This notice explains how Farani Taylor Solicitors (“we”, “our”, “us”) collect, use and protect your personal data when you visit lawbysajj.com or engage us for legal services. We act as the data controller of the personal data we process.
Who we are
Farani Taylor Solicitors is a firm authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. Sajjad Hussain is a solicitor of the Senior Courts of England & Wales practising at the firm.
What we collect
- Contact details — name, email address, phone number, postal address — when you complete our contact form or instruct us.
- Matter information — details of your legal issue, supporting documents and identification required for anti-money laundering checks.
- Website data — IP address, device and browser information, pages visited. Only collected with your consent via our cookie banner (see our cookie policy).
Why we use it
- To respond to your enquiry. Legal basis: your consent (contact form) and our legitimate interest in running the firm.
- To deliver legal services. Legal basis: performance of our retainer contract and compliance with our professional obligations.
- To meet legal and regulatory duties — including AML, SRA and tax obligations. Legal basis: legal obligation.
- To improve the website, only where you have given analytics consent. Legal basis: your consent (revocable at any time).
Who we share it with
We only share your data where necessary — for example, with HMRC, HM Land Registry, UKVI, counsel, experts, AML verification providers and our professional indemnity insurers. We do not sell your data, ever.
How long we keep it
We retain client files for a minimum of six years after closure (and longer for certain matters, such as property, corporate and trust work) in line with SRA guidance and our professional indemnity requirements.
Your rights
Under UK GDPR you have the right to:
- Access the personal data we hold about you.
- Ask us to correct inaccurate data.
- Ask us to delete data we no longer need (subject to our legal and regulatory retention duties).
- Restrict or object to certain processing.
- Withdraw your consent at any time where consent is the basis.
- Complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).
Get in touch
To exercise any of these rights, or if you have any questions about this notice, please email us at privacy@lawbysajj.comor write to us at the firm’s office in London.