your personal data. There are limited situations in which we would need to pass your data on to a third party. This will only be done when it is lawful to do so. Your personal data will only be shared after very careful consideration. Circumstances in which it will be shared are as follows:

The use of processors
We use Livedrive cloud storage. Livedrive hosts all data in UK only data centres under ISO 27001 (the highest standard for data security). We also use Microsoft cloud storage, which is GDPR compliant because Microsoft subscribes to the EU-US Privacy Shield framework, meaning they have agreed to work with the appropriate regulatory authorities to resolve any complaints.
A takeover, merger or sale of Kesteven
If we sell Kesteven or its assets then the personal data held by Kesteven may be transferred to the new owner.
Limited disclosures which are permitted by law
For example disclosures in connection with a police investigation.

How long we keep your personal data

We will only keep your personal data for as long as we need it. Enquiry emails will ordinarily be deleted after 2 months from the date of our last further correspondence with you. If you (or the organisation you represent) become a client of Kesteven then we will send you further privacy information at that time.

Your data protection rights

You have the following rights in relation to your personal information:

Right of access

You have the right to ask for a copy of the personal information which we hold about you.

Right of rectification

You have the right to rectification. This means that you can ask us to correct the personal information we hold about you.

Right of erasure

You have the right to erasure also often referred to as the ‘right to be forgotten’. This is the right to have your personal information deleted.

Right to object to processing

You have the right to object to what we do with your personal information.

Right to portability

This right only applies if we are using your personal data and the legal basis for us doing so is either consent or performance of a contract. In certain circumstances, it means that you can ask us to transfer your personal data to another organisation. This only applies where you have provided the personal data to us and we hold it electronically.

Right to withdraw your consent

We do not use the information of business contacts on the basis of consent so your right to withdraw consent is not relevant. You could use your right to object instead.

To use any of your rights, contact us by sending an email to info@kesteven.co or to your usual contact at Kesteven. We will normally be under an obligation to respond to you within one month, although we are sometimes permitted to extend the deadline.

If at any time you have a complaint about what we do with your personal data then you can complain to us by sending an email to info@kesteven.co or to your usual contact. You can also complain directly to the Information Commissioner’s Office. The ICO’s contact details are as follows:

Information Commissioner’s Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

Telephone: 0303 123 1113

Employment Tribunal fees

Kesteven Partners Limited supports clients in bringing and defending claims in the employment tribunal and in the civil courts. We deal with cases which proceed all the way to a tribunal hearing as well as cases which settle at various stages of the process.

Our prices are highly competitive compared with other firms who offer a similar service and level of expertise and our lawyers are highly experienced in dealing with employment tribunal claims.

The likely fees for defending or bringing an employment tribunal claim will depend on a number of factors such as:

the nature of the claims involved (e.g. unfair dismissal, unpaid holiday pay, sex discrimination, disability discrimination or whistleblowing) and their complexity
the likely number of witnesses in the case
the number of relevant documents
whether issues need to be dealt with or further evidence sought prior to the final hearing

To assist clients with gauging the potential costs involved and to comply with our regulatory obligations, fees for bringing or defending an employment tribunal claim which proceeds all the way to tribunal are likely to be as follows:

Simple case (e.g. a claim for wages, a wrongful dismissal claim, straightforward unfair dismissal claim): £13,000 to £25,000 plus VAT
Medium complexity case (e.g. multiple claims such as unfair dismissal and discrimination claim, unlawful deductions and whistleblowing, or multiple claimants or dealing with claimants in person): £22,000 to £35,000 plus VAT
High complexity case (other matters more complex than the examples above): in excess of £30,000 plus VAT

Employment tribunal work is undertaken at a standard rate of £180 per hour plus VAT and some detailed but more administrative work, such preparation of bundles of documents for the hearing is done at a much lower rate.

We will keep you informed of the likely costs at each stage of the litigation process.

In addition to the fees above, we advise that a barrister is instructed to advocate for you at the employment tribunal hearing itself. Barristers’ fees range between £3,000 and £20,000 plus VAT, depending on the length of the hearing and the complexity of the case.

How long will the matter take?

The time it takes to deal with an employment tribunal claim depends on whether and when the case settles prior to the hearing as well as which employment tribunal is dealing with the case. Cases can take up to two years to reach final hearing, although more typically this period is usually anything between six months and a year. Cases which settle at the early conciliation or pre-litigation stage are usually dealt with in a few weeks.

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