We do not provide legal advice over the internet. Any material provided on this website does not constitute legal advice and is provided for informational purposes only.

If you require legal advice, please contact our firm to discuss your legal issues. Until such time one of the lawyers in the firm has agreed to act for you, you will not be considered a client of the firm.

Please note that communication on the internet by email is not a secure method and as such any confidential information should not be transmitted by email. In addition, if you are not an existing client of our firm, any communication by email will not be considered to be subject to solicitor/client privilege.

We recognize the importance of privacy and the sensitivity of personal information. As lawyers we have a professional obligation to keep confidential all information we receive within a lawyerclient relationship. We are committed to protecting any personal information we hold. This Privacy Policy outlines how we manage our client’s personal information and safeguard their privacy.

Personal information is any information that identifies you, or by which your identity could be determined and includes any information obtained from you in order to provide legal advice and services and to administer our client time and billing databases.

We will be collecting your personal information directly from you, at the start of a retainer and during the course of our representation.

Under certain circumstances, Russell, Christie, LLP will disclose your personal information:

a) when we are required or authorized by law to do so, for example if a court issues a subpoena;

b) when you have consented to disclosure;

c) when the legal services we are providing to you require us to give your information to third parties (for example, a lender in a real estate mortgage transaction) consent will be implied, unless you tell us otherwise;

d) where it is necessary to establish or collect fees;

e) if we engage expert witnesses on your behalf; f) if we retain other law firms in this or other jurisdictions, on your behalf;

g) if the information is already publicly known.

Russell, Christie, LLP takes all reasonable precautions to ensure that your personal information is kept safe from loss, access, modification or disclosure. We have established physical and system safeguards, along with proper processes and procedures, to protect your personal information from unauthorized access or use.