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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. If you've already been through a dozen other law firm's sites before reaching this article and have started to think just how ali...


ABS Lawyers Ltd Solicitors in Corby & Maghull, Liverpool: Plus alternative legal assistance such as barristers through the new Direct Access scheme. However you should notice the 'translated' note next to those. Second the firm can state they have been 'providing legal services for over twenty years'. The fact ABS is so rare in th...


Antony Hodari Solicitors Housing Disrepair Specialists in Manchester: That's because law firms are one of the few service providers where the losing side often comes online to criticise the firm that beat them. We've been working in the industry for over 20 years and whilst we've seen firms specialising in divorce or car insurance claims - tha...


Argue & Co Legal - Allan Argue Personal Injury Solicitor in Glasgow: We've seen reviews posted by the opposing (losing) side in a case. the person they spoke to simply seemed more interested in their case. Any half decent solicitor will explain if there are any success fees early on though. You'll just see auto search results from your browse...


Beers LLP - Solicitors in Kingsbridge & Plymouth, Devon: The only negative comment we saw was a complaint about a solicitor called 'Monty'. class="infoquote "Established in 1885, and now with offices in Kingsbridge and Plymouth, we have been providing generations of clients with high quality legal advice."< div> We're n...


Bilkus and Boyle Solicitors & Estate Agents in Glasgow: It says 'established' without the exaggeration. Quite often it's the fault of the buyer seller or the other party's legal representation. Sadly so many firms use terms such as 'modern', 'friendly', 'established', etc. This is important because the firm deals wit...


BLZ Solicitors NIHL, PPI & Immigration Lawyers in Stockport: If you look at the page for https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk office 6833 blz-limited" this firm< a> you'll see there are only two solicitors working within it, with just over a decade's experience between them. A last sales-pitchy statement from the firm's site: ...


Branch Austin McCormick LLP Solicitors in Mayfair, London: If you've read any of our other articles before, you'll know that we don't put a lot of stock in 'established in ...' ancient date claims by law firms. For example, you would never see a bad review for Pizza Hut saying 'they wouldn't sell me a hamburger! ridiculous!!'. But m...


Bridge McFarland LLP - Solicitors in Grimsby, Hull, Lincoln, Louth, and Market Rasen: The first means the firm or the solicitor within the firm has been going for at least 40 years. Take this example: class="infoquote "Bridge McFarland LLP is a leading regional law firm that holds an exceptional local, national and international reputation"< div> ...


Brown & Co Solicitors in Greenwich, London: class="infoquote "Brown and Co Solicitors is an experienced firm of solicitors offering legal services across a number of specialisms."< div> This may sound like a throw-away sentence which every legal practice states (i.e. Here are some of the resources we use ...


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. c...


Catteralls Solicitors in Wakefield: For example, one firm we've written about previously claims a 150-year-history in the area simply because they moved into a building that was occupied by a much older firm initially. You'll note that they have solicitors that have qualified in every decade from the past 40 ...


CEL Solicitors in Liverpool - Housing Disrepair, Knotweed, & Data Breach Claims: That's because legal professionals and law firms are not quite the same as your local restaurant, supermarket, or hairdresser. These days that doesn't just mean picking between one of the high street solicitors in your town. We've seen someone leave a negative review about a...


Cooks Solicitors in Newcastle under Lyme & Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire: So make sure to read the reasons for any negative rating that has been left. Fortunately all of Young and Co's offices The Law Society of England & Wales which...


David Stinson & Co Personal Injury Solicitors in Aylesford, Kent: We love case studies on a law firm's website. class="infoquote "We at David Stinson & Co strive to provide the best professional service to our clients, but aim to remain friendly and approachable at the same time."< div> The most common resource people use to re...


DisrepairClaim.co.uk - Housing Disrepair Claims Company based in Brighouse, West Yorkshire: That means they do not have solicitors on staff but will take your details, discuss your case, then find a solicitor from their own panel of firms to process the matter on your behalf. for damaged belongings, such as clothes and electrical equipment ... Then there are firm...


DV Solicitors (Deo Volente Legal LLP) Law Firm in Bedford & Luton: Something you'd like to see in any legal practice you're thinking of using. We try to offer varied legal service options across a wide range of case types. But those are all very positive too . Followed by solicitors coming into the industry in almost every decade since ...


Dylan Nair Solicitors Ltd in Preston, Lancashire: Nor do any of the hyphentated variants (dylan-nair) or typical typos (dylanair). Dylan Nair state being able to communicate in English, Hungarian, Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi, and Gujaraiti on their website. The official site is https secure for filling your personal details into...


Education Law Service Ltd - Special Educational Needs Lawyer in London: However for Special Needs Education Law absolutely the sooner you're talking to someone with the expertise and experience to guide you - the better.. This applies to the Education Law Service Ltd firm as well. This is either because the types of cases are so niche, s...


Fair Result Ltd Divorce Settlement Mediation Services in Leicester: Typically we haven't used any of the services of the firms we write articles on. class="infoquote "It reduces the stress and emotion, speeds up the process and above all, it reduces costs."< div> At this point we started searching around for customer reviews about...


Frazer Coogans Ltd - Solicitors in Ayr, Prestwick & Glasgow: Frazer Coogans Ltd is also registered to which again may sound like something most solicitors do, but they really don't. The official site we link to above is www.fr...


Fulton's Solicitors & Estate Agents in Clarkston & Mount Florida, Glasgow: The firm does cover Wills, Probate and Power of Attorney matters as well. You'll may also see negative reviews from people who weren't even using the reviewed firm's services. As that information isn't readily available in Scotland (yet) we have to do a bit more ...


Hawkridge & Company - Hawk Law Solicitors in Gillingham, Medway: Some examples, for this firm you'll see David Johncock qualified in 1981, Tristan Alder in 2004, and Michael Oduwole in 2012. Hawkridge & Company are another firm which may appear like a regular high street firm, but they actually tick a lot of boxes for us that you typica...


Hill House Chambers - Barristers Based in London: That's still very useful information though and something people typicaly want to know yet can't find out when it comes to barristers. There are accountants that can help with tax law matters, budget will writing firms, paralegal services, and so on. Prior to access being ...


HooperHyde Business Law Solicitors in Solihull: But others may state something like 'over ten years of experience within the firm' - which could mean five staff members with just two years experience each. This, and the odd search results, shouldn't be a huge worry though as most scammers tend to target property clients ...


Jacobs Law Solicitors: You can get a 1-year-qualified solicitors handling your case at a 200-year-old firm. class="infoquote "Based in the heart of Birmingham’s City Centre, we offer a unique and exciting new approach to our areas of expertise."< div> If you've already skimmed through d...


JPS Walker Solicitors Ltd in Manchester: JPS Walker doesn't go that far, but the numbers used by each firm may not always be based on the same measurement. To clarify: 'no win, no fee' and '100% compensation' do not mean the same thing . If you've been through several law firm websites already today trying to fi...


Khan Law - Raees Khan Personal Injury Solicitor in Glasgow: Usually that's because they have individual solicitors within the firm that handle specific case types. Using an experienced lawyer who takes 20% of a £5000 hard fought win is better than having a less expert lawyer take 0% of a £2000 settlement. class="info...


KRS Estate Planning Ltd - Will & Probate Advice in Leicester: Most of the alternate searches we did such as 'krs wills' and 'krs probate' still brought up the correct firm. Such as: class="infoquote "I appreciate how busy people are ... A quick note on navigation as we're dealing with an acronymed company name and non-...


Lefevres Law Firm - Litigation Solicitors in Edinburgh, Glasgow & Aberdeen: It's still very much a specialty though. That's a very positive sign and certainly backs up at least one of the claims we quoted earlier regarding their aims of providing a more 'personal service'. Iain Nicol was tagged as being quite a considerable addition to the firm's...


Mackenzie Jones Solicitors in St Asaph, Menai Bridge & Chester: In this example, there aren't really going to be any firms that say they are NOT going to fight in your corner - are there? So what does help? class="infoquote "When the time comes that you need legal advice, you'll want to be sure that you're dealing with real expe...


Mckie Legal Solicitors in Penrith & St Helens (ConnectMeToaLawyer Ltd): We have seen losing sides leave negative reviews about the winning side's law firm. 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. It's not unusual for solicitors...


Michael Leighton Jones Solicitors in Bargoed & Tredomen, Wales: Scammers email clients saying they are the solicitor and telling them the bank details for payment have changed. That's very common though. A quick note on navigation as the name of the firm is quite long. Others include Peter FitzGerald who joined the UK legal system i...


Milners Law LLP Solicitors in Leeds, Harrogate & Pontefract: But it is fair to use it that way as long as the lawyers working within the firm are focused on their own niche areas of law - i.e. For each firm registered with this law society they display alternate trading titles, contact details for all offices, languages spoken, and (m...


MJV & Co Solicitors Ltd - Law Firm in Thornton-Cleveleys, Blackpool: They all seem to be relating to the same firm but this is important to keep aware of because this firm deals with property matters which has been the https: www.telegraph.co.uk money katie-investigates thought-did-everything-right-100k-house-deposit-transferred " t...


My Law Matters from Fentimans - Solicitors in Wolverhampton, Manchester, Solihull & Waltham Cross: More so than even the clothing industry which is saying something. Either way we would still recommend bookmarking the correct site because the firm deals with property which has become a huge target market for scams. In fact, that's something we always recommend when ...


OneLaw Chambers - Solicitors, Barristers & Advocates in London: Personally, we think people leaving negative reviews for those reasons completely undermines the whole goal of review forums. OneLaw Chambers https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk office 616033 onelaw-limited" is registered with < a> The Law Society of England &...


Pacific Law Estate Planning Solicitors in Manchester: Many firms since the pandemic have managed to upgrade their systems to offer video-call appointments. You are just as likely to get a one year qualified solicitor from an ancient brand as you are to get a forty year experienced lawyer that joined a new legal practic...


Penerley Commercial Lawyers in Islington, London: The branding is very unique so no difficulties getting the correct website to pop up in the search results with varied types of related query such as 'penerleys lawyers' or 'penerly solicitor'. class="infoquote "Our lawyers are experienced in advising and representi...


Rose Fendlen Law - Solicitors in Wigan (Formerly LRose Law): https: www.lawsociety.org.uk public for-public-visitors common-legal-issues payment-diversion-fraud" Payment diversion fraud< a> where scammers convince clients they are the law firm with new bank details to pay into has been a growing problem for well over a decade. Sadl...

Bell Lax Ltd - Solicitors in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham: Despite all three statements seeming to indicate 30 years of 'something' - it is only the second statement that is a real indication that there is an actual 30 year experienced solicitor at the firm. This can be very confusing, but 9 times out of 10 the firm is well within...


Richmond Legal Ltd Solicitors in Middleton, Manchester: The firm's website is https secure for entering your personal details in their contact forms. Therefore any legal professional still willing to help clients apply and then work under those provisions will always get some respect from us . The legal industry is quite ...


Reynolds Macdonald Solicitors in Hackney: So if a legal service provider has few or even zero reviews, don't take it as a negative sign . Reynolds Macdonald are registered with The Law Society of England & Wales which is great because they have the most useful and info-packed user side database we know of. ...


The Search Bureau from Premier Searches Ltd - UK Conveyancing Search Provider: SDLT.co.uk help stop stamp tax form rejections by pre-populating the forms and providing a printed SDLT5 certificate - they've handled over 3.6 million submissions to the HMRC already. After more than twenty years of working in the legal industry, we've built up quite a netw...


Simper Law Ltd - Solicitors in Norwich & Great Yarmouth: Tech companies, restaurants, social media providers, and so on are always on the look out for the next new thing. Especially the review we saw where a person looking to divorce was mad at a criminal law firm for refusing to help. So what are previous clients saying about t...


Smith and Graham Solicitors in Hartlepool, Peterlee and Middlesbrough: The best resource we've found is The Law Society of England & Wales website which is packed with useful details such as contact details, all office addresses, practice areas, and staff qualification dates. As we only review the legal industry and it's professionals ...


Springle & Co Solicitors Estate Planning Wills & Probate in North Shields, Tyne and Wear: This can cause huge issues for those left behind who are already dealing with the death itself. But there are some sources you can check with. Springle & Co. There is an unrelated firm called Spring & Co Solicitors so just be careful how you type and click. But as more and m...


Stenfield Ltd Solicitors in Norwich & Harrow on the Hill, London: In this instance Stenfield have solicitors on board that started their careers off in practically every decade over the past thirty years . We ran a poll a few years ago which came back in the single digits for people that actually trusted the testimonial pages of comp...


Stowe Family Law - Divorce Solicitors in Harrogate, York, Beverley & Other Locations: If you https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk office 543705 stowe-family-law-llp" check out their pages< a> you can see office addresses, contact details, languages spoken, etc. The official firm name actually does have those generic industry terms of 'family law' in it, but...


Swain & Co Solicitors Ltd in Southampton, Liverpool & Havant: Their site is https secure for entering your personal details in their contact form. Having the resources of a larger firm can also have advantages . class="infoquote "We will provide free first advice."< div> . Quite often when a firm merges with another ...


Taylor Price Legal Ltd - Solicitors in Leeds & Levenshulme (Manchester): A really great resource to help with this is any local law society a firm might have joined. It's also true that reading the positive comments can be enlightening as well. The emails may contain a link to malware."< div> That quote is https: www.sra.org.uk con...


Thaxted Legal Ltd Immigration Solicitors in Chislehurst, London: They were all very positive and helpfully provided examples of why each of them were happy with the service rather than just blank ratings. You never know what scammers will think of next.. And then less than three weeks later, I received the new visa" "followed the pro...


Stephanie Heijdra - The Lady Barrister & Clerksroom Chambers in London: https: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk barristers-register 82AFCBA73880BBA6DA5EB034D07EC4B1.html" The Bar Standards Council< a> website only shows whether someone is an active barrister on record and whether there have been any complaints. Just watch out for Google alw...

Summerfield Browne Solicitors in London, Birmingham, Cambridge, Oxford, Market Harborough & Leicester: Many still might prefer that official office visit when it comes to legal matters, but for businesses that might need to check in with their solicitor several times a year over various commercial law matters - utilising the time-saving technology of video chat is not j...


The Legal Practice Ltd - Solicitors in Rickmansworth & Wembley Park, Greater London: Law firms can get so boastful of their ancient start dates that it makes TLP's claim of 1964 sound almost in it's infancy. They typically provide any alternate trading names, all office locations, languages spoken, case types handled, and most importantly - the qualification...


Trojan Solicitors Ltd Immigration & Family Law in London: Whilst I don't think the public are naive enough to think there are 200 year old solicitors working within these law offices - it can push forward the idea that such a firm has more experience than a newer firm. For example, they claim to be "award-winning" on their front pa...


Trust Inheritance Ltd Wills, Probate & Estate Planning in Weston-Super-Mare: A quick note on navigation as the firm uses two quite generic words in the branding - i.e. On this occasion it shows there is good mix of seasoned expertise along with fresh blood. But even with the potential search issues and other opportunities for scammers to fake of...


ULA Solicitors Ltd - Law Firm in London: Ever since the '90s the government has been stripping away what Legal Aid covers and the amount a solicitor can earn under it's scheme. That in itself is a positive sign not to be dismissed . However for ULA Solicitors there are plenty of in-depth reviews stating exactly ho...


Woodstock Legal Services Ltd - Solicitors Law Practice in Poole: There was also only one similarly named firm of Woodstock Solicitors. People have been handing tens of thousands of pounds in deposits to fraudsters simply on the basis of one official-looking email stating the bank details for payment have changed. You'll see Peter Fowle...


Youngs Solicitors - Young & Co Solicitors Ltd in Longton (Stoke on Trent): This is the final article in our series on this law group and it covers the main, sort of 'parent', branding within the Youngs Solicitors' setup. The https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk organisation offices 563652 young-and-co-solicitors-limited" pages about this firm< a>...


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