Country specific statements

Simmons & Simmons LLP in Belgium comprises lawyers who are regulated by the Brussels Bar (French and Dutch speaking Brussels Bar) as lawyers (advocaten), or foreign lawyers who are admitted in their home jurisdiction.

The rules and principles applicable to the professional conduct of avocats / advocaten can be found through the following link to website of the French and Dutch speaking Brussels Bar.

The office address, contact details and Country Head can be found here.

TVA / BTW / VAT number = BE0830690083

Simmons & Simmons operates in the People’s Republic of China through a representative office of the Hong Kong partnership of Simmons & Simmons (“Simmons & Simmons Hong Kong”). Simmons & Simmons Hong Kong is affiliated with Simmons & Simmons LLP, a limited liability partnership registered in England & Wales with number OC352713, and with its registered office and principal place of business at Citypoint, 1 Ropemaker Street, London EC2Y 9SS, United Kingdom.

Lawyers based in China who are qualified in other jurisdictions may be subject to regulation by the relevant regulatory body in their place of admission.

A list of Hong Kong partners together with their professional qualifications is available on request.

The office address, contact details and Country Head can be found here.

Simmons & Simmons Middle East LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England & Wales with number OC345139 and with its registered office at CityPoint, One Ropemaker Street, London EC2Y 9SS, United Kingdom. The word “partner” refers to a member of Simmons & Simmons Middle East LLP or an employee or consultant with equivalent standing and qualifications. A list of members and other partners together with their professional qualifications is available for inspection at the above address.

Simmons & Simmons Middle East LLP is affiliated with Simmons & Simmons LLP, a limited liability partnership registered in England & Wales with number OC352713, and with its registered office and principal place of business at Citypoint, 1 Ropemaker Street, London EC2Y 9SS, United Kingdom.

Lawyers based in Dubai who are qualified in other jurisdictions may be subject to regulation by the relevant regulatory body in their place of admission.

The office addresses, contact details and Regional Head can be found here.

Simmons & Simmons LLP in France is regulated by the Ordre des Avocats à la Cour de Paris (Paris Bar) and comprises lawyers who are regulated by the Ordre des Avocats à la Cour de Paris as avocats (lawyers registered at the French Bar) and/or foreign lawyers who are admitted in their home jurisdiction.

The rules and principles applicable to the professional conduct of avocats can be obtained on the Paris Bar website (avocatparis.org) or by contacting  the Direction de l'Exercice Professionnel (sep@avocatparis.org).

The office address, contact details and Country Head can be found here.

TVA (VAT) registration number: FR45391289766

Simmons & Simmons LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales with number OC352713, and with its registered office and principal place of business at Citypoint, 1 Ropemaker Street, London EC2Y 9SS. It is authorised and regulated by, amongst others, the Solicitors Regulation Autority (SRA), with registration number 533587.

A list of all partners (members) of the Simmons & Simmons LLP and their professional qualifications is available for inspection at the registered office of the company or can be found here. The term partner is used to refer to a member of Simmons & Simmons or an employee or consultant of Simmons & Simmons LLP or any of its affiliated firms or entities with equivalent standing and qualifications.

Simmons & Simmons LLP is an international law firm practising in a number of jurisdictions worldwide. The firm is therefore subject to the rules of various professional regulatory bodies according to the jurisdiction in which each office is based. Lawyers based in our German offices who are admitted in other jurisdictions are also regulated by the relevant professional body in their place of admission. Hereafter, you will find further details about our German practice and our offices in Germany as well as links to the professional codes of practice for lawyers and tax advisors.

Contact and authorised representative

Düsseldorf

Simmons & Simmons LLP
Kö-Bogen
Königsallee 2a
40212 Düsseldorf
T +49 2 11-4 70 53-0
hans-hermann.aldenhoff@simmons-simmons.com

Frankfurt

Simmons & Simmons LLP
MesseTurm
Friedrich-Ebert-Anlage 49
60308 Frankfurt am Main
hans-hermann.aldenhoff@simmons-simmons.com

Munich

Simmons & Simmons LLP
Lehel Carré
Gewürzmühlstraße 11
80538 München
hans-hermann.aldenhoff@simmons-simmons.com

Legal representative: Mr Hans-Hermann Aldenhoff

Chamber membership and supervisory authority

If not stated otherwise, all lawyers who are established in the Federal Republic of Germany of the Simmons & Simmons LLP are admitted as lawyers (Rechtsanwälte) in Germany and are members of the local competent Bar Association (Rechtsanwaltskammer) an. The respective Bar Association is also supervisory authority according to Sec. 5 para 1 no 3 TMG in conjunction with Sec. 73 para 2 no 4 BRAO:

Düsseldorf Rechtsanwaltskammer Düsseldorf
Freiligrathstraße 25
40479 Düsseldorf

Frankfurt am Main Rechtsanwaltskammer Frankfurt/Main
Bockenheimer Anlage 36
60322 Frankfurt am Main

München Rechtsanwaltskammer München
Tal 33
80331 München

If not stated otherwise, all German tax consultants who are established in the Federal Republic of Germany of the Simmons & Simmons LLP are admitted as tax consultants (Steuerberater) in Germany and are members of the local competent Chamber of Tax Advisors (Steuerberaterkammer):

Frankfurt am Main Steuerberaterkammer Hessen
Gutleutstraße 175
60327 Frankfurt am Main

Professional Codes of Practice

The following professional regulations apply:

Lawyers:

• Federal Regulations for Attorneys (BRAO)
• Professional Regulations for Lawyers (BORA)
• Rules of Professional Practice for Specialist Lawyers (FAO)
• Law regulating the activity of European lawyers in Germany (EuRAG)
• Charter of core principles of the European legal profession and Code of Conduct for European lawyers (CCBE)
• German Act on Lawyers' Fees (RVG)

Tax consultants:

• Tax Consultants Act (StBerG)
• Implementation Ordinance to the Tax Consultants Act (DVStB)
• Professional Standards (BOStB)

Fee Ordinance for Tax Consultants0020 (StBVV) VAT number.

Simmons & Simmons VAT Number is DE 276903746

Reference:
https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/brao/index.html
http://www.brak.de/fuer-anwaelte/berufsrecht/

Professional Liability Insurance

Mandatory professional indemnity insurance cover is maintained by the firm, to cover acts or omissions arising out of the firm's professional business anywhere in the world. The insurers are Lloyds Syndicates (“QBE”), of Plantation Place, 30 Fenchurch Street, London, EC3M 3BD and Lloyd’s Syndicate 5000 (“Travelers”) (Ref B0808P7032290 and B0808P7132291).

Our mandatory professional indemnity insurer is R+ V Allgemeine Versicherung AG, Raiffeisenplatz 1, 65189 Wiesbaden. The geographical scope of insurance coverage comprises legal advice in Germany.

In addition, a global professional indemnity insurance policy is maintained by the firm. This insurance covers liabilities resulting from acts or omissions arising out of the firm’s professional business anywhere in the world. The insurers are Lloyds Syndicates (“QBE”), of Plantation Place, 30 Fenchurch Street, London, EC3M 3BD and Lloyd’s Syndicate 5000 (“Travelers”) (Ref B0808P7032290 and B0808P7132291).

Information about the ODR platform according to Art. 14 para 1 ODR Regulation

Platform of the EU for the out-of-court resolution of disputes:
http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr/

Simmons & Simmons LLP does (not) participate in the out-of-court resolution of disputes before a consumer arbitration board.

Information pursuant to Sec. 36 VSBG

The arbitration board of the lawyers is competent arbitration board for patrimonial disputes arising from the client-lawyer relationship. The address of the arbitration board is Schlichtungsstelle der Rechtsanwaltschaft, Neue Grünstraße 17, 10179 Berlin, Tel.: +49(0)30/2844417-0, e-mail: schlichtungsstelle@s-d-r.org, www.s-d-r.org. Lawyers are not obligated to participate in arbitration before a consumer arbitration board.

Simmons & Simmons LLP does (not) participate in the out-of-court resolution of disputes before a consumer arbitration board.

Notary

All lawyers, who are also known as notary, are admitted as notaries in the Federal Republic of Germany and are members of the notary chamber responsible for their respective office.

Administrative supervision:

Chamber of Notaries of Frankfurt am Main
Bockenheimer Anlage 36A
60322 Frankfurt am Main
Germany
Attorney at law and notary Dr. Oliver Habighorst, President.

Landgericht Frankfurt am Main – Der Präsident
Gerichtsstraße 2
60313 Frankfurt am Main
Germany
T: +49 69 1367-01

Various rules and regulations governing the professional conduct of notaries:

• Bundesnotarordnung (BNotO) (Federal Notarial Code)
• German Notarisation Act (BeurkG)
• Court and Notary Cost Law (GNotKG)
• Guidelines of the German notarial chambers
• official regulations for notaries
• European Code of Notarial Statute Law

The official regulations can be viewed and retrieved via the homepage of the Federal Chamber of Notaries under the heading "Berufsrecht".

The Hong Kong partnership of Simmons & Simmons ("Simmons & Simmons Hong Kong") is regulated by the Law Society of Hong Kong, and comprises lawyers regulated by the Hong Kong Law Society as solicitors or registered foreign lawyers. Lawyers based in Hong Kong who are qualified in other jurisdictions may also be subject to regulation by the relevant regulatory body in their place of admission.

Simmons & Simmons Hong Kong is affiliated with Simmons & Simmons LLP, a limited liability partnership registered in England & Wales with number OC352713, and with its registered office and principal place of business at Citypoint, 1 Ropemaker Street, London EC2Y 9SS, United Kingdom.

A list of Hong Kong partners together with their professional qualifications is available on request.

The office address, contact details and Country Head can be found here.

Simmons & Simmons operates in Italy through Studio Legale Associato in affiliation with Simmons & Simmons LLP, a limited liability partnership registered in England & Wales with number OC352713, and with its registered office and principal place of business at Citypoint, 1 Ropemaker Street, London EC2Y 9SS, United Kingdom.

Studio Legale Associato comprises lawyers who are members of an Ordine degli Avvocati and regulated by the Consiglio Nazionale Forense as lawyers (avvocati), or tax advisers (dottori commercialisti) who are members of and regulated by the Ordine dei Dottori Commercialisti, or foreign lawyers who are admitted in their home jurisdiction.

The rules and principles applicable to the professional conduct of avvocati can be found through the link to the website of the Consiglio Nazionale Forense. The rules and principles applicable to the professional conduct of dottori commercialisti can be found through the link to the website of the Ordine dei Dottori Commercialisti.

The office addresses, contact details and Country Head can be found here.

Partita IVA (VAT number): IT10951140150

Simmons & Simmons LLP is authorised by the Legal Services Regulatory Authority in Ireland to operate as a limited liability partnership (registration number: 1262473). It is registered with the Law Society of Ireland (firm number F9275). Its address is 3rd Floor, Waterways House, Grand Canal Quay, Dublin 2, D02 PD39, Ireland. The term "partner" is used to refer to a partner of Simmons & Simmons LLP.

Simmons & Simmons operates in Tokyo through Simmons & Simmons Gaikokuhou Jimu Bengoshi Jimusho ("Simmons & Simmons GJBJ"), a joint venture enterprise between Simmons & Simmons and TMI Associates. Simmons & Simmons GJBJ is regulated by the Japan Federation of Bar Associations in accordance with the Japanese Civil Code and the provisions of the Special Measures Law concerning the Handling of Legal Business by Foreign Lawyers.  Lawyers based in Japan who are qualified in other jurisdictions are also subject to regulation by the relevant regulatory body in their place of admission.

Simmons & Simmons GJBJ is affiliated with Simmons & Simmons LLP, a limited liability partnership registered in England & Wales with number OC352713, and with its registered office and principal place of business at Citypoint, 1 Ropemaker Street, London, EC2Y 9SS, United Kingdom.

The office address, contact details and Country Head can be found here.

Simmons & Simmons Luxembourg LLP is registered with the Luxembourg Bar (Ordre des Avocats du Barreau de Luxembourg), and authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. The firm comprises lawyers who are regulated by the Ordre des Avocats du Barreau de Luxembourg as avocats and/or foreign lawyers who are admitted in their home jurisdiction.

The regulatory provisions applicable to members of the Luxembourg Bar can be found on its website at www.barreau.lu.

Simmons & Simmons Luxembourg LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England & Wales with number OC396740 and with its registered office at Citypoint, 1 Ropemaker Street, London EC2Y 9SS, United Kingdom. The word "partner" refers to a member of Simmons & Simmons Luxembourg LLP or an employee or consultant with equivalent standing and qualifications. A list of members and other partners together with their professional qualifications is available for inspection at the above address.

Simmons & Simmons Luxembourg LLP is affiliated with Simmons & Simmons LLP, a limited liability partnership registered in England & Wales with number OC352713, and with its registered office and principal place of business at CityPoint, One Ropemaker Street, London EC2Y 9SS, United Kingdom.

The office address, contact details and Country Head can be found here.

TVA (VAT) registration number: LU27417454

Simmons & Simmons LLP in the Netherlands is regulated by the Nederlandse Orde van Advocaten (NOvA), the Koninklijke Notariële Beroepsorganisatie (KNB) and the Nederlandse Orde van Belastingadviseurs (NOB).

The rules and principles applicable to the professional conduct of attorneys (advocaten) can be found through the link to the website of the NOvA. The rules and principles applicable to the professional conduct of civil law notaries (notarissen) can be found through the website of the KNB. The rules and principles applicable to tax advisers (belastingadviseurs) can be found through the link to the website of the NOB.

The office address, contact details and Country Head can be found here.

By Dutch law, law firms have to verify the identity of clients, in certain situations, before accepting an engagement, and may have to report unusual transactions to a central authority. Please ask your adviser if you have any questions on this law. See also the Dutch website of the Bureau Financieel Toezicht.

Simmons & Simmons LLP in the Netherlands operates a Complaints Handling Scheme to address any client complaints, and the details can be found in the following documents

Internal Complaints Handling Scheme (Netherlands) – Dutch version
Internal Complaints Handling Scheme (Netherlands) – English version
Internal Complaints Handling Scheme (Netherlands - Notaries) – Dutch version
Internal Complaints Handling Scheme (Netherlands - Notaries) – English version

To the services of our civil law notaries (notarissen) the Complaints and dispute arrangement Notary (Klachten- en geschillenregeling Notariaat) applies, which arrangement can be read at www.knb.nl and www.degeschillencommissie.nl.

BTW (VAT) registration number: NL8224.00.893.B01

Pertaining to Article 35b, first paragraph of the Dutch Regulations on the Legal Profession, click here to view the fields of law our lawyers have registered with the Dutch Bar Association. This registration obliges our lawyers to obtain ten permanent education points in their registered fields of law each calendar year, in accordance with the rules of the Dutch Bar Association.

Simmons & Simmons JWS Pte. Ltd practises as Simmons & Simmons JWS and is a Joint Law Venture between Simmons & Simmons Asia LLP and Singapore law firm JWS Asia Law Corporation. Simmons & Simmons JWS Pte. Ltd is a limited liability company registered in Singapore under UEN 201621350E and regulated by the Legal Services Regulatory Authority of Singapore. Simmons & Simmons Asia LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England & Wales with number OC381007 and with its registered office at Citypoint, 1 Ropemaker Street, London EC2Y 9SS, United Kingdom. The word "partner" refers to a member of Simmons & Simmons Asia LLP, a director in Simmons & Simmons JWS Pte Ltd, or an employee or consultant with equivalent standing. A list of these individuals together with their professional qualifications is available for inspection at the above address.

Simmons & Simmons JWS Pte. Ltd is affiliated with Simmons & Simmons LLP, a limited liability partnership registered in England & Wales with number OC352713, and with its registered office and principal place of business at CityPoint, One Ropemaker Street, London EC2Y 9SS, United Kingdom.

All Singapore law work outside of the permitted areas of legal practice will be discharged under JWS Asia Law Corporation, a constituent Singapore law practice of Simmons & Simmons JWS Pte Ltd UEN 201621350E, a Joint Law Venture incorporated with limited liability in Singapore.

Lawyers based in Singapore who are qualified in other jurisdictions may be subject to regulation by the relevant regulatory body in their place of admission.

The office address and contact details can be found here.

Simmons & Simmons LLP comprises lawyers (abogados) admitted to practise in Spain and who are members of the Colegio de Abogados de Madrid (Madrid Bar Association), and Spanish and/or foreign lawyers who are admitted in other jurisdiction.

The rules and principles applicable to the professional conduct of our abogados can be found via the Madrid Bar Association using the following link https://web.icam.es/colegiados/deontologia/, or they can be found in the " " General Statute of the Spanish Legal Profession" (Estatuto General de la Abogacía Espanola) and the "Spanish Lawyers' Code of Conduct" (Código Deontológico de la Abogacía Española) which are based on the Code of Conduct for European Lawyers (Código Deontológico de la Abogacía Europea).

The office address, contact details and Country Head can be found here.

Tax Identification Number (NIF): N8261155I

Simmons & Simmons LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England & Wales with number OC352713, and with its registered office and principal place of business at Citypoint, 1 Ropemaker Street, London EC2Y 9SS. It is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), with SRA authorisation number 533587. The SRA's rules can be found in its Code of Conduct, available from its website.

We are not authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority. However, we are included on the register maintained by the Financial Conduct Authority so that we can carry on insurance distribution activity, which is broadly the advising on, selling and administration of insurance contracts. This part of our business, including arrangements for complaints or redress if something goes wrong, is also regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. The register can be accessed via the Financial Conduct Authority website at www.fca.org.uk/firms/financial-services-register.

For each of our clients, our policy is to nominate a partner who has overall responsibility for ensuring we deliver a high standard of service, and with whom any problems should be raised. If you have concerns at any stage about any aspect of our conduct in any matter, including the level of our fees, you should contact that partner, or if you prefer, you can get in touch with our Senior Partner, Julian Taylor. We will always try to resolve any problem quickly and we operate an internal complaints handling system to help us to resolve the problem between ourselves. View a copy of our written complaints procedure.

If for any reason we are unable to resolve the problem between us, then it may be possible to make a complaint to the Legal Ombudsman of England and Wales (further information can be found at www.legalombudsman.org.uk). Any such complaint must be made no later than 12 months after you find the alleged problem, and within 6 months of receiving a final response from us. If your complaint is in respect of our fees, you may also be able to apply to court for an assessment under Part III of the Solicitors Act 1974.

Lawyers based in the United Kingdom who are admitted as solicitors in England and Wales are regulated by the SRA. Certain lawyers based in the United Kingdom are not admitted as solicitors in England and Wales and are subject to regulation by the Bar Council of England and Wales or by the relevant regulatory body in their place of admission.

Mandatory professional indemnity insurance cover is maintained by the firm, to cover acts or omissions arising out of the firm’s professional business anywhere in the world. The insurers are QBE Europe SA/NV (Lead Insurer), HDI Global Specialty SE-UK, Travelers Insurance Designated Activity Company and Starr International Europe Limited (Ref B0808P3A32290).

The office address, contact details and Country Head can be found here.

VAT registration number: GB 100200122

Simmons & Simmons operates in the United States through a California registered branch of Simmons Wavelength Limited with entity number 5079881 and registered office at 535 Mission St, Floor 14, San Francisco, CA 94105. Simmons Wavelength Limited does not provide US law advice and neither do any of its affiliates. Simmons Wavelength Limited is a limited liability company registered in England & Wales with number 09996604 and with its registered office at 50-60 Station Road, Cambridge, England, CB1 2JH, United Kingdom. It is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority and its SRA ID number is 629796. Simmons Wavelength Limited is part of an international legal practice carried out under the Simmons & Simmons name. The word 'partner' refers to a member of Simmons & Simmons LLP or one of its affiliates, or an employee or consultant with equivalent standing.