Website & General Disclaimer

These pages contain information about Rappel Health Law Group, P.L., a law firm with offices in Vero Beach and are intended to provide general information only. Our main office is located in Vero Beach, Florida, United States of America. There are no branch operations at the current time.

This web site is established by Rappel Health Law Group for general informational purposes only and is not intended to be used nor should it be used by anyone accessing it for any other purpose. Nothing in these pages constitutes legal advice or should be taken as such. You should consult a suitably qualified lawyer on any specific legal problem or matter. No one should act or not act based on any information contained here. No one should take or not take any action with respect to his or her legal affairs without directly consulting with a lawyer in person. No one accessing this site should conclude that by doing so  Rappel Health Law Group is giving any legal advice of any kind or that any lawyer-client relationship is formed between any person accessing the site and Rappel Health Law Group or any lawyer at Rappel Health Law Group, or that any offer is being made to do so. Such a relationship requires direct, personal contact between you and one of our attorneys and an express agreement that such a relationship is established.

Rappel Health Law Group  takes all reasonable care to ensure that the information contained on this website is accurate. However, no warranty or representation is given that the information and materials contained on it are complete or free from errors or inaccuracies. To the extent permitted by applicable laws, Rappel Health Law Group accepts no liability for any loss or damages or expenses of any kind including without limitation compensatory, direct, indirect or consequential damages, loss of data, income or profit, loss of or damage to property, or claims by third parties howsoever arising in connection with your use of this website, the copying or use of any information or material contained in or referred to in this website.

No information of any kind which the sender views to be confidential or related to any need for legal advice should be sent to any lawyer or other person at Rappel Health Law Group unless and until the sender has directly contacted a lawyer at Rappel Health Law Group and that lawyer has specifically authorized such information to be sent to Rappel Health Law Group.

Links

Rappel Health Law Group may from time to time provide links that will enable you to access the websites of third parties directly from our site. Please note that such third party sites are not under our control and we do not contribute to the content of such websites. When you click through to these sites you leave the area controlled by us. We cannot accept responsibility for any issues arising in connection with either the third party's use of your data, the site content or the services offered to you by these sites.

Copyright

© 2005 - 2012 Rappel Health Law Group, P.L.; All rights reserved.

Unless indicated to the contrary, all materials on this website including design, text, graphics and photographs are the copyright of Rappel Health Law Group and all of our rights are reserved. Rappel Health Law Group, P.L. is the owner of the trademarks appearing on this website and all associated trade names and logos unless indicated to the contrary. All other trademarks, logos and names appearing on this website are the property of their respective owners, as indicated.

You may download, print and copy extracts from this site for your personal use only and any copied material must include all copyright or other proprietary notices appearing on it. No right, title or interest in any downloaded materials or software is transferred to you by such downloading. You may not make any other use of material on this site (including reproductions except as above, publications, alteration or distribution) without our prior written permission.

U.K. Privacy Requirements & Data Protection Notice

Rappel Health Law Group, P.L. is committed to protecting and respecting privacy of its clientele. This policy sets out the basis on which any personal information we collect from clients who are overseas in the U.K., or that they provide to us, on our website will be used. Our privacy practices notice for U.S. based clients is located on our main privacy page.

If you contact us with comments or specific requests we will collect the information necessary to provide the service, which may include your name, telephone number and an e-mail address. We will use your information to provide you with the services you have requested. Once you are registered you can amend these details at any time by contacting us at: postmaster@rappelhealthlaw.com

We may contact you by mail, telephone or e-mail with information about legal services, materials, news or training that may be of interest to you. By providing us with your address, telephone number or email address, you consent to being contacted by these methods for these purposes. If you no longer wish to receive information or marketing from us please contact us at: postmaster@rappelhealthlaw.com at any time.

We will disclose any of your personal information to any third party where we are under a duty to do so in order to comply with any legal obligation, or in order to enforce or protect any of our rights, property or safety (or those of our employees or established clients). We may also disclose your personal information to third parties who provide services to us. When we do so, they are required to act in accordance with our instructions and keep your personal information secure.

If we need to transfer your personal information to countries which do not provide the same level of data protection as the U.K., we will put a contract in place to ensure that your information is adequately protected.

When you give us information about another individual for business purposes, you do so on the basis that the other individual has agreed and has consented to the processing of his or her personal data and to the transfer of his or her information abroad and to your receiving on his or her behalf any data protection notices.

If your personal details change, if you change your mind about any of your marketing preferences or if you have any queries about how we use your information, please let us know by contacting us at: postmaster@rappelhealthlaw.com

If you want to know what personal information we hold on you, you can access it under the terms of the Data Protection Act. If you want to exercise this right, please write to: Head of Compliance enclosing a cheque for the administration fee of £10 made payable to Rappel Health Law Group, P.L.

This privacy policy is applicable only to any branch operations within England & Wales and may change from time to time and therefore you should review it regularly. We will of course notify you of any changes where we are required to do so. You can check our privacy policy at this page at any time. It was last updated in May 2010.

U.K. Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 Disclaimer

We are not authorised under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. We may be able, in certain circumstances, to engage in investment activities which are incidental to our legal services or which are regarded as a necessary part of our legal services in accordance with the Financial Services Authority regulations. In doing so, we are regulated by the Law Society of England and Wales. As we are not authorised by the U.K. Financial Services Authority, we are not able to give advice on the merits of investment transactions, and nothing we say or do should be construed as an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity.

Currently, we are not included on the register maintained by the U.K. Financial Services Authority for professional firms (such as solicitors and accountants) that are allowed to undertake some regulated activities in addition to their normal professional services. We are not covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme or the Financial Ombudsman Service. We are covered by compensation arrangements of our professional body, The Law Society of England and Wales. This part of our business, including arrangements for complaints or redress if something goes wrong, is regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (the independent body of The Law Society). The register for authorised firms can be accessed via the U.K. Financial Services Authority's website at www.fsa.gov.uk.

Rappel Health Law Group As An Overseas Law Practice

Rappel Health Law Group is a Professional Limited Liability Company in the State of Florida, Document Number, L05000095188, EIN No. 51-0555286. The applicable SRA No. 492691 is assigned to the law firm's only Solicitor, Craig Marc Rappel, whom is an equity owner in the Firm. The law firm's headquarters are located in the Vero Beach, Florida, United States of America. There are no branch operations in the U.K. at the present time.

Please note that where we refer to a "Partner" at Rappel Health Law Group  whether in this website or in any document or in any correspondence or communication, the term "Partner" means a Member (equity owner) of Rappel Health Law Group and shall not be construed as indicating or meaning that the Members of Rappel Health Law Group  are carrying on business in partnership within the meaning of the Partnership Act 1890 (England) or the Uniform Partnership Act, as amended (Florida Statutes or D.C. Official Code).

A list of Members of Rappel Health Law Group is available from the Group Counsel Profiles page.

Rappel Health Law Group, as a overseas practice outside of England & Wales, as defined in Chapter 13 of the SRA Code of Conduct 2011, is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, the independent regulatory body of The Law Society of England and Wales.

The Law Society is the professional body for solicitors in England and Wales. It represents the interests of its members and works on behalf of the wider public to enhance the rule of law and ensure a strong, effective, independent and diverse profession. As an approved regulator under the Legal Services Act, the Law Society has set up the Solicitors Regulation Authority to discharge the Law Society's regulatory responsibilities. In doing so, the Solicitors Regulation Authority acts independently of the Law Society. It makes and enforces the rules which solicitors and firms regulated by the the Solicitors Regulation Authority must follow. It works in the public interest to uphold the regulatory objectives in the Legal Services Act.

If you're unhappy with our services or fees and are unable to resolve the matter with us, you can contact the Legal Ombudsman. The Solicitors Regulation Authority code of conduct applies to us. Additionally, we are regulated by the Florida Bar and the District of Columbia Bar. The Florida Bar rules of professional conduct and the District of Columbia rules of professional conduct also applies to us. You may contact those regulatory authorities as well if you have a complaint about our services or our fees. 

Rappel Health Law Group maintains professional liability insurance in the United States on a voluntary basis. Professional indemnity insurance in accordance with the rules of the Solicitors Regulation Authority requires that the limits maintained on this policy need not be at the minimum level unless the legal service is performed within England & Wales. Details of the insurer, limits and the territorial coverage of the policy are available on request.

Client Relations & Care Policy

When we are retained by a client, we will enter into an express engagement agreement which will also consist of specific information about the standard of service and appropriate level of service. Our written engagement agreement  will address the specific Instructions accepted by us; the agreed costs basis for fulfilling initial Instructions; the anticipated costs of fulfilling future instructions (if relevant); details of our complaints procedure; client money and accounting procedure and requirements; money laundering and criminal proceeds prevention requirements; anti-discrimination policy; and other regulatory requirement notifications as applicable to our overseas law practice.  

If an issue arises, of any nature, which causes a client's concern, whether relating to the fees of Rappel Health Law Group or the general conduct of Rappel Health Law Group, in the first instance the Client should raise the matter with Craig Marc Rappel, the law firm's practising Solicitor, informally, and we should seek to resolve such issues professionally and amicably. In the event that we cannot reach a satisfactory resolution, you should then write to Mr. Rappel formally. If the dispute continues and cannot be resolved despite our best endeavours, then you should complain to the Legal Ombudsman within 6 months of completion of any complaint internally raised with us or for more serious matters, you should contact the Solicitors Regulation Authority. You may write to other regulatory authorities such as the District of Columbia Bar Office of Bar Counsel and the Florida Bar Attorney Consumer Assistant Program. Further details relating to the duties and powers of The Law Society of England and Wales can be accessed from The Law Society’s official website: www.lawsociety.org.uk.