Modern Slavery Act Statement 2024

This statement is made on behalf of Slater and Gordon UK Holdings Limited pursuant to Section 54(1) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (“the Act”) and it represents the Modern Slavery Statement for all business entities which together constitute the Slater and Gordon group of companies (“the group”).

Slater and Gordon UK Holdings Limited publishes a group wide statement setting out how we target the prevention of modern slavery, not just in respect of the group companies which met the qualifying criteria but in all of our group companies, by implementing a group wide Anti-Slavery Policy with an annually reviewed and published Modern Slavery Act Statement setting out a the group’s approach to pro-actively combating modern slavery.

Our approach

Our group wide Anti-Slavery Policy is reviewed annually and was last updated in October 2024. It sets out our zero-tolerance approach to both modern slavery and human trafficking, reflecting our ongoing commitment to act both ethically and with integrity in all of our employee and business relationships.

The Slater and Gordon group is committed to identifying and understanding the risks of modern slavery and to ensuring that we are proactive across the both the group and our supply chains in our approach towards the prevention of modern slavery practices. We do this by delivering a continuing programme of dedicated training to our employees, alongside improvements to our supply chain processes so that our supply chain, agents, consultants, suppliers, providers of services and any other parties or individuals associated with the group will be safeguarded, treated fairly and with dignity.

Our business

The Slater and Gordon group comprises a number of separately constituted companies providing regulated legal services or support services throughout England, Wales, and Scotland.

The end of the last financial year for all group companies was 31st December 2024 and within the Group structure the following legal services and group management support service businesses, met the qualifying criteria under the Act.

• Slater and Gordon UK Holdings Limited (10977311)
• Slater and Gordon (UK) 1 Limited (07895497)
• Slater and Gordon UK Limited, (07931918)

All other companies owned and operated within the group did not individually meet the qualifying criteria for a Modern Slavery Statement, but all group companies do still fall within the overall group policy and are encompassed by this group statement.

Areas of risk and our approach

Our principal areas of risk across the Group are people supply chains, the recruitment of employees through recruitment agencies, together with our outsourcing arrangements.

The Group employs professionally qualified lawyers but also employs other non-qualified legal advisors and paralegals together with staff who provide administration support, finance support, facilities, IT, and other business services.

Our supply chain consists of suppliers who provide goods and services to us to enable the group to deliver legal professional services. Most goods and services the group procures are based in the UK although since 2024 we have outsourced some of our client onboarding services to South Africa.

The main categories of goods and services that we procure either directly or indirectly are:

• Information and Communications Technology (ICT) to include but not limited to computer hardware and software, cloud services, servers, printers, and mobile phones.
• External professional services such as legal counsel, barristers, financial advisors, accountants, consultants, external solicitors, medical agencies, and independent expert advisors for the purposes of our client(s) matters.
• Workplace and Facilities services such as stationary providers, office fit outs, office management, utilities, cleaning, and security.
• Business Development to include the provision of branded merchandise, on-site and off-site catering for events, and venue providers.
• Outsourcing of high-quality client onboarding services in South Africa since 2024.
• Telephony infrastructure and call centre support services.
• Marketing agency services.

Supply chains and Outsource supplier(s)

Since 2023 we have where possible included mandatory contract clauses with suppliers and commercial business partners, so that we can require all potential new suppliers or business partners to undertake, warrant and represent that neither they, their personnel, sub-contractors or any other member of their supply chain have committed an offence or are under investigation for an alleged MSA Offence and that they do confirm their compliance with the Act and the steps they specifically take to satisfy themselves that slavery and human trafficking is not taking place in any of their supply chains or any other part of their business.

This includes the outsourcing arrangement which commenced in 2024, which has specific Modern Slavery clauses and assurances built in.

In addition, we conduct appropriate levels of due diligence on all new suppliers prior to engagement.

Recruitment and Employment

To facilitate the recruitment of new employees into the group we only use reputable recruitment agencies which are subject to a thorough verification process prior to their addition to our approved list of recruitment agencies. The contracts between the group and recruitment companies also have specific anti-slavery clauses contained within them. Whilst the recruitment of legal and other professional colleagues is assessed as being of minimal risk in terms of slavery or human trafficking, this is kept under continuous review to ensure the integrity and effectiveness of the groups Anti-Slavery Policy

New colleagues must produce a valid ID in person before they can start work and are then subject to both Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation checks and DBS checks which were introduced in 2024 as part of enhanced mandatory “right to work” checks.

There is also an ongoing programme of welfare checks as part of regular 121 meetings between supervising managers and staff members. This will help to minimise any risk of staff members being the victim of modern slavery or human trafficking.

Training

Specific modern slavery awareness training is provided to all colleagues and not just those directly involved in the management of supply chains or the procurement of supplier services. This is intended to ensure that everyone has the requisite tools and knowledge to deal with any identified concerns. The most recent training was delivered to all employees in February 2025. As the training is delivered every two years, the next training is scheduled to take place before the end of Q1- 2027.

Incident reporting

All colleagues within the group are responsible for the detection and reporting of any modern slavery practices.

Concerns or suspicions are required to be reported either to the group’s Risk & Compliance team or to the Human Resources team using our dedicated online company portal, or by using our Whistleblowing Policy and Whistleblowing Procedure.

There were no reports of modern slavery or human trafficking concerns made during 2022, 2023, 2024, or in the year-to-date 2025.

Commitment

This is our sixth annual group statement. The preceding year’s statement also covered the same qualifying group entities.

Our group wide Anti-Slavery Policy was last updated in October 2024. It was reviewed again in October 2025, but no changes or updates were made. It will be reviewed again in 2026.

The continuation of mandatory training to employees is next scheduled to be delivered before the end of Q1-2027.

We will also continue to undertake due diligence and review specific procedures for the verification of new suppliers in to group businesses, and where applicable all new supply contracts will include modern slavery clauses.

The group is committed to maintaining our current proactive activities to help eradicate any risk of modern slavery and human trafficking practices within the group or its supply chains.

Delivery of this commitment and any processes or controls rest with our, Risk & Compliance and Human Resources teams who can be contacted for further information.

Board approved

The Modern Slavery Statement has been approved by Nils Stoesser on behalf of the Board of Directors who will review and update it regularly, with the next review scheduled for 2026.

Name: Nils Stoesser.

Position held: Director and Chief Executive Officer

Dated: 2nd December 2025