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ABS Lawyers Ltd Solicitors in Corby & Maghull, Liverpool: Lastly there are firms that write statements such as the one from ABS Lawyers' site above saying they have X amount of years of 'combined experience'. Thousands of people have simply handed over millions of pounds to fraudsters. class="infoquote "The quality and ...


Antony Hodari Solicitors Housing Disrepair Specialists in Manchester: We've also seen many disgruntled reviews over solicitors refusing to take someone's case. Their site is https secure for entering your details into their contact forms. . You might also see claims such as 'combined experience of X years' which simply means all the staff's ...


Argue & Co Legal - Allan Argue Personal Injury Solicitor in Glasgow: That brings us back to the tie-breaker we mentioned before and why we always recommend calling the firm to speak to someone. The official site is www.argueandco.co.uk which we link to above whilst www.argueandco.com currently is not owned by anyone. The Scottish site has ht...


Aspire Licensing & Administrative Services in Whitley Bay, Newcastle: They also provide help with courses that will often be required in order to get certain licenses - if you don't have people already with those qualifications. There are certainly more quality, cost-effective, and quicker solutions to legal problems these days. They are there...


Beers LLP - Solicitors in Kingsbridge & Plymouth, Devon: We would really recommend reading the reviews through, though, rather than just relying on star ratings when it comes to law firms. Alongside their co-workers, the firm as a whole has a decent mix of seasoned professionals with some fresher legs and ideas. class="inf...


Bell Lax Ltd - Solicitors in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham: class="infoquote "we can quickly understand your problem and provide sensible, down to earth advice with a clear and transparent approach to managing legal costs"< div> The greatest resource we've found for checking up on the experience levels of actual solicitor...


Bilkus and Boyle Solicitors & Estate Agents in Glasgow: For example, we have three 5 star reviews on Trustpilot but due to the way they calculate averages - we only have a 3.5 star rating overall. We always advise reading actual comments rather than just flicking through ratings though. it almost makes them meaningless. Or the ...


BLZ Solicitors NIHL, PPI & Immigration Lawyers in Stockport: So if they take a few shortcuts in the marketing department - that's perfectly fine. That's something to watch for especially with property matters as scammers contact clients telling them deposits need to be made to different bank accounts. You would think that these ...


Branch Austin McCormick LLP Solicitors in Mayfair, London: class="infoquote "We offer a full service, including commercial property, corporate law, divorce and family law, dispute resolution, employment, immigration, residential conveyancing and wills and probate."< div> There is also some confusion about the word 'specia...


Brown & Co Solicitors in Greenwich, London: They have an actual fees page which is definitely a rarity amongst legal providers as well. On top of that there are useful staff profiles on their website which we strongly advise every law firm to produce. Make sure you are on the correct website and never discuss bank det...


QualitySolicitors Burton & Co in Lincoln & Sleaford: It's actually not even a sort of franchise either like people who open their own McDonalds restaurant. Currently neither www.burtonandco.com or www.burtonandco.co.uk get you there. class="infoquote "Acted quickly and very professional" "Things were moved quickly a...


Catteralls Solicitors in Wakefield: You are just as likely to get a one year qualified newbie solicitor from a one hundred year old practice as you are to get a twenty year well-seasoned solicitor from a one year old law firm brand. They stated as such on their about us page. If you look up reviews for Cattera...


CEL Solicitors in Liverpool - Housing Disrepair, Knotweed, & Data Breach Claims: It may seem a pedantic thing to do, but we're quite fed up of how much companies in the UK get away with when it comes to advertising language. However all the searches we tried such as https: www.thisismoney.co.uk money buytolet article-7951561 Tenants-right-sue-la...


Cooks Solicitors in Newcastle under Lyme & Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire: That's also something we would consider a good sign that people outside the industry might not be aware of. She is in charge of our Conveyancing department. Put simply, if a firm is doing really badly or has a bad reputation in a local area - then the branding will b...

Swain & Co Solicitors Ltd in Southampton, Liverpool & Havant: A quick note on navigation considering the varied brand names. Entering such will bring up an error or redirect you elsewhere depending on what browser you are using. class="infoquote "Thank you so much for all you have done for me." "I can't praise Swain & C...


David Stinson & Co Personal Injury Solicitors in Aylesford, Kent: For more difficult cases such as medical negligence against the NHS, most lawyers will ask for a conditional fee arrangement. This can often be misleading because if the firm has 5 solicitors with just 4 years experience - that equals a total of 20 years. But note that ...


DisrepairClaim.co.uk - Housing Disrepair Claims Company based in Brighouse, West Yorkshire: class="infoquote "Our highly experienced Housing Disrepair panel of solicitors can bring forward a claim against your landlord to ensure you have suitable living conditions."< div> A quick note on navigation. So whilst we still are not keen on the whole CMC thing ...


DV Solicitors (Deo Volente Legal LLP) Law Firm in Bedford & Luton: Not just in the legal industry either, but generally. Never discuss payments or bank details over email. class="infoquote "We create value for our clients, our people and our community"< div> If you https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk office 529702 deo-volente-...


Dylan Nair Solicitors Ltd in Preston, Lancashire: You never know if that one star criticism is from an old opponent who lost to them, or a disgruntled client who's fraudulant whiplash claim got thrown out their office. So when Dylan Nair make a public statement on their site like this, it's not something to be glossed over...


Education Law Service Ltd - Special Educational Needs Lawyer in London: That's still much better of course than charging you full price just for an introductory discussion about whether they can even help you. Therefore the number of firms helping in those areas are much fewer . One last point made on the firm's website: class="infoquot...


Fair Result Ltd Divorce Settlement Mediation Services in Leicester: On top of that they provide free work up front to show what they can do and then fixed fee agreements. We did ask around our own office if anyone might want to get a divorce in order to test out this firm's claims. As mentioned before, we've been at this for over twen...


Frazer Coogans Ltd - Solicitors in Ayr, Prestwick & Glasgow: (Very, very, tenuously worked out in most cases.) Seeing a founding date of 1985 would therefore seem ancient on a clothing brand. You can obtain a 40-year guru lawyer from a 1-year old firm. Always kept us informed. They provide alternate contact details, other tradin...


Fulton's Solicitors & Estate Agents in Clarkston & Mount Florida, Glasgow: (10x3=30) So do pay attention to wording. They can also arrange to meet you in their sister firm's Gildeas' offices in either Glasgow or Edinburgh city centres if that's better.. Why is that important to realise? Because for several years now https: www.whatmortgage.c...


Hawkridge & Company - Hawk Law Solicitors in Gillingham, Medway: It could have been for logo design, which really doesn't help in estimating the quality of their legal services. class="infoquote "We are a specialist legal firm providing a range of services in the Medway town of Gillingham"< div> This quote from the firm's websi...


Hill House Chambers - Barristers Based in London: A quick note on navigation. Hill House Chambers have been recommended across our network for some time now so, as we do with many firms, we'd like to give a few insights into things that stood out to us about a firm, how that compares across the industry, and things yo...


HooperHyde Business Law Solicitors in Solihull: We try to provide a range of possible solutions to point people in the right direction. They are a specialist firm focusing on helping businesses, but also have a different 'feel' to them from firms we already worked with. Certainly the parent company CLP has considerable re...


Howe + Co Solicitors in Brentford, London: This can sometimes end up in reviews about the wrong firm being placed. The firm did have testimonials on their website as well but at the time of us viewing they were stuffed into a tiny video-style playback box near the bottom of pages. But certainly Howe & Co are...


Jacobs Law Solicitors: There are 10 solicitors at the firm at time of writing with Noel Lee having qualified in 1997, William Cheung in 2005, Ahmed Yousafzai in 2011, and more - right up to Sarah Khan in 2021. That's because "established in 2013" can sound ridiculously new to some considering so m...


JPS Walker Solicitors Ltd in Manchester: class="infoquote "I would just like to thank you for all your efforts in getting my claim settled." "I am really satisfied with the work and outcome of the case."< div> Those are a couple of snippets from the firm's case studies relating to how those customer...


Khan Law - Raees Khan Personal Injury Solicitor in Glasgow: Read the actual comments. The quote above is from the Khan Law website and, in our opinion, is being used appropriately. The majority of people would imagine there's a significant difference between a Motor Offence specialist and a general practice solicitor trying the sa...


KRS Estate Planning Ltd - Will & Probate Advice in Leicester: But be aware that Google still allows keyword matching in their ads with trademark protection protocols that can be very, very slow to pick up abuse. Some have forced themselves to stay open an extra half hour one day a week or to offer morning appointments every second Satu...


Lefevres Law Firm - Litigation Solicitors in Edinburgh, Glasgow & Aberdeen: People are https: www.thetimes.co.uk static connected-families conveyancing-email-scam-hackers-steal-house-deposit " handing tens of thousands of pounds over to fraudsters< a> sometimes after only receiving a single email telling them the bank details for payment have cha...


Lindsays Solicitors Offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow & Dundee: But also several more recent additions such as Ben Doherty (qualified in 2004) and Douglas Roberts (2008). But one thing that impressed us about Lindsays is the same sort of lack-of-boasting as we saw with their testimonials page before. A quick note on navigation. B...


Mackenzie Jones Solicitors in St Asaph, Menai Bridge & Chester: People simply aren't as quick to discuss their divorce, criminal defence, bankruptcy, etc. The things we use to evaluate a firm are probably things most potential clients do as well. If you are searching for a lawyer in England or Wales you're in luck because there ...


Mason Bullock CCJ & Employment Solicitors in Coventry: Mason Bullock are registered with The Law Society of England & Wales and about this firm you'll see Andrew Crisp's stated areas of expertise and that he ...


Mckie Legal Solicitors in Penrith & St Helens (ConnectMeToaLawyer Ltd): That may sound like a very odd reason. The first means no fees if your case loses. Scammers convince people selling their house that they need to pay the deposits into fraudulent bank accounts. class="infoquote "Ive been asked a few times already 'which Barriste...


Michael Leighton Jones Solicitors in Bargoed & Tredomen, Wales: When you are flicking through law firm reviews remember that people are far less likely to share their feelings about their messy divorce than they are about the restaurant they just ate at. They are good words. class="infoquote "As a firm, our experience and expertise...


Milners Law LLP Solicitors in Leeds, Harrogate & Pontefract: By 'regular' we don't mean they are average. There is further information about staff members http: abstractionit.co.uk milnerslaw solicitor-staff " on the Milner's website< a>. But for matters such as Family Law there are still plenty of firms that charge full pric...


My Law Matters from Fentimans - Solicitors in Wolverhampton, Manchester, Solihull & Waltham Cross: But as long as the separate branding efforts have been strong (as Fentimans seem to have done with theirs), you should be able to check out reviews on the team you will be using plus the main firm behind it without any issues. We can honestly say that in the past two decad...


OneLaw Chambers - Solicitors, Barristers & Advocates in London: class="infoquote "outcome was successful and the solicitor Aejaz Mussa I dealt with was helpful, honest and a subject matter expert" "Very professional, very reliable." "I'm happy with the work, process, service, progress and the result." "explained the...


OTS Solicitors Ltd Immigration & Family Law in London, UK: 'otsolicitors' variants) don't seem to occur much in our search function at least. Including costs" "brilliant from the start and supported me every step of the way" "responded promptly and professionally to all correspondence" "professional, prompt and incred...


Pacific Law Estate Planning Solicitors in Manchester: But the major mobile players we checked all direct 0800 for free now. In fact there seems to be a very clear split in the industry, with one section of legal practices boasting about ancient founding dates back in the 1800s and their 'traditional' values. class="infoqu...


Penerley Commercial Lawyers in Islington, London: Their site is https secure for submitting your personal details on their contact form. Although https: www.theatlantic.com magazine archive 2020 05 kill-the-office-dress-code 609070 " there is one firm< a> that has a ban on their employees wearing suits. The bran...


Pump Court Chambers Direct Access Barristers in London, Swindon & Winchester: There are dozens of types of cases where this is applicable and for most of them it will certainly be more time and cost efficient to use a Direct Access barrister whom you have chosen to work with yourself throughout the case. She really made me feel at ease" "Matthe...


Reid Black Solicitors Ltd in Belfast, Antrim & Ballyclare: We stand by our statement that if you see a firm that really only seems to want people with whiplash injuries from a Road Accident (e.g. Whilst not actually based in England Wales, Reid Black will inevitably deal with a lot of other law firms, insurers and busines...


Richmond Legal Ltd Solicitors in Middleton, Manchester: class="infoquote "Providing expert legal advice and representation for Personal injury, Immigration, Professional Discipline and litigation matters."< div> If you've already flicked through a dozen other law firm's websites today in your search for representation,...


Reynolds Macdonald Solicitors in Hackney: These have become heavy targets for scammers who https: www.techadvisor.com how-to security how-avoid-solicitor-conveyancing-email-scam-that-costs-house-buyers-3653388 " somehow manage to convince home buyers< a> to send their deposits to fraudulent bank accounts. The ht...


The Search Bureau from Premier Searches Ltd - UK Conveyancing Search Provider: class="infoquote "Using our powerful IT systems we are able to streamline the whole search process so you can not only view completed searches can you can monitor the progress of each case in real time and see exactly when you will get it back."< div> The firm wa...


Simper Law Ltd - Solicitors in Norwich & Great Yarmouth: It's very common in law firm review sections to see the losing side of a case leave negative ratings on the firm that beat them. The firm name is Simper Law Ltd and most branding follows that style. So what are previous clients saying about the firm? The snippets above are...


Smith and Graham Solicitors in Hartlepool, Peterlee and Middlesbrough: But hopefully from the examples and resources quoted in the article below, you'll see why they have been added to our network. Don't just flick through average ratings. That's becomes even more important to remember due to the firm handling property matters which hav...


Springle & Co Solicitors Estate Planning Wills & Probate in North Shields, Tyne and Wear: Springle & Co. This allows you some insight into whether a firm at least has some genuine experience in that area of law. However, this is common for legal service providers. For example, it states Claire Springle qualified as a solicitor in 2001 so that's at least two de...


Stenfield Ltd Solicitors in Norwich & Harrow on the Hill, London: class="infoquote "83% of new clients are recommended to us through word of mouth"< div> A quick note on navigation because although we link to the official site above as www.stenfield.com, there is a completely different firm using the www.stenfield.co.uk domain. ...


Stowe Family Law - Divorce Solicitors in Harrogate, York, Beverley & Other Locations: So how can you tell the difference between firms if they all say they have experience and expertise? Luckily Stowe Family Law are listed on the website of The Law Society of England & Wales. The reviews are mainly positive from what we saw with several comments about fair pr...

Rose Fendlen Law - Solicitors in Wigan (Formerly LRose Law): Another resource to help with this is one we frequently recommend in our articles - The Law Society of England & Wales' website. The main reason they haven't managed to pick a legal help provider already is often an inability to tell each of them apart . The only di...


Taylor Price Legal Ltd - Solicitors in Leeds & Levenshulme (Manchester): knowing all the loopholes). A really great resource to help with this is any local law society a firm might have joined. Word like 'friendly', 'efficient' or 'modern' pop up constantly but don't really help to distinguish that firm from their competitors. One that they seem...


The Legal Practice Ltd - Solicitors in Rickmansworth & Wembley Park, Greater London: That should mean the practice has a very good mix of seasoned, wise old heads but with eager, fresh ideas thrown in . So whilst there is no solicitor in the firm with the full 50 years' experience, we certainly can't say they are lacking it. Maintaining such high ratings wh...


Trojan Solicitors Ltd Immigration & Family Law in London: To us at least, that makes such firms where they have individual solicitors handling certain case types still very much a 'specialist'. class="infoquote "Our aim is to build long standing relationships with everyone we work with and to ensure we take the time to listen...


Trust Inheritance Ltd Wills, Probate & Estate Planning in Weston-Super-Mare: 'trust' and 'inheritance'. However we hope the information and links provided above at least show why we were more than happy to add Trust Inheritance to our database of recommended firms. A last word from the firm's website: class="infoquote "We set the benchmark fo...


ULA Solicitors Ltd - Law Firm in London: all came up with the same site. But the fact they still work with Legal Aid at all these days is something very unique. We've always been a fan of case studies but we've been working in the industry for over 20 years now. class="infoquote "At ULA Solicitors, we...


Youngs Solicitors - Young & Co Solicitors Ltd in Longton (Stoke on Trent): That information is thankfully intact. Sometimes it's as little as having received an official looking email that said the bank details for payment have changed. class="infoquote "Public Funding or 'Legal aid' is available for Care Proceedings and Domestic Violence Do...


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