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Two Harcourt Buildings Chambers - 2HB Barristers in London: Such as one law firm we saw claiming a 150 year history in their town simply for moving into a building previously occupied by a much older firm. class="infoquote "Your case will be reviewed by a qualified Direct Access barrister within 48 working hours of the receip...


ABS Lawyers Ltd Solicitors in Corby & Maghull, Liverpool: If you do need a regular solicitor though, how do you tell the differences between them? class="infoquote "ABS Lawyers is a modern law firm but retains the all-important traditional values of a customer focussed service"< div> This sort of sales pitching is acro...


Antony Hodari Solicitors Housing Disrepair Specialists in Manchester: We try to cover a range of solutions for legal problems including having general practice firms, specialists, barristers, and non-law-firm services as well. Antony Hodari's claims in the snippet above were taken from their front page and are much more believable and can be c...


Argue & Co Legal - Allan Argue Personal Injury Solicitor in Glasgow: We've seen conveyancing firms with over a thousand reviews on a single review site. Even zero reviews is not a bad sign. We've seen a criminal defense firm insulted for not taking someone's divorce case. The reason for covering that little information nugget about case...


Beers LLP - Solicitors in Kingsbridge & Plymouth, Devon: The only negative comment we saw was a complaint about a solicitor called 'Monty'. A quick note on navigation as whilst the firm's name is quite unique, it could potentially peek a little into generic term issues. Make sure you know what site you're on and never discus...


Bell Lax Ltd - Solicitors in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham: Typically the 'Blog' or 'News' section of a law firm's website is just another selection of articles saying how great the firm is or a single filler article showing that they thought about doing it, then quickly gave up. The majority of them were very positive with helpful...


Bilkus and Boyle Solicitors & Estate Agents in Glasgow: we are proud to serve the community and clients all over Scotland, UK and abroad"< div> These days there are dozens of review forums online such as Google Reviews, Yelp, Trustpilot, Yell, etc. The forty years Bilkus Boyle quote is therefore very reasonable and an unde...


BLZ Solicitors NIHL, PPI & Immigration Lawyers in Stockport: A last sales-pitchy statement from the firm's site: class="infoquote "We are a friendly, approachable and professional firm that provides quality legal representation to those that need it."< div> Don't be too hard on firms when you see the exact same language use...


Branch Austin McCormick LLP Solicitors in Mayfair, London: For example, you would never see a bad review for Pizza Hut saying 'they wouldn't sell me a hamburger! ridiculous!!'. The firm uses the dot com which is more international with the official website being at www.branchaustin.com but www.branchaustin.co.uk does redirect you th...


Bridge McFarland LLP - Solicitors in Grimsby, Hull, Lincoln, Louth, and Market Rasen: So what about the independent boards such as https: www.google.com search?q=bridge+mcfarland+llp+lincoln&rlz=1C1CHBF_en-GBGB926GB926&sxsrf=ALiCzsYpYdagcP_1nfbujMAQ2Q3Y7A1iYw%3A1663333683455&ei=M3UkY4a5G5T4gQbRzLTwCg&oq=bridge+mcfarland+llp&gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAEYADIKCAAQRx...


Brown & Co Solicitors in Greenwich, London: With each focusing on different areas of law those numbers do stand out to us, and we've been working in the legal industry for over twenty years ourselves. So hopefully from all this you'll see our decision to have Brown&Co added to the network was not without merit. no o...


QualitySolicitors Burton & Co in Lincoln & Sleaford: QualitySolicitors firms are independent law firms that share the aim of providing clients the highest standards of legal expertise combined with exceptional customer service."< div> That official explanation of what it means didn't help us much initially either. Like th...


Catteralls Solicitors in Wakefield: You'll note that they have solicitors that have qualified in every decade from the past 40 years including Philip Lisle who qualified in 1981, Julie Burgess (1996), Rebecca Baker (2005), right up to Danielle Knee with the relatively 'green' 2011 in comparison. Sometimes ov...


CEL Solicitors in Liverpool - Housing Disrepair, Knotweed, & Data Breach Claims:
class="infoquote "As a law firm, we're a bit different but in a good way!"< div> There were several things that stood out to us on their site. The article we wrote yesterday was about a firm that had a negative review because the person felt the firm's office ...


Cooks Solicitors in Newcastle under Lyme & Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire: It also means you've got the best of both worlds - i.e. She is in charge of our Conveyancing department. Again though, whilst many solicitors use different trading names to highlight specific case types out of the same office - this one relates to a completely individual off...


David Stinson & Co Personal Injury Solicitors in Aylesford, Kent: The most commonly checked are https: www.google.com search?q=David+Stinson+%26+Co&rlz=1C1CHBF_en-GBGB926GB926&oq=David+Stinson+%26+Co&aqs=chrome..69i57j0i22i30l2j0i22i30i457j0i22i30j69i59.840j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#lrd=0x47df347b954543ed:0x83e17f72b53b5edb,1,,," Goo...


DisrepairClaim.co.uk - Housing Disrepair Claims Company based in Brighouse, West Yorkshire: The first means that if your case loses you have nothing to pay. Unless the law firm you're looking at states both on their website - it is more than likely they take a cut of your compensation as a success fee - also know as a 'conditional fee arrangement'. The main aim (we...


DV Solicitors (Deo Volente Legal LLP) Law Firm in Bedford & Luton: People have https: www.thetimes.co.uk static connected-families conveyancing-email-scam-hackers-steal-house-deposit " handed over millions to fraudsters< a> sometimes on the basis of just a few official looking emails. As also mentioned above, the firm's brandin...


Dylan Nair Solicitors Ltd in Preston, Lancashire: That's a decent offer by comparison. Although the branding name used is quite unique and the possible spelling typos not likely to be too multitudinous. Often by simply emailing to tell say the bank details for their deposit have changed. class="infoquote "We understa...


Fair Result Ltd Divorce Settlement Mediation Services in Leicester: Typically it's only cases such as litigation where firms may do considerable work upfront with an aim to getting paid near the end of the case instead. The official site we link to above is www.fair-result.co.uk with none of the usual variants such as www.fair-result.com, ww...


Frazer Coogans Ltd - Solicitors in Ayr, Prestwick & Glasgow: all brought up the correct company for us at the top of search results. It's one of those marketing jargon phrases that sounds great but essentially could be said by any firm. We've said it before but it's worth saying again - in our opinion 'established in ...' dates absolu...


Fulton's Solicitors & Estate Agents in Clarkston & Mount Florida, Glasgow: So if you see reviews relating to such, it's not an error by the reviewer. If you've read through some of our other review articles you'll probably have noticed that we praise the good amount of publicly available information about law firms in England & Wales versus those ...


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 "you will be able to talk through your options with a knowledgeable, friendly solicitor at a time to suit you"< div>. But when anything go...


Hill House Chambers - Barristers Based in London: One thing we think the firm could improve on is fuller profiles for each of the barristers on the books. Typically we refer, like most consumers, to the third party boards such as Google, Yelp, Yell, Trustpilot, etc. As Hill House Chambers puts it: class="infoquo...


HooperHyde Business Law Solicitors in Solihull: class="infoquote "worked tirelessly for me to win my case and I am extremely grateful" "really understands business risks" "has represented us in many cases including debt recovery, mediation, and litigation"< div> Those are snippets from testimonials on...


Jacobs Law Solicitors: It's not as though any would say the opposite either. The obvious idea they try to stick in your head is that the longer a firm had been established, the more experience must be within the firm. This firm is registered with https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk office 5...


JPS Walker Solicitors Ltd in Manchester: We aim to maintain our traditional values whilst offering an effective and first class no win no fee service."< div> Again these statements from the JPS Walker website are types which practically every firm will make. class="infoquote "With 30 years experience and...


Khan Law - Raees Khan Personal Injury Solicitor in Glasgow: But most tend not to be as picky about things like personal injury, wills, landlord disputes, employment law, and so on. It may have nothing to do with the practice of law. There is also a Khan Mather, Aina Khan Law, Ali Khan Law, and more. That's because we've seen law firm...


KRS Estate Planning Ltd - Will & Probate Advice in Leicester: The official site which we link to above is www.krsep.co.uk with www.krsep.com not redirecting there. There's also Alternative Business Structures (ABS) allowing companies to run law firms rather than it having to be actual solicitors. At the moment most scams in the law ind...


Lefevres Law Firm - Litigation Solicitors in Edinburgh, Glasgow & Aberdeen: That might not sound like something amazing, but in reality the majority of legal professionals have pulled away from Legal Aid cases completely. For example, Lefevres are listed in the Legal Aid board database. The name is quite unique so any searches for 'lefevers so...


Mackenzie Jones Solicitors in St Asaph, Menai Bridge & Chester: However with this firm handling conveyancing matters you need to be extra careful. But also maybe some they don't, yet should. Obviously we've added Mackenzie Jones Solicitor to our network so we clearly think positive things about them. If you check the https: solic...


Mckie Legal Solicitors in Penrith & St Helens (ConnectMeToaLawyer Ltd): class="infoquote "Insurance policy in place so nothing to pay win or lose*."< div> It therefore looks as though Mckie's solicitors offer both . However the concept of the local solicitors office has become something of an almost quaint, nostalgic notion these d...


Michael Leighton Jones Solicitors in Bargoed & Tredomen, Wales: Sadly though, it often does promote that idea and the legal industry is one of the last such places this discrimination exists. Alot of problems such as ' https: www.actionfraud.police.uk a-z-of-fraud phishing" phishing< a>' can happen if you type the wrong domain name int...


Milners Law LLP Solicitors in Leeds, Harrogate & Pontefract: With any firm offering free consultations, it's always best if you can meet with the actual lawyer who would then be going on to run your case.. Be aware however that legal service providers are not treated the same way as other industries. Some staff have only a photo and...


MJV & Co Solicitors Ltd - Law Firm in Thornton-Cleveleys, Blackpool: While seeing such a description is not rare amongst many types of business, it's something we've stopped seeing so much amongst solicitor's practices. We've also seen some sites refer to the firm as MJV & Co Solicitors. It wasn't until we researched MJV Solicitors that we re...


My Law Matters from Fentimans - Solicitors in Wolverhampton, Manchester, Solihull & Waltham Cross: Seasoned expert hands alongside fresh legs. This can be to highlight a particular case type as a specialty or simply to create a more national branding if their original name is something very local. So when you see statements like this: class="infoquote "My Law Mat...


OneLaw Chambers - Solicitors, Barristers & Advocates in London: There have been a lot of negative moves by the government over the past two decades that have impacted the ability for regular people to obtain justice. It also provides the qualification dates and specialties of each legal professional within a firm. This has the obviously ...


Pacific Law Estate Planning Solicitors in Manchester: We've also seen dozens of negative reviews followed by comments from the firm stating 'this person has never been a client of ours'. However, to state 'pay no attention to this reviewer, they are just a sore loser' has never felt like something they could pull off and look g...


Penerley Commercial Lawyers in Islington, London: Whilst people are very happy to talk about their local hairdresser online - they are not so eager to discuss their divorce, bankruptcy or probate litigation. Unfortunately this has not really spread to law firms as much as everywhere else. We've been trying to find some of...


Richmond Legal Ltd Solicitors in Middleton, Manchester: 'Jack of all trades, master of none' springs to mind. The information provided user-side rivals anything we've seen from other Law Societies across the UK. So when you see a law firm with only a handful or even zero reviews, just bear that in mind and don't take it as a neg...


Reynolds Macdonald Solicitors in Hackney: class="infoquote "Reynolds Macdonald Solicitors was established in 2007"< div> Considering there's still a huge number of law firms quoting ancient founding dates such as 'established in 1771', a firm that opened in 2007 may sound almost brand new in comparison. T...


The Search Bureau from Premier Searches Ltd - UK Conveyancing Search Provider: They offer tools to Conveyancing firms around England & Wales allowing their clients to consolidate a wide range of work into one setup. class="infoquote "Using our powerful IT systems we are able to streamline the whole search process so you can not only view compl...


Simper Law Ltd - Solicitors in Norwich & Great Yarmouth: Which makes it far more believable that a self-proclaimed "small firm" can have a decent level of expertise and experience in all of them. That's something to watch out for as www.simplelaw.com is owned by a different firm. class="infoquote "Victoria is the perfect...


Smith and Graham Solicitors in Hartlepool, Peterlee and Middlesbrough: Unfortunately some negative ratings had no comments with them in order to know if the complaint was valid or even about the correct firm. The number of large multi-office firms only seems to increase due to some smaller businesses merging to survive the difficult years we've...


Springle & Co Solicitors Estate Planning Wills & Probate in North Shields, Tyne and Wear: Springle and Company have a page on their site https: springleandco.co.uk our-fees " listing itemised fees< a>. That's something much rarer for a law firm to do than you might think. For example, it states Claire Springle qualified as a solicitor in 2001 so that's over t...


Stenfield Ltd Solicitors in Norwich & Harrow on the Hill, London: Luckily Stenfield are members of The Law Society of England & Wales which is simply an excellent resource for consumer-side information. That was across all companies and some stated product testimonials as being untrustworthy as well. That wasn't just the legal industry e...


Stowe Family Law - Divorce Solicitors in Harrogate, York, Beverley & Other Locations: Some firms have very little writing with massive images of people shaking hands and smiling. It explains the firm's reach and capabilities with specifics which we always like to see. Fortunately or unfortunately depending on your view, some review boards https: www.google....

Rose Fendlen Law - Solicitors in Wigan (Formerly LRose Law): We've covered the differences between the various types of litigation funding fees cost reclaiming in other articles but the short version is that '100% compensation' and 'no win no fee' are not the same thing. So the information doesn't really help you spot a difference. ...


Summerfield Browne Solicitors in London, Birmingham, Cambridge, Oxford, Market Harborough & Leicester: We've written many articles on what to look for in a law firm to make sure you get legal advice from the best match to your needs. We've been working in the legal industry for over 20 years so have met plenty on the way. The firm states offices in London, Birmingham, Cambr...


Swain & Co Solicitors Ltd in Southampton, Liverpool & Havant: The above are snippets from the firm's own testimonial page. For example, if you saw a negative 1-star review for Burger King complaining that they don't serve pizza - you would think the reviewer was nuts. Unlike restaurants, hairdressers, or local pubs - legal professiona...


Taylor Price Legal Ltd - Solicitors in Leeds & Levenshulme (Manchester): Similar looking domains designed to mislead you and other phishing scams are still rampant. The Taylor Price site is https secure though so will be fine for submitting your details through their contact form. There's others listed too making a good mix of wise o...


Thaxted Legal Ltd Immigration Solicitors in Chislehurst, London: It's not as if any firm will say they are NOT experienced, dedicated, and providing quality services. Two - that they really are fixated on their chosen profession and can eagerly sit around writing such articles! class="infoquote "We provide genuine assessment of cas...


The Legal Practice Ltd - Solicitors in Rickmansworth & Wembley Park, Greater London: Obviously we think highly of the firm because we've added them to our database of searchable legal professionals. We don't recommend it just for this firm's website either, but for all law offices that handle property matters. The majority will have a huge chunk of n...


Trojan Solicitors Ltd Immigration & Family Law in London: As mentioned before though, whilst the firm is 'new' ( https: find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk company 11417981" having gone Limited in 2018< a>) we take that as a potentially positive attribute . For example, for many years now people have been abl...


Trust Inheritance Ltd Wills, Probate & Estate Planning in Weston-Super-Mare: We don't just add anyone. Another thing that should be mentioned though is the level of alternate and individual services Trust Inheritance Ltd provide from their site. Words like 'modern', 'fresh', and 'friendly' appear practically everywhere making them meaningless as a re...


ULA Solicitors Ltd - Law Firm in London: Those are the types of cases scammers tend to target. 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 are...


WH Law Ltd - Immigration Solicitors in Woking: The home office granted the application." "I am flying to UK on 1st Feb to see my children after a gap of 3 years!" "Can't describe how grateful I am for all his help in making my application for a Spouse Visa successful."< div> These snippets are typical of the ...


Woodstock Legal Services Ltd - Solicitors Law Practice in Poole: class="infoquote "impressed by the quality, professionalism and attention to detail" "kept fully updated along the way as well as offering great advice" "communication of where we were at with the process was crisp and timely"< div> Those are few snippets fr...

Stephanie Heijdra - The Lady Barrister & Clerksroom Chambers in London: As they do not work as a team that doesn't really help you as a client know much about how your case might potentially be handled. So if you've spent the last few hours reading endless sales-pitch paragraphs on solicitor websites - this might be a welcome break: class...


Youngs Solicitors - Young & Co Solicitors Ltd in Longton (Stoke on Trent): Currently the Stoke on Trent entry for Young & Co lists staff who joined the profession in each of the last four decades: including Phillipa Connolly who qualified in 1987, Nadine Forrester (qualified 1992), Nazia Zubair (2008), right up to Mary-Anne Beedle who because a sol...


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