Privacy

Who is responsible for your information?

This website presents the professional practice of John Hurlock, a self-employed barrister at 2 Bedford Row (2BR), 95 Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1DT. John is a data controller for personal information he handles in his own practice. Chambers is a separate data controller for the information it handles, including clerking and administration.

Contact John at jhurlock@2br.co.uk about his handling of your information. For a privacy question or request concerning chambers, contact its Data Protection Manager at sharris@2br.co.uk. The 2 Bedford Row privacy notice describes how chambers handles personal information in connection with its work.

Browsing the website

You can read these pages without submitting an enquiry. There is no contact form, document upload or booking facility, and no advertising or marketing analytics have been added to the pages.

Basic access and usage information, such as connection details, browser information and page requests, may be processed to operate and secure the website. This is separate from any information you choose to send when contacting John or chambers.

If you make an enquiry

Email and telephone links open your chosen application. No message is sent by the website itself. Information you choose to send may include your full name, date of birth, contact details, case outline, deadlines and the advice you are seeking. Where relevant, this may include the prison number and current prison of the person needing representation. If you enquire on someone else’s behalf, explain your relationship to them.

John or chambers may use that information to respond, check availability and conflicts, discuss fees and assess proposed instructions. Handling an enquiry may involve steps towards a contract, professional or legal obligations, and legitimate interests in operating the practice. Information about criminal allegations or other sensitive matters requires additional legal grounds and safeguards.

Case correspondence is handled outside this website under the applicable practice and chambers arrangements. Start with a short outline; John or his clerks will explain what papers are needed and how to provide them.

Sharing and retention

Depending on the work, relevant information may be handled by clerks, professional advisers and service providers, or disclosed where legally required. Retention depends on the purpose, professional obligations and applicable claims or complaints periods. Ask John or chambers for the notice and retention arrangements that apply to your enquiry or instructions.

Case news and external links

This website stores copies of public case reports from 2 Bedford Row to keep its case summaries available when the chambers website is unavailable. Your browsing information is not sent to chambers as part of these updates. Following a case report or another external link takes you to a separate website with its own privacy arrangements. The chambers website privacy policy applies when you visit the 2BR website.

Your information rights

Depending on the circumstances, you may have rights to access and correct personal information, request erasure or restrict processing, object to certain processing, or receive information in a portable format. These rights can be subject to legal exceptions, including those relevant to legal proceedings and privilege.

Use the contact details above to make a request. If you are concerned about the handling of your personal information, you can also raise a concern with the Information Commissioner’s Office. For complaints about legal services, see client concerns and complaints.