Complaints

We want to give you the best possible service; however, if at any point you become unhappy or concerned about the service you are receiving, please tell us straightaway, and we will do our best to resolve the problem.

If the nature of your complaint relates to the level of service received by a Solicitor (not about non-legal work or a non-legal member of the staff), the Legal Ombudsman can help. Please note that you must take your complaint to the Legal Ombudsman if our internal complaints procedure has already been exhausted and:

1. Within six months of receiving a final response from your complaint; and
2. No more than one year from the date of act/omission; or
3. No more than one year from when you should reasonably have known there was a cause for complaint

You can find out more information about the Legal Ombudsman and their contact details here.

If the nature of your complaint relates to a serious act of a Solicitors' professional misconduct, such as (but not limited to), dishonesty and discrimination, you can report this to the SRA here.  

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If you have a complaint, please contact Alice Stephenson in writing by:

Email:  alice@plume.law

Our process:

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1. We will send you an email acknowledging your complaint within three working days of receipt. We may also ask you to confirm or explain any details.

2. Your complaint will be recorded internally.

3. Alice will review your complaint and will aim to write to you (via email) with our findings, including how we propose to resolve the issue, within 20 days of our acknowledgement email.

4. Where it is not possible to meet this deadline (for example, because further enquiries need to be made), we will write to you to explain and tell you how soon you can expect to receive a full reply. As set out by the Legal Ombudsman, we will ensure that your complaint is fully concluded within eight weeks of our acknowledgement letter.

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