Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how Mr. Ravi Popat ("we", "us", "I") collects, uses, and protects personal information provided through this website and during the course of medicolegal instructions. We are committed to handling your data in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect and process the following categories of personal data:

• Contact details submitted through our enquiry form, including name, law firm, telephone number, and email address.
• Details of the instruction or case summary you provide.
• Where you are instructed in connection with a claimant, relevant medical records, imaging, and documentation supplied by the instructing party.
• Technical data such as IP address and browser information collected automatically when you visit the website.

2. How We Use Your Information

Personal data is used to respond to enquiries, assess and accept instructions, prepare medicolegal reports, and comply with our legal and professional obligations. Medical records are processed strictly for the purpose of preparing an independent expert report.

3. Lawful Basis for Processing

We rely on legitimate interests in responding to professional enquiries, the performance of a contract where an instruction is accepted, and compliance with legal obligations. Special category data (health information) is processed for the establishment, exercise, or defence of legal claims.

4. Data Sharing

We do not sell your personal data. Information may be shared with instructing solicitors, the courts, and other parties to legal proceedings as required to fulfil the instruction, and with professional advisers or service providers where necessary and under appropriate confidentiality safeguards.

5. Data Retention

Personal data and case records are retained only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which they were collected and to meet professional, legal, and regulatory requirements, after which they are securely deleted or anonymised.

6. Your Rights

Under data protection law you have the right to access, rectify, erase, or restrict the processing of your personal data, and to object to processing in certain circumstances. To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details below.

7. Data Security

We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against unauthorised access, loss, or disclosure. Medical records and case materials are stored securely and handled confidentially.

8. Cookies

This website may use cookies and similar technologies to improve functionality and analyse usage. You can control cookies through your browser settings.

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