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5 Essex Court Chambers & Partners - Barristers in London: There is a also a full list of the barristers available along with their experience and expertise. There are many firms around the UK that have both solicitors and barristers or dually qualified staff on board. But many people might not be aware of some of the other be...
Aconveyancing Ltd in Tamworth & Shirley (Solihull): Things moving slower than they'd want, or the client's feeling that their chosen firm could have done more to prevent a certain situation. Aconveyancing Ltd became so in mid-2013. If you check out https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk office 631441 aconveyancing-limited" th...
Aina Khan Law Ltd - Family Law Solicitors in Broxbourne, London: My first lawyer said he was beyond reach of the English court as all our assets were abroad. For example - out of a hundred typical law firm websites at least twenty of them will say they are 'one of the leading law firms in the UK'. 5,000+ cases. It may have nothing to...
Allsop Durn Solicitors in Ruislip: Godfrey Newman qualified in 1979, David Durn in 1999, right up to Tracy Murgatroyd in 2014. Is that uncommon? Yes. The one we always recommend is local Law Societies. Having crawled through thousands of reviews over the past couple of decades, we're accutely aware of just ho...
Apprise Legal Services - Wills, Trusts, Probate & Estate Planning in Sutton Coldfield: Thirty years ago a same sex civil partnership each life-insured with ex-partners and an adopted child would have been inconceivable. Now, it's practically 'common'. Apprise Legal Services are obviously specialists. We also noticed a firm called Assured Wills, Trusts an...
APS Legal & Associates Ltd - Will Advisors and Assured Probate Services: It's, sadly, ridiculously easy. Of course, the positive reviews continue across the third party review sites such as Google, Yelp, Yellow Pages and TrustPilot: class="infoquote "I have received very professional and friendly advice to a very high standard." "I was...
Auto Logistic Solutions Ltd - Vehicle Accident Management: Again you may want to call your currently provider and check if you have to be a certain distance from your home or if there is an extra fee relating to accident recovery. class="infoquote "With 12,000 incidents happening every day, accidents happen more often than yo...
Avery & Walters Ltd - Solicitors in Leeds & Harrogate: I would highly recommend them"< div> Sadly review boards can be manipulated both ways - i.e. The https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk organisation people 530926 avery-walters-limited?Solicitors=True" page for this firm< a> for example lists a good mix of seasoned exp...
AWH Legal Ltd - AWH Solicitors in Manchester & Blackburn: So yes, 15 minutes isn't the most generous offering out there but it's far from the worst . They can also be independently verified with each organisation. There is a whole host of accreditation logos stamped at the bottom of each page as well. Apparently a local council le...
Briffa Legal Ltd Intellectual Property (IP) Solicitors in London: I skimmed through about a dozen and didn't see a single bit of sales-pitchery thrown it. If you don't know how passionate you have to be about a subject to keep a real blog going - just try it. Where does this love of all things IP come from? Normally staff profiles o...
CFG Law Personal Injury Solicitors in Cheadle, Greater Manchester: To date, everyone seems very impressed with CFG on their own merits and have not requested further opinions from us. Actually, a great idea. With huge titles such as "Serious brain injury - £2,900,000 damages" and "Amputation - £534,000 damages" the more studious or simp...
CSL Law Ltd Solicitors in Croydon: But we also check links, phone numbers, and general reputations of our network firms over time. Our clients are treated with a high degree of professionalism and a large proportion of our work is repeat business or through recommendation from existing clients."< div>. In fac...
DFA Law LLP Solicitors in Northampton: It's clearly working for them too because https: suite.endole.co.uk insight company OC334104-dfa-law-llp" the public records< a> for the firm show a thriving business at the time of writing. Titles such as "The end of ‘furlough’ – what now?", "Employment Tribunal f...
Driscoll Kingston Solicitors in Liverpool: It would look odd if they didn't. Three of them seem to be about the exact same case just with different names used, and one is a contact request filled with the person's case details. In fact added together the firm has almost 100 years of combined experienced between th...
Hammond Trotter Solicitors Ltd | Motor Offence Lawyers in Manchester & London: Even if you decide not to use a solicitor, at least call one to discuss what options are available. Obviously with the double 'm' and double 't' there are possibilities of tired keyboard slips and misspellings so we would recommend bookmarking the main site to come bac...
Education Law Service Ltd - Special Educational Needs Lawyer in London: One lesser known area of litigation is Special Education Needs work (SEN). However for Special Needs Education Law absolutely the sooner you're talking to someone with the expertise and experience to guide you - the better.. It was still very positive : class=...
Fieldfisher LLP Personal Injury Solicitors in Manchester & London: If you've used our site before to find legal help in your area, or if you've simply read through a few of our review articles - you'll have noticed that we tend to recommend and discuss firms that are apart from the typical high street offering. One thing most people agree o...
Frank Rogers Law Ltd - Motoring Offence Solicitor in Birkenhead: Frank Rogers has been running for some time now so there are many third party reviews on the regular boards such as https: www.google.com search?q=frank+rogers+solicitors&rlz=1C1CHBF_en-GBGB926GB926&oq=frank+rogers+solicitors&aqs=chrome..69i57j46i175i199i512l2j0i512j0...
GloverPriest Solicitors Ltd in Birmingham (Great Barr), Stourbridge, Wellingborough & Tamworth: But just as an example, the largest conveyancing firm in the UK dealing with thousands of sales a month has a 2 star average rating on most sites despite having hundreds of positive reviews. We didn't see any mention of opening hours on this firm's site which was unusua...
HH Law Ltd - Hampson Hughes Solicitors in Liverpool: But there really are issues that need to be dealt with by mental health professionals. You can look up the expertise and years of experience of any solicitor registered with The Law Socienty. We've done our share of claimant interviews, and it's not uncommon to have someone...
Helix Law Ltd - Solicitors in Brighton & Eastbourne: Solicitors second. We've even come across a Motor Offence solicitor that won't touch any case where the client is facing less than a full-on ban. In our opinion, far too many firms spend the bulk of their website pages talking about awards no-one has ever heard of, the ...
HJA.net - Hodge Jones & Allen LLP Solicitors in London: Whilst most online scams relating to solicitors tend to revolve around property sales, you never know what people are going to come up with next. By the umpteenth award, we did what most people would do - i.e. It also mentions the little fact that Cherie Blair opened their n...
Howe + Co Solicitors in Brentford, London: For a start, when we entered Howe & Co Solicitors into a search there were three other firms with similar names that popped up as well. One of the few areas of law Howe & Co don't actually handle though is Conveyancing, which is the most common legal area facing fraudsters a...
R James Hutcheon Solicitors - Law Firm in Liverpool: How can you tell them apart? How can you tell which one is best for you? Or are they all pretty much the same? It's true that for many smaller claims there are average claim amounts that insurers and claims firms pretty much agree on without much argument. Naviga...
Ian Mallon Solicitors Ltd in Newry and Dublin: Unfortunately today https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk office 591362 ian-mallon-solicitors" the page for this firm< a> on The English Welsh Law Society's website wasn't working properly. You can https: www.lawsoc-ni.org ian-mallon-solicitors-ltd510" view their page on...
IWC Estate Planning & Management Ltd - Probate & Will Services in Croydon, Bristol & Braintree: class="infoquote "Your initial consultation with us is free of charge, with no obligation to proceed."< div> Hopefully if you've continued reading this far you'll agree that us having a very 'pro' stance on IWC Wills and Probate isn't wholly unjustified . ...
Jarmans Solicitors Ltd in Sittingbourne, Kent & Chancery Lane, London: Unfortunately most solicitors are fond of vague and adjective-filled praise devoid of any useful information. Firms should not be forever stained for the actions of one bad staff member who was fired along time ago. Our regional base keeps our rates competitive but we have c...
Joanna Connolly Solicitors in Liverpool, Merseyside: No conflicts - which is nice. Whilst many firms offer no win no fee and 100% compensation guarantees for things such as personal injury - the same is not always offered for other case types. For consumer credit disputes, they also list themselves as consumer credit specialis...
Kudos Legal Ltd Solicitors in Glasgow and Preston: So why did we invite Kudos Legal on board? As mentioned already, we think it's a big plus to have offices and qualified solicitors on both sides of the border with their location in Preston and one in Glasgow. For all we know, Glasgow are getting all the good reviews ...
Lawcomm Solicitors Services in Fareham, Whiteley & London: So yes, there are certainly plenty of negative reviews about Lawcomm as well. They are not always 100% in control but quite often take 100% of the blame. My solicitor Sophie has been so helpful." "Very helpful, lawcomm always picked up phone calls straight away. Their o...
Leech & Co Solicitors Ltd in Manchester: for people who have to confront their own death or confront the death of a loved one, the chance to discuss their feelings and fears can be a great source of comfort." < div> We had not heard of Death Cafes before, but Leech & Co have a full page dedicated to the subject...
Levins Solicitors in Huyton, Liverpool: Currently www.levinslaw.com is owned by someone else. class="infoquote "Levins are still the biggest provider of legal services in Knowsley"< div> An online resource we always highly recommend is The Law Society of England & Wales' website. For example, https: ...
Lindsays Solicitors Offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow & Dundee: Lindsays deal with many cross border issues so have to deal with English law when it comes to things such as property sales. Whilst many legal practices and other industry companies will boast about their testimonial page, the fact Lindsays' page is not so well boasted doesn...
Aspire Licensing & Administrative Services in Whitley Bay, Newcastle: a close relationship with all our local responsible authorities ensures any issues or representations received towards our applications can often be resolved through mediation and working in partnership with said responsible authorities."< div>
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Linkilaw Solicitors Ltd: But it's certainly up there on the list. Just hang up and ring back on the phone number the solicitor originally gave you. The solicitors themselves also get scammed into paying out to the wrong people. A final word from Linkilaw about their services:
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Alexander JLO Solicitors - AJLO in London, Birmingham, Chelmsford, Norwich & Liverpool: If you check The Law Society's https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk office 435438 alexander-jlo" official entry for this firm< a>, you can click each solicitor's name to see their case focus and qualification date. Great job."
"From start to finish the process took le...
Mason Bullock CCJ & Employment Solicitors in Coventry: The most obvious mistake people might make because it's a law firm is to try searching for 'Mason & Bullock' instead. 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.. There always are.
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McEwan Fraser Legal Property Conveyancing in Edinburgh, Aberdeen & Inverness: Plus, the generic term 'legal' which can often cause confusion when part of a solicitor's name is actually a solid part of their branding. This includes Best Estate Agent Edinburgh and Scotland (AllAgents 2020) and Best Estate Agency in Scotland (Sunday Times),
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MGBe Legal Immigration Lawyers in London: For some areas of law though, people really do want a specialist firm . The application has been successful approved in just 10 days!"< div>
A quick note on general navigation while we're on the subject. But if you get someone not on the ball for your criminal defence ...
MTA Personal Injury Solicitors LLP in Bromley, Kent - Greater London: A good firm will always make sure their fee structure is understandable and transparent , but it doesn't hurt to ask.
class="infoquote "Local, friendly, experts.
It could be that the firm offers a service in a very different way, or for a remarkably different co...
NV Legal Ltd Personal Injury Solicitors in Watford: That can only have positive implications for the final outcome of your case. To ensure there are no fees at all whether you win or lose, a firm has to promise you both of these 'No win, no fee' and '100% compensation' statements. For example, a firm with five solicitors eac...
OJ Solicitors Ltd English & Romanian Solicitors in Glasgow: It is a balancing act though. So what reasons did we have for adding OJ Solicitors to our list of recommended firms?
class="infoquote "Both the Director of the firm, Oana Petre, and her Associate, Ioan Oltean are experienced solicitors, law graduates in both Romania ...
OTS Solicitors Ltd Immigration & Family Law in London, UK: (Wherever that expression came from.)
class="infoquote "OTS Solicitors is a well-known firm of UK immigration, Employment, Family and Litigation Solicitors, and the leading authority for many TV, radio and newspaper organisation"< div>
Whilst many people will jus...
Penn Chambers Ltd - Solicitors in London: Especially with so many solicitor firms touting far more ancient founding dates.
At the moment it is mostly property law firms and their clients https: www.clc-uk.org watch-out-for-conveyancing-fraud " that are being targeted by scammers< a> trying to get deposits se...
Pump Court Chambers Direct Access Barristers in London, Swindon & Winchester: The members of a Chambers share the rent and facilities, such as the service of clerks ... This always seemed un-necessary extra time and cost for clients.
The Pump Court Chambers site is https secure for submitting your personal details online with their contact and...
Redwood Collections Ltd - Debt Recovery Services based in Croydon: A final word from Redwoods site:
class="infoquote "Whatever your debt collection or credit management needs, we have the expertise and resources to deliver a fast, efficient and cost-effective solution."< div>
That may sound a little cliche but considering the oth...
Reid Black Solicitors Ltd in Belfast, Antrim & Ballyclare: In this case, Reid Black do more than just have a-bit-of-expertise in Military Claims. So by showing reviews from a third party site and linking to that site so people can check the comments are by real people (e.g. It simply means that when we researched the firm at the tim...
Robin Somerville Direct Access Barrister & Mediator in Barnet, Greater London: (Except for when it comes to conveyancing matters where people are always looking for a place to vent about delays.) Of course, there are plenty of testimonials provided on Robin's website:
class="infoquote "Robin was brilliant in giving us clear expectations and guida...
RSR Law Ltd in Croydon: We believe that raising awareness of the risks of exposure to carcinogens at work will help save lives. The No Time to Lose campaign aims to raise awareness of occupational cancers and help provide solutions to help tackle this problem.
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SBW Law Ltd - Solicitors in Liverpool: our friendly team ..."< div>
Practically every law firm makes this claim which unfortunately makes it unhelpful as a distinguishing feature. Those are two different setups. If you https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk office 622256 sbw-law-limited" check out the page< ...
The Search Bureau from Premier Searches Ltd - UK Conveyancing Search Provider:
We think it's fair to say though that after 12+ years of them being in business, with the relationships they have with other renown service providers, and the single-product-focus they clearly have - it stands to reason they are good at what they do . They offer tools t...
Serious Law LLP - Serious Injury Law Solicitors in Bolton:
class="infoquote "We support you for as long as you need us.
If you've read any of our other law firm review articles, you'll know we typically have at least a few gripes about any firm.
Obviously the firm has the standard testimonials on their website.
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Simons Rodkin Solicitors LLP in London, Finchley & Hatfield: If you come across any good sources that might help people when trying to decide which firm to use - let us know.. So what about the public boards?
class="infoquote "He advocated robustly on my behalf and did so with compassion and realism."
"They were extremely p...
Taborns Legal Business - Will Taborn Ltd in London: If you're a business person yourself , you've probably seen the numerous 'company furniture catalogues' that seems to list £200 chairs you know you can buy for £25 from your local Argos. The official site we link to above is www.taborns.com (www.taborns.co.uk does not bring...
The Injury Solicitor Ltd - Road Accident Claims in Salford, Manchester: If you're ever in doubt, the various Law Society databases are a great resource.
It's probably a good idea to bookmark the correct site if you might be coming back to it. We always ensure there are a good dollop of main-stream, high-street solicitors to choose from. W...
RD Costings Ltd - Criminal Injury Claims based in Portishead: Lastly, when you search for the "rd costings" name on a search engine there is a company website at www.rcostings.co.uk for a different firm. (Your solicitor needs to get paid, right?) However your solicitor will typically already be recovering their fees and expenses from t...
The Johnson Partnership Solicitors in Nottingham, Sheffield, Doncaster & Derby: They have a list on their website but sadly no links to any of them. The biggest problem we had on this occasion was that the information was not always clear, or even about the correct firm. When I worked in immigration, I was the guy that showed up at the immigration centr...
Thorpe Wilson Ltd Solicitors in Rochdale: This is usually through a Conditional Fee Arrangement (CFA) such as taking a 25% cut of your compensation. The Law Society of England & Wales has an excellent website offering a wide range of information about the legal professionals and law offices registered with them.
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TSABI Ltd - The Solicitors Advocates & Barristers Inc in Southall, London & Slough: It avoids stagnation and (considering how stuffy law firms can be) having young blood on the team is often the only way forward. available to all, just slower) over the past couple of decades the budgets and scope of Legal Aid have been drastically cut. You never know what t...
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