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Two Harcourt Buildings Chambers - 2HB Barristers in London: On the Bar Standards Board's site you can't always look up by overall firm name and even when you do find a page on an individual chamber's member the information is certainly not layman-friendly. 2HB clearly has made no such misleading attempt with that almost slap-...


ABS Lawyers Ltd Solicitors in Corby & Maghull, Liverpool: None of the other such organisations we've seen so far have had the same high level of user-side information that the English Welsh one does (not even our own Scottish society). So that could be 17 x solicitors each with 5 years experience. They also state qualification date...


Antony Hodari Solicitors Housing Disrepair Specialists in Manchester: It takes all sorts I guess. class="infoquote "We specialise in acting for tenants where their landlord has failed to repair their property or protecting deposits as the law requires."< div> Normally when that's the case (just like the medical negligence firm we r...


Argue & Co Legal - Allan Argue Personal Injury Solicitor in Glasgow: We've talked to hundreds upon hundreds of potential clients over the twenty years we've been working in the legal industry. You will find it more likely for an actual solicitor to answer the phone and talk to you at a smaller firm which clients tend to feel better abou...


Beers LLP - Solicitors in Kingsbridge & Plymouth, Devon: Make sure you know what site you're on and never discuss payments via email . . class="infoquote "You have all been so efficient and made the whole process smooth running" "Always accessible for any queries or advice" "This was a much better experience than...


Bell Lax Ltd - Solicitors in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham: The firm's name is quite unique so even common variants such as 'bellax solicitors' brings up the correct firm. The second is about how much experience the actual solicitor has. class="infoquote "Are Drunken Contracts Binding?"< div> They have a real news sectio...


Bilkus and Boyle Solicitors & Estate Agents in Glasgow: Or the review stating how all lawyers are crooked that had been copy pasted across a dozen law firms in Birmingham. But can you actually find out the expertise and experience of the firm's lawyers independently? class="infoquote "Our highly motivated and skilled team h...


BLZ Solicitors NIHL, PPI & Immigration Lawyers in Stockport: If someone seems genuinely interested in your case it seems to really, really count. You would think that these days with phone, email, and video chat - especially since the COVID pandemic - that any law firm could spare even just 15 minutes to discuss your case to see if it...


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 they https: branchaustin.com meet-the-team " have staff profiles< a> that provide a photo, contact informati...


Bridge McFarland LLP - Solicitors in Grimsby, Hull, Lincoln, Louth, and Market Rasen: Don't be afraid to call the official number you already have if anything you receive seems even remotely suspicious. Depending on which browser you use a typo can end up with you seeing adverts for other firms if not simply pushing you directly to the wrong site. Unfortunate...


Brown & Co Solicitors in Greenwich, London: So hopefully from all this you'll see our decision to have Brown&Co added to the network was not without merit. 'brown and co solicitors london' . Obviously we have checked out Brown & Co and ended up adding them to our list of firms so we must have had a positive e...


QualitySolicitors Burton & Co in Lincoln & Sleaford: But the independent boards were also packed with positive comments as well. A huge mix of seasoned gurus along side fresh legs and ideas. But rather than simply place an extra logo on each law firm's website - they all put the words quality solicitors in front of their n...


Catteralls Solicitors in Wakefield: That's surely a very good sign. 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. We take pride in our commercially effective approach."< div...


CEL Solicitors in Liverpool - Housing Disrepair, Knotweed, & Data Breach Claims: Then search for firms handling 'financial mis-selling' matters. For all we knew, by claiming to be 'featured' in these publications the firm could simply have purchased ad space in all of them. Quite often negative ratings are left by the side the law firm beat in court. Thi...


Cooks Solicitors in Newcastle under Lyme & Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire: That's why there is only a small "Y" in the corner of the Cooks Solicitor logo rather than changing the name completely. She is in charge of our Conveyancing department. No really, firms claiming they are three hundred years old as if that gives them some sort of bonus exper...


David Stinson & Co Personal Injury Solicitors in Aylesford, Kent: class="infoquote "We have a proven track record of success with our clients and we cover a wide area of the county, including:"< div> Many firms claim long periods of experience with statements such as 'over 20 years experience within the firm'. But you never kno...


DisrepairClaim.co.uk - Housing Disrepair Claims Company based in Brighouse, West Yorkshire: (No pun intended.) class="infoquote "The compensation you can claim is ... There are firms and even individual solicitors that cover a wide range of case types, sort of 'jack-of-all-trades' solicitors. Most of the time unregulated claims resellers hide out on soci...


DV Solicitors (Deo Volente Legal LLP) Law Firm in Bedford & Luton: Never discuss payments or bank details over email. Debt recovery is another area where using a specialist non-solicitor-based company could be a better solution for your particular needs. Far better than most others we've used. People have https: www.thetimes.co.uk st...


Dylan Nair Solicitors Ltd in Preston, Lancashire: not with the qualified solicitor that would eventually be running your case. The official site is https secure for filling your personal details into their contact forms. It's when people mistype directly into a browser bar that things can sometimes go wrong. On thi...


Fair Result Ltd Divorce Settlement Mediation Services in Leicester: A quick note on navigation. class="infoquote "With an accumulation of over 70 years experience in commercial negotiation finance and law, we have totally unique offering."< div> There are two not-exactly-small claims in that snippet from the opening section o...


Frazer Coogans Ltd - Solicitors in Ayr, Prestwick & Glasgow: We've been reviewing law firms for over 20 years now. class="infoquote "The office has full disabled access."< div> Again, this may sound like a regular statement but you'd be surprised how many firms in older buildings are not able to say this. But enough about w...


Fulton's Solicitors & Estate Agents in Clarkston & Mount Florida, Glasgow: The firm does cover Wills, Probate and Power of Attorney matters as well. 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.. There were the expected negative reviews though which did ...


Hawkridge & Company - Hawk Law Solicitors in Gillingham, Medway: No unsubstantiated claims, just clear examples of their status showing good immersion in the industry as a whole. A good range of seasoned experience alongside fresh blood and hopefully new ideas. Very often a bunch of the negative reviews will be from the client of the ot...


Hill House Chambers - Barristers Based in London: We ran a poll a few years back and the number of people that trusted company provided customer testimonials wasn't even in the double digits. At the moment of writing www.hillhousechambers.com wasn't owned by anyone and other variants such as hillhousebarristers were also av...


HooperHyde Business Law Solicitors in Solihull: Sadly, some businesses use marketing jargon to try and cover up when they don't have a good deal of experience. The official site we link to above is www.hooperhyde.com with www.hooperhyde.co.uk not currently redirecting you there. class="infoquote "I wanted to feel l...


Jacobs Law Solicitors: We link to the official site for this firm which is www.jacobslaw.org, and not a standard tld ending for a law firm. Obviously the fact we've written hundreds of in depth review articles on UK law firms should be evidence enough that we haven't personally used each and every...


JPS Walker Solicitors Ltd in Manchester: But when it comes to reviews people tend to prefer the public comment forums such as Google, Facebook, Trustpilot, Yelp, etc. 100% compensation means there are no fees whether your case wins or loses. If you're someone with a less than perfect memory then, it's probably a g...


Khan Law - Raees Khan Personal Injury Solicitor in Glasgow: Sometimes based on nothing more than an official-looking email telling them the bank details for payment have changed. It may have nothing to do with the practice of law. However we believe that should never be a dealbreaker. The Scottish Law Society is much more of a ...


KRS Estate Planning Ltd - Will & Probate Advice in Leicester: The quote above is from the website of KRS Estate Planning and we absolutely agree that making a will is something hugely important that many people leave far too late to sort. One last quote from the firm's site that is a good point to remember: class="infoquot...


Lefevres Law Firm - Litigation Solicitors in Edinburgh, Glasgow & Aberdeen: But the legal industry is one of a tiny minority that still thinks there is some gain to be had from being claiming their brand name is really, really old. The only reason this might cause concern to some people is because of the huge number of law firms still making...


Mackenzie Jones Solicitors in St Asaph, Menai Bridge & Chester: Always make sure you are on the correct website and never discuss payments or bank details via email. Obviously we've added Mackenzie Jones Solicitor to our network so we clearly think positive things about them. Normally you have to dig through several 'Excellent! W...


Mckie Legal Solicitors in Penrith & St Helens (ConnectMeToaLawyer Ltd): It's not unusual for solicitors to have one or two trading names on the side. The use of trading names is not something to worry about . Scammers convince people selling their house that they need to pay the deposits into fraudulent bank accounts. We cover the reasons ...


Michael Leighton Jones Solicitors in Bargoed & Tredomen, Wales: So if these sorts of claims can't help distinguish between the firms. There are also https: www.theguardian.com money 2021 jan 02 homebuyers-scams-stamp-duty-holiday-" many scams right now involving house deposits< a>. class="infoquote "We offer a full range of lega...


Milners Law LLP Solicitors in Leeds, Harrogate & Pontefract: The Law Society of England & Wales has the best user-side offering we've seen amongst such organisations. Some staff have only a photo and direct contact details for each of them. We just mean that when people think of a high-street, local solicitor firm - Milner's is exa...


MJV & Co Solicitors Ltd - Law Firm in Thornton-Cleveleys, Blackpool: We've been working in the legal industry for over 20 years now and can certainly remember a lot more 'XZY & Son' brands being around. Such as: class="infoquote "We have around 50 years combined experience of acting for people and businesses"< div> The length o...


My Law Matters from Fentimans - Solicitors in Wolverhampton, Manchester, Solihull & Waltham Cross: The client then handed tens of thousands of pounds over to the fraudster without bothering to check with the law firm whether the change was correct. We can honestly say that in the past two decades we've never seen that happen . Sadly thousands of people https: www.expre...


OneLaw Chambers - Solicitors, Barristers & Advocates in London: That may sound like a large number of firms to be in a 'best of' list. A solicitor that helps you with your immigration application may still have to hire a barrister when it comes to fighting the matter further. Despite the two words being generic terms (i.e. So how do One ...


Pacific Law Estate Planning Solicitors in Manchester: The official website we link to above is www.pacificlaw.co.uk, however recently they changed this www.pacificlaw.org - but either will get you to the correct website. Any possible errors such as 'pacific solicitors' or 'pacific legal' may bring up different results in t...


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. Never discuss bank details via email with anyone. This is because some people's complaints can be ridiculously pett...


Richmond Legal Ltd Solicitors in Middleton, Manchester: It's also become more of a pain to organise. Of course, you should never discuss payments or bank details via email . For example they state the lead solicitor, Suhail Ahmad, qualified as a solicitor in 1998 . Don't expect this to change very quickly though. To use a...


Reynolds Macdonald Solicitors in Hackney: . However if a single solicitor says they are a specialist in Family Law, Litigation, Criminal Law, and Conveyancing - that's when the term is not being used fairly. This is quite common for more difficult matters such as medical negligence. Please be aware though that rev...


The Search Bureau from Premier Searches Ltd - UK Conveyancing Search Provider: So sadly there isn't a lot of independent comments floating around on the third party forums such as Google, Yelp, Yell, Trustpilot, etc. class="infoquote "We are a well established market leader in England & Wales dedicated to offering our clients the best solutions...


Simper Law Ltd - Solicitors in Norwich & Great Yarmouth: The firm name is Simper Law Ltd and most branding follows that style. These issues only tend to become problematic when the law office in question handles things such as property matters where clients are paying large sums of money. Our article today is about Simper La...


Smith and Graham Solicitors in Hartlepool, Peterlee and Middlesbrough: But the main thing we want to cover in this piece relates to: class="infoquote "We pride ourselves on our level of client service, constantly striving to ensure our clients expectations are satisfied by our team of legal experts."< div> Conversely this may sound...


Springle & Co Solicitors Estate Planning Wills & Probate in North Shields, Tyne and Wear: But as more and more people switch from high street companies to seeking specialists services for practically everything these days - we've followed suit and started seeking them out as well. Springle's reviews were all positive at the time of writing this. We don't push a...


Stenfield Ltd Solicitors in Norwich & Harrow on the Hill, London: We've seen a law firm with a five star review for their pet-friendly cafe. Whereas a new brand legal practice that popped up last month could have several well seasoned lawyers with dozens of years' experience between them. Searching for the current branding of 'stenfield ...


Stowe Family Law - Divorce Solicitors in Harrogate, York, Beverley & Other Locations: The reviews are mainly positive from what we saw with several comments about fair pricing and time effort put in. 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, langua...

Rose Fendlen Law - Solicitors in Wigan (Formerly LRose Law): Only actual solicitors will be regulated by the SRA so if a firm does not have a statement such as this one on their website then you need to check further as to whether they are a genuine law firm or just a call centre who will take your details and sell them on. None of th...


Summerfield Browne Solicitors in London, Birmingham, Cambridge, Oxford, Market Harborough & Leicester: If you check the information https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk organisation people 546848 summerfield-browne-limited?Solicitors=True" for this firm< a> you'll see a range of experience spanning the last four decades including Lynn Emery who qualified as a solicit...


Swain & Co Solicitors Ltd in Southampton, Liverpool & Havant: The official site we link to is www.swainandco.com but www.swainandco.co.uk is for a different firm. class="infoquote "We provide a number of payment options: No Win No Fee, Legal Aid, Monthly payments, Fixed fee payment and other options."< div> Law firms tend ...


Taylor Price Legal Ltd - Solicitors in Leeds & Levenshulme (Manchester): For example, when most people are charged with a motoring offence they will immediately look for a 'specialist' firm . But that's exactly what happens all too frequently with lawyers. It's not the age of the firm that's important, but the experience levels of the staff. ...


Thaxted Legal Ltd Immigration Solicitors in Chislehurst, London: There are also several other Ltd companies with Thaxted in the name so just pay close attention when looking up things like reviews. So you'd think we'd always have an arsenal of tools to research any firm we come across. it more often than not a successful way to think. B...


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. That's an understandable position considering company testimonials tend to be all positive and not always including the information people want such as ...


Trojan Solicitors Ltd Immigration & Family Law in London: But aside from the various options of legal professionals, there are also options between using a large general practice firm, a smaller specialist, local versus national advice, and more. Thanks to the creation of the internet and the resulting modern day marketing - such ...


Trust Inheritance Ltd Wills, Probate & Estate Planning in Weston-Super-Mare: The official site we link to above is https secure for entering your details in contact forms and is located at www.trustinheritance.com, with www.trustinheritance.co.uk redirecting you there just fine. On this occasion it shows there is good mix of seasoned expertise...


ULA Solicitors Ltd - Law Firm in London: We've always been a fan of case studies but we've been working in the industry for over 20 years now. For any firm listed you'll be able to see alternate contact details, all office locations, cases handled, languages spoken, and more. The issues with other similar...


WH Law Ltd - Immigration Solicitors in Woking: The number of reviews that are for the completely wrong firm (which we'll cover in an moment) are just ridiculous. A quick note on navigation should be made though because when looking up reviews on the public forums we did end up on the wrong pages sometimes. The law and re...


Woodstock Legal Services Ltd - Solicitors Law Practice in Poole: 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. So always makes sure you're on the correct site and never discuss payments via email. . With...

Stephanie Heijdra - The Lady Barrister & Clerksroom Chambers in London: Unfortunately with the direct access scheme being so new it may not be something you've heard of yet and hopefully more information on each barrister will become available as the scheme and awareness grows. This is even more difficult for people working under their ow...


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. Certainly The Law Society doesn't just hand them out to every practice that joins their network, and seeing a Law Society accredi...


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