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https://davidstinson.co.uk: The main issue with typing wrong web addresses directly into the browser bar is that when typos like that occur you can end up being redirected to a https: en.wikipedia.org wiki Phishing" phishing< a> site. class="infoquote "We have a proven track record of su...


https://cooks-solicitors.co.uk: class="infoquote "We have been in business in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire for over twenty-eight years"< div> This may not seem like an important sentence to most regular clients looking for a solicitor. She is very good at clearing jams in the conveyancing...


https://swainandco.com: For a start there are hardly any law firms left willing to work under Legal Aid. Our last article was about a firm that used different trading names from the same office address. They are usually much more full of praise too, which is probably why only 8% of you voted i...


https://mylawmatters.co.uk: Sadly thousands of people https: www.express.co.uk finance personalfinance 1497866 Lloyds-bank-scam-warning-fraud-money-box-uk" have handed their house deposit over to scammers< a> after simply receiving an email stating the payment details for their solicitor had changed...


https://frazercoogans.co.uk: So, does Frazer Coogans Solicitors provide clarification? class="infoquote "Recent figures issued by the Land Register of Scotland confirm Frazer Coogans to be the leading firm of solicitors in the South West of Scotland by number of properties registered in 2017."< di...


https://burtonandco: Like those Law Society logos you see stamped across many solicitor websites. There are 1-star ratings from people on the other side of a matter such as a property sale. All cards on the table - we like Burton & Co . To start off we should try to clarify that 'QualitySolicit...


https://onelawchambers.com: There are law societies based on the city, county, and country level. OneLaw Chambers https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk office 616033 onelaw-limited" is registered with < a> The Law Society of England & Wales which is a fantastic resource and the best we've seen ...


https://beersllp.com: They also get a lot of weird negative comments, such as people complaining a criminal law firm won't handle the person's divorce case. But you can always end up with a 1-year-qualified lawyer from the 200-year-old firm in the same way you could be provided a 40-year-guru law...

https://disrepairclaim.co.uk: Fairweather Claims Ltd is a claims management company and is regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority"< div> As you can see from the above snippet from the firm's website, claims management companies are no longer meant to be unregulated industry pirates. They will ...


https://simperlaw.com: class="infoquote "outstanding, kind and compassionate" "I received frequent updates and quick responses to questions" "got to the heart of the issue and were able to resolve it swiftly and effectively" "communication was dealt with promptly and I was gi...


https://rmsolicitors.com: A 1-year-old firm might have several 40-year veterans on staff . It's very common. Normally in our information articles about firms we tend to dive off into a few tangents about general things to watch out for when researching which legal service provider is best for you. I...


https://ulasolicitors.com: There is a difference (and we'll tell you how to spot it below) between a firm where all the solicitors try to handle all the various case types - and a firm where each of the solicitors are specialists in their own area of law. ULA apparently started out with just a singl...


https://taylorprice.co.uk: William Ho qualified as a solicitor in 1989, Ruby Bhatti in 1997, Arshad Mahmood in 2008, and Sobia Ditta in 2011. Although if you're anything like us, the main interest is usually the negative comments to see if there are any glaring bad themes appearing. With so many possi...


https://michaelleightonjones.com: Scammers email clients saying they are the solicitor and telling them the bank details for payment have changed. Some firms even make statements such as 'established in 1881' as if that will make people think they are better than a firm started up in 2020. Some even use iden...


https://milnerslaw.com: But we've seen negative reviews of solicitors by people angry they refused to handle their specific type of case. Sometimes with specific questions but then all answers are rolled into one paragraph of a testimonial. not trying to jack-of-all-trades things. Some have a bit m...


https://krsep.co.uk: "I" have a vast amount of experience. But what do prior clients think of the firm? class="infoquote "friendly, efficient and well informed" "explained everything and more as I asked a lot of questions" "Great advice and service from Kam"< div> Those snip...


https://branchaustin.com: Being the names of founder partners, the name is quite unique despite 'branch' being a generic term related to people searching for office locations. We've been reviewing law firms for over twenty years and have never seen a firm with such a wide range of experience amongs...


https://trojansolicitors.com: These days the high-street-solicitor is not the only option available to people to resolve certain issues. Rameez is listed as focusing on Civil Litigation and Family Law. Agnieszka is listed as an Immigration specialist and has extra accreditation for such matters f...


https://celsolicitors.co.uk: It's always great to have options and many of those just mentioned could save considerable time and money over a regular 'high street' law office. But it can get confusing for those stepping into the arena for the first time. So to see CEL stating something that turne...


https://fultons-scotland.co.uk: Don't just flick through star ratings. "excuse after excuse blaming my own solicitor" . There were even comments we would consider completely useless such as "I will take my business elsewhere!" with no clarification about why. They can also arrange to meet you in t...


https://hooperhyde.com: Sadly, some businesses use marketing jargon to try and cover up when they don't have a good deal of experience. Unfortunately that's not always easy when it comes to law firms. class="infoquote "Ultimately, we want you to be fully satisfied with the service we provide...


https://antonyhodari.co.uk: Antony Hodari himself qualified in 1981, Emma Rees in 2000, right up to Rozina Bibi who qualified in 2017. It certainly does help to have someone very interested in your specific case type handling the matter for you though. We try to cover a range of solutions for legal p...


https://fair-result.co.uk: We also know all the industry specific marketing jargon a lot of lawyers use. That means scouring dozens of company websites a day and spending a (possibly obsessive) amount of hours trawling through the various forums and news stories. A big part of their setup seems to b...


https://dylannair.com: So much so that when people search for reviews about solicitors but see very few - they could think something was wrong. That's not something we are so keen on. The main points people most want to see are typically a photo, case specialties, and relevant work history. ...


https://mckielegal.co.uk: It's also far more common to get misleading reviews about solicitors because a lot of times any case will have a winner, and a loser. Usually with just a single email too, which is disturbingly easy . Since the huge shake up to legal aid in the 90s, solicitors now mos...


https://www.jacobslaw.org: For all we know, that could mean they know what email is. You'd think that would be a universal trait by now, but it's not. But it's not. You can get a 1-year-qualified solicitors handling your case at a 200-year-old firm. However for all three - they're quite meaningless. B...


https://argueandco.co.uk: No, really. We've seen conveyancing firms with over a thousand reviews on a single review site. It was only five years ago that a solicitor said to me 'that internet thing? no, we don't do that'. So it would seem that both experience and expertise are with this particular fi...


https://springleandco.co.uk: The first port of call we recommend is usually The Law Society in your area. You often have to type in "name-of-firm in office-location" to view reviews about them. One last statement of note from the firm's website: class="infoquote "Our fees are fully transparent fro...


https://blzsolicitors.co.uk: So never underestimate the value of free consultation statements on a solicitor's site. If someone seems genuinely interested in your case it seems to really, really count. One thing we have frequently quoted as a dislike on law firm's websites is the new wave of them...


https://www.hawklaw.co.uk: A quick note on navigation because we are talking about a property dealing firm. Because nine times out of ten the firm will state they are such without providing any noticeable explanation or links to information about what exactly the award was for. class="infoq...


https://www.pacificlaw.co.uk: This new offering is a specialist Estate Planning service including Wills and Probably matters. Don't just rely on star ratings. We've also seen dozens of negative reviews followed by comments from the firm stating 'this person has never been a client of ours'. This could ...


https://abslawyers.co.uk: The problem with this is that ABS Laywers handle conveyancing which has been https: www.propertyinvestortoday.co.uk breaking-news 2019 9 average-property-scam-costs-victims-107-669-research-finds" the target of huge amount of fraud< a> in the past few years. The fa...


https://stenfield.com: Luckily Stenfield are members of The Law Society of England & Wales which is simply an excellent resource for consumer-side information. Whereas a new brand legal practice that popped up last month could have several well seasoned lawyers with dozens of years' experience b...


https://khanlaw.co.uk: class="infoquote "Our Personal Injury Claims are dealt with on a 'no win no fee' basis."< div> It's something we've covered before but it's still causing confusion so we'll briefly cover it again: 'no win no fee' and '100% compensation' do not mean the same thing...


https://www.dvsolicitors.com: We didn't just add them because of some positive reviews and the fact they handle cases in Pakistan. But those are all very positive too . So it's an unusual but good sign. But there are no 200 year old solicitors imparting wisdom. Such as: class="infoquote "have go...


https://richmondlegalltd.co.uk: Sometimes just with a couple of official looking emails. Most people may not know just how badly the goverment has stripped Legal Aid both in reach and in funding. The information provided user-side rivals anything we've seen from other Law Societies across the UK. It's also...


https://www.trustinheritance.com: A quick note on navigation as the firm uses two quite generic words in the branding - i.e. Unfortunately the temptation to utilise marketing language on any company's site always seems to be too much for them to pass up. Trust Inheritance does have some testimonials on ...


https://bilkusandboyle.com: This is important because the firm deals with property matters. We usually can't find specific pages on a firm but if you https: www.lawscot.org.uk find-a-solicitor ?Name=bilkus&Postcode=&type=firm" search a firm's name on their website< a> some information ...


https://www.catteralls.co.uk: Spending all day on the phone repeating the same (often upsetting) story to several solicitors is not ideal. More importantly, which solicitors are actually well established with experience in your matter. These are random snippets across a wide range of reviewers, most of...


https://penerley.co.uk: Unfortunately this has not really spread to law firms as much as everywhere else. class="infoquote "our innovative and less-stuffy approach to providing legal services ensure that the focus is always on results"< div> It's sad but true that many of the 'well-esta...


https://www.searchbureau.co.uk: But it's surely a fair one. All other variants we tried such as www.searchbureau.com and www.thesearchbureau.com were owned by different firms. But that's the case for most related service providers such as this conveyancing searches company or others such as law costs draft...


https://educationlawservice.com: We've seen quite a few lawyers offering a full hour's face to face consultation to discuss your case for free. In the past this usually only applied to cases that would be run on a no win, no fee basis anyway such as Personal Injury matters. There are quite a few ...


https://www.pumpcourtchambers.com: This always seemed un-necessary extra time and cost for clients. Pump Court Chambers don't handle property matters, but you never know what scammers will come up with next. The Pump Court Chambers site is https secure for submitting your personal details online with ...


https://www.masonbullock.co.uk: So it's always a good idea to bookmark sites like this if you plan on returning and never discuss payments or bank details via emai.. The courts should be trying to repair the damage done. The same goes for employment matters where not only the amount is important , ...


https://www.calioclaims.co.uk: Lindsays are under The Law Society of Scotland, but we're sad to say the Scottish site is far outdone by English Welsh version. After reading through the comments we saw three one star messages all regarding the same thing - with comments such as "Don't sell 20 stanley Ro...


https://aspirelicensing.co.uk: However to be clear - Aspire Licensing do not state they are a law firm in the traditional sense and no mention is made to 'solicitors' within the firm. There is a firm called Aspire Law but that's a totally different group with their own website. But that's what you'd expec...


https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk: These are on the national, county or often city level if the population is big enough. Either way, still be on your guard when typing in web address and never discuss bank details via email. The qualification dates are of special interest to most people when we point t...


https://reidblack.com: As the firm deals with property matters, it is therefore hugely important that you pay close attention to the website you are on and the types of emails you receive. Made my whole experience stress free." "Highly experienced staff have helped me massively" "...


https://www.howe.co.uk: A wide range of very seasoned, experienced practitioners alongside plenty of young blood to keep things fresh and moving forward. And by tiny, we mean absolutely unreadable. One last quote from the firm's site: class="infoquote "The vast majority of our cases are im...


https://www.robinsomerville.co.uk: Also Robin does not handle any matters that are currently a major target for fraudsters such as conveyancing (where scammers convince people to play their deposits into false bank accounts). We tried the following week and it still didn't work. Originally you would hav...


https://www.levinslaw.co.uk: We did find though that when you start typing 'levins solicitors' into Google it sometimes displays a totally different firm in the drop down suggestions. We've worked with Levins Solicitors for several years now so obviously we have a very positive opinion of them as a f...


https://www.aconveyancing.com: For example this article from https: www.standard.co.uk homesandproperty property-news stamp-duty-holiday-deadline-extension-rish-sunak-a140746.html" The Evening Standard< a> on stamp duty during the lengthy lockdown and the pressure currently on conveyancing firms in suc...


https://www.theinjurysolicitor.com: So don't discuss bank details or payments via email, and if someone phones you up saying they are from the firm you are using feel free to hang up and call back on the official number you know already works. (Generally known as 'resellers'.) Those firms that cold-call you as...


https://rdcostings.co.uk: Then after you've had the initial interview, have gone all the way down to their office, and are ready to sign on the dotted line for them to proceed - that's when the small print comes out about them taking 25% of your compensation if they win. Whilst we are unable to chang...


https://mgbelegal.com: Thankfully MGBe Legal is registered with The Law Society of England & Wales which offers a wealth of information user-side. Author of numerous articles on EEA law and trainer with ILPA and HJT."< div> Dual qualifications across two countries with 15+ years of experience...


https://www.mcewanfraserlegal.co.uk: No-one seems to go for 'macewan' or hyphenated versions of the domain. Neither of which would impress you enough to use their actual services would it? McEwan Fraser Legal on the other hand state very clearly underneath their Award-Winning claim what awards have been ...


https://www.fieldfisher.com: It's pretty much a universal given at this point. For this firm to have individual offices within the UK that have remained focused on a relatively small target group and one that can bring just regular smaller (again, relatively) claimants alongside larger ones - is unusu...


https://will-trusts-probate.co.uk: class="infoquote "APS Legal and Associates are one of the UK’s largest and most reputable will writing and estate planning companies."< div> Most websites make claims like this using terms such as "estimated", "possibly", "one of the", "up to" and so on. Once you...


https://linkilawsolicitors.com: Even then their focus was still business clients. We've worked with and written about this firm before when they were originally called Linkilaw Ltd. They obtain the relevant phone email contact details then contact the buyer seller pretending to be from the solicitors offic...


https://www.nvlegal.co.uk: The law firm then pursues the third party, or more often their insurer, for compensation. Please note though, that a firm which takes 25% of your compensation if you win does not always mean you will end up with less. To ensure there are no fees at all whether you win o...


https://www.sr-law.co.uk: You'll see on the Law Society's staff page about them that they have a huge range of experience levels. We also saw that neither www.srlaw.co.uk or the .com redirected you to the correct site. The firm's official website that we've linked to above is www.sr-law.co.uk with ...


https://www.dfalaw.co.uk: Alternative contact details, other offices, SRA authority information, practice case focuses and more. So do the independent review boards match up? class="infoquote "Professional, efficient and easy to deal with." "... I received excellent and thorough advice thr...


https://www.ianmallon.com: There could be some common spelling errors such as 'Malon' or people looking up other variations such as ianmallonsolicitors.com - but it's always a good idea to bookmark any site you plan on coming back to anyway. That snippet from Ian Mallon's site may sound good, but how ...


https://asgharandco.com: They also weren't averse to listing some of the more common fees actually on their site. Whilst you may think Legal Aid is something like the NHS (i.e. One last noteable snippet from the firm's website: class="infoquote "Individuals and businesses that have been ...


https://www.thorpewilson.co.uk: class="infoquote "At the centre of everything we do is a commitment to you, our client, to offer you the best possible service that we can."< div> The only way to really verify statements like this one is through comments by previous clients. The www.thorpewilson....


https://allsopdurn.co.uk: Anything about bank details or payments would never be discussed in an email anyway by a reputable firm. Having a couple of fairly new solicitors eager to prove themselves at a firm that also has some seasoned experience to keep things on track - is a good balance . Sometim...


https://www.mtapersonalinjury.com: in the case of an Immigration firm), or are simply marked as being the best in their field . The website we link to above is www.mtapersonalinjury.com and it contains the most information about the firm and it's services. It also helps them hide who they really are to avoid...