Privacy Policy
Last Updated: May 2026
Introduction
Chambers Legal (“we”, “our”, “us”) is committed to protecting your privacy and handling personal information in accordance with applicable Australian privacy laws, including the Australian Privacy Principles contained in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth).
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, store and protect your personal information when you visit our website, contact us, or engage our legal services.
Who We Are
Chambers Legal is a criminal defence law firm based in Perth, Western Australia, providing legal advice and representation in criminal law, traffic law, restraining orders, appeals and related legal matters.
Information We Collect
We may collect personal information including:
- Full name
- Email address
- Telephone number
- Postal address
- Information submitted through contact forms
- Details of your legal matter
- Information relating to criminal charges, investigations, court proceedings or allegations
- Information contained in documents you provide to us
- Any other information you voluntarily provide
Where necessary for the provision of legal services, we may collect sensitive information, including information relating to criminal records, alleged offences, health information or other information relevant to your legal matter.
How We Collect Information
We collect personal information when you:
- Submit an enquiry through our website
- Contact us by phone or email
- Book a consultation
- Engage us to provide legal services
- Subscribe to newsletters or updates (if offered)
- Interact with our website
We may also collect information from third parties where authorised by law or where reasonably necessary to provide legal services.
Why We Collect Information
We collect personal information to:
- Respond to enquiries
- Assess whether we can assist with your legal matter
- Provide legal advice and representation
- Communicate with clients and prospective clients
- Manage our business operations
- Improve our website and services
- Comply with legal and professional obligations
Website Analytics and Cookies
Our website may use cookies and analytics tools to improve functionality, monitor website performance and understand visitor behaviour.
Information collected may include:
- IP address
- Browser type
- Device information
- Pages visited
- Time spent on the website
You may disable cookies through your browser settings, although some website functionality may be affected.
Disclosure of Personal Information
We may disclose personal information where reasonably necessary to:
- Barristers and expert witnesses
- Courts and tribunals
- Government agencies
- Law enforcement authorities
- Service providers who assist us with website hosting, IT support, email services and business operations
- Other parties where authorised by you or required by law
We do not sell personal information.
Storage and Security
We take reasonable steps to protect personal information from misuse, interference, loss, unauthorised access, modification or disclosure.
Security measures may include:
- SSL encryption on our website
- Secure hosting infrastructure
- Password-protected systems
- Multi-factor authentication where appropriate
- Access controls for staff and contractors
- Secure backup procedures
While we take reasonable precautions, no method of transmission over the internet is completely secure.
Legal Professional Privilege and Confidentiality
Information provided to Chambers Legal may be subject to confidentiality obligations and legal professional privilege where applicable.
However, submitting an enquiry through our website does not automatically create a solicitor-client relationship.
You should avoid sending highly confidential or irreplaceable documents through the website unless requested by one of our lawyers.
Access and Correction
You may request access to personal information we hold about you and request corrections if the information is inaccurate, incomplete or out of date.
Requests should be made using the contact details below.
Complaints
If you believe we have breached applicable privacy laws, please contact us in writing.
We will investigate your complaint and respond within a reasonable period.
If you are not satisfied with our response, you may contact the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner.
Third-Party Websites
Our website may contain links to third-party websites.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of external websites.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.
The current version will always be available on our website.