Finding the Right Help in the UK
Hill House Chambers Barristers: and represent you in court."< div> ​We've obviously summarised their much longer description https: www.hillhousechambers.co.uk directaccess" found here< a> where you can also read about the specific matters they can help with and legal aid applications. cla...
Stowe Family Law Solicitors: It's not uncommon for well-known divorce firms to demand £hundreds in a retainer deposit before even meeting with you. The second impressive thing we'd point out is the firm's opening hours. Some phrases may seem throwaway such as: class="infoquote "A tail...
LRose Law Ltd: Many firms use the same sales language, offer similar services, make similar promises, and even use similar images on their websites of people looking sternly at pieces of paper or shaking hands smiling. So whilst an individual solicitor saying they are a specialist in Famil...
Bellax Solicitors: The majority of them were very positive with helpful insights into what parts of the service they felt Bell Lax staff excelled at. However Bell Lax's news section has a wide range of well written articles . The English Welsh law society provides a wealth of user-side dat...
JPS Walker Solicitors: The difference is that a solicitor may take a cut of your compensation under a no win, no fee guarantee. We love case studies, but originally thought this was simply because we've been working in the industry for over twenty years. But if every firm is claiming such, t...
The Legal Practice Solicitors: Just try looking up the star ratings of several other property firms in your area. One of the largest conveyancing firms in the UK has a star rating of https: www.google.co.uk search?q=my+home+move+conveyancing&source=hp&ei=gLVxYfqNLYK7gwe4qKj4Cw&iflsig=ALs-wAMAAAAAYXHDkH...
Young & Co Solicitors: It's quite a common company name really, so make sure you are on the correct site. Each individual office they manage has kept a local, recognisable name with their own website and case range. Currently the Stoke on Trent entry for Young & Co lists staff who joined the profe...
Lefevres Scotland Ltd: However that is a single area of law called Litigation. That can make it hard to distinguish the parts that stand out or things that might be uniquely good about a certain firm . You can end up hiring a 40-year-guru lawyer from a law practice that set up 6 months ago.
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David Stinson & Co Solicitors: The official website is at www.davidstinson.co.uk, and at the moment www.davidstinson.com is a different firm. In fact, you should never be charged any fees either up front or during the case. For a name that's been around for a while, it may appear as though the number of r...
Cook's Solicitors: So how are Cooks Solicitors looking on the independent boards?
class="infoquote "Graeme Tennant dealt with my Right to buy conveyancing and I couldn't fault him.
There are other law firms with 'cook' in them such as Cooks Lawyers and Mark Cook solicitors with si...
Swain and Co Solicitors:
A quick note on navigation considering the varied brand names. Our last article was about a firm that used different trading names from the same office address. We have over 200 firms in our database at the moment and only 22 of them will help with Legal Aid. They are u...
Fentimans My Law Matters: That's a fair enough thing to want though.
class="infoquote "Our head office was established in 1986"< div>
Compared to the huge number of legal offices claiming 'established in 1881' or even older dates, this claim of '1986' seems almost new. Of course, even whe...
Frazer Coogans Solicitors: Sadly, that is very rare . We've said it before but it's worth saying again - in our opinion 'established in ...' dates absolutely do not matter. Freindly [sic] and reliable service"
"had quite a long and protracted property purchase due to issues outside of Frazer Co...
Burton & Co Quality Solicitors:
class="infoquote "We are also the only Solicitors Firm in Lincoln who open every Saturday* from 09.30 to 12.30. There is a simply huge number of scams targeting law clients right now. The easiest comparison we can give is that 'Qualitysolicitors' is sort of a hallmark,...
One Law Solicitors & Barristers: Even more positively - this change encourages lawyers to be far more invested in each case as a win is important for them as well.
class="infoquote "ONELAW CHAMBERS will respond to your calls and e-mails promptly."< div>
A quick note on navigation to ensure you...
Beers Solicitors LLP: The only negative comment we saw was a complaint about a solicitor called 'Monty'. The official website we link to above is www.beersllp.com but www.beersllp.co.uk does not redirect you there. So how do Beers' solicitors fair in the public forums?
class="infoquote "the...
Disrepair Claims UK: There are firms that specialise in a single area of law, such as Criminal Defence.
DisrepairClaim.co.uk specialising in this particular area of law therefore means we're very happy to have them on board . To get that kitchen working. The first means that if your case l...
Simper Law: There are others as well in between those dates providing a good mix of seasoned experience alongside fresh legs and ideas. An easy mistake to make if typing things in late at night. The age of the firm's brand name is pretty much meaningless and often tenuously worked out...
RM Solicitors: Depending on the type of case you may also be able to receive 100% of your compensation as well.
class="infoquote "We have dealt with a wide variety of cases."< div>
Is there a way to find out how experienced a solicitor is? Glad you asked. On this occasion there...
Ullah Law Associates:
class="infoquote "The team members are experts in their analytical approach to cases, probing the evidence, and being prepared to challenge statute, case law, and evidence."< div>
. Those clients then simply transfer the money to the fraudster's bank account without b...
Taylor Price Legal Ltd: Taylor Price is registered with The Law Society of England & Wales which has the best user-side offering we know of amongst such organisations.
If you typically just look at star ratings when researching companies online, it's something you shouldn't do when it comes to...
Michael Leighton Jones Solicitors: If you've already gone through dozens of law websites today looking for the best firm for your case, you've probably noticed a lot of them use the same sort of 'sales pitch' language.
class="infoquote "As a firm, our experience and expertise covers a wide variety of le...
Milners Law LLP: Multiple offices, a wide case range, and various solicitors working on their own specialist case subjects. So how do the independent forums look?
class="infoquote "Professional, supportive and very responsive"
"have the kind of tenacity you want from a law firm"...
KRS Wills & Probate: There's obviously a massive range of variants people could attempt such as www.krs.co.uk or www.krsestateplanning.co.uk so we would recommend bookmarking the site just to be sure. So how can you tell 'good low-cost help' from simply 'cheap help'?
class="infoquote "I ...
Branch Austin McCormick Solicitors: On this occasion the firm we're talking about doesn't list any testimonials on their own website. In this Facebook Instagram age - people really do feel more of a connection with a firm if there are photos and descriptions of the staff.
Branch Austin McCormick has a w...
Trojan Solicitors: The firm we're writing about today, Trojan Solicitors, first stood out to us as being an Immigration specialist.
class="infoquote "We have expertise at all levels of immigration."< div>
Reading through the firm's website there are several statements like this al...
Cheshire Estates and Legal Ltd: For a career with CEL Solicitors it's best to visit the website (), check opening hours, and find the correct phone email contact details.
class="infoquote "As a law firm, we're a bit different but in a...
Fultons Estate Agents:
class="infoquote "Our experienced team is both dependable and professional."< div>
When we see statements like this one when putting together an article on a more southern firm, we can simply go to the England Wales Law Society website and look up the experience ...
Hooper Hyde Solicitors: Why is that important?
class="infoquote "Lawyers with over 10 years' experience in their field of expertise. So don't take the fact a firm is a trading name of another company name as meaning anything at all. Sometimes you don't need a local firm. The only legal servic...
Antony Hodari Legal Services: To us that's a bit of a cheat. There are several others within that range creating a good mix of seasoned experts partnered with fresh legs.
The issue with related domains not being owned or incorrect searches really only affects law matters where the client has to p...
Fair Result Divorce: But you never know what fraudsters are going to think up next though so just keep aware and never dicuss payments via email .
class="infoquote "It reduces the stress and emotion, speeds up the process and above all, it reduces costs."< div>
At this point we start...
Dylan Nair Ltd Solicitors: So whilst someone might be very quick to jump online and talk about a pizza they just ordered - they may be more reluctant to discuss how well their dead father's contentious probate went.
On this occasion the fact this firm is offering considerable free time for no...
Mckie Legal Solicitors Ltd: For example:
class="infoquote "or if you prefer simply an out of hours appointment simply fill in the contact form"< div>
This snippet from the Mckie Legal contact page might be easily skipped over on first read, but law firms that offer to see you or even just sp...
Jacobs Law Solicitors: So seeing such a huge amount of highly positive reviews about a Conveyancer is almost the stuff of Twilight Zones..
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 y...
Allan Argue and Co Solicitors: (And I'm missing a couple of those.) It's just that unlike reviewing the food or service at a restaurant - people are not nearly as quick to share their experience of being defended in criminal court, a messy divorce, or dealing with the probate of a dead loved one. We've se...
Springle Solicitors: Springle & Co. The big difference though, is that a wedding planner doesn't need to know how to make a cake. Always keep aware of what site you're on and who you're chatting with - either by email or phone. That's because people are less likely to jump online and write a rev...
BLZ Solicitors Ltd: Not spending hours re-writing their website content.
A switch of sides from a solicitor is not something to be taken lightly and should really mark as a big plus when comparing services. In our opinion you shouldn't count repetitive wording or stock images on a site a...
Hawkridge & Co Solicitors:
Hawkridge & Co on the other hand have big clear logos at the bottom of their page showing Lexcel Accreditation, the Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners, Accredited by Solicitors for the Elderly, and so on. As mentioned before though, make sure to read through th...
Pacific Law: Pacific Law is very new addition to our database of law firms and they are a very new firm as well. So public comments from previous clients will probably not be available for some time. In our opinion both sides are just marketing language. We've seen one law firm get a ...
ABS Lawyers Ltd:
class="infoquote "ABS Lawyers are a law firm with over 85 years of combined experience"< div>
There are typically three ways for firms to give the impression that they have the experience necessary to handle your case with great proficiency. Sometimes based on jus...
Stenfield Solicitors Ltd:
class="infoquote "very impressed with the efficient handling of our case"
"We were kept informed throughout"
"absolutely fantastic and made my move completely and utterly stress free"
"Efficient, friendly and great value for money"< div>
These are j...
Khan Law Glasgow: We received a negative review last year accusing us of 'feeding the corrupt capitalist machine'.
A firm can be a specialist by targeting just single area of law. Usually that's because they have individual solicitors within the firm that handle specific case types. The...
Deo Volente Legal:
That's quite a feat for a firm that handles property matters because typically most people wish their house sale could have gone smoother or faster or they believe they could have gotten a better deal. Reviews for property firms are therefore usually much lower than th...
Suhail Ahmad at Richmond Legal: Therefore whilst the case range across this particular firm isn't wholly niche - it is still limited and therefore you would expect the solicitors within the practice to have considerable knowledge in these two areas. Whilst we have nothing against firms that try to cover a ...
Trust Inheritance Limited: Clearly some mix up with company names in the area.
A quick note on navigation as the firm uses two quite generic words in the branding - i.e. But even with the potential search issues and other opportunities for scammers to fake official appearances - it's not too much...
Bilkus and Boyle: We always commend The Law Society of England & Wales for their excellent website providing a wealth of user-side data to potential clients. So where else can you search?
class="infoquote "... The forty years Bilkus Boyle quote is therefore very reasonable and an un...
Catteralls in Wakefield: The official site we link to above is www.catteralls.co.uk but note that www.catteralls.com does not redirect you there. The brand seems to be quite unique and therefore should be easy to find each time you want to come back to it.
class="infoquote "Catteralls Solici...
Penerley Solicitors: Obviously with huge amounts of money changing hands, fraudsters are desperately emailing people pretending to be their solicitor and telling them to pay the money into the fraudster's bank account instead. As mentioned before many law firms are stuck in the past and the 9am-...
Conveyancing Search Providers: With just a few fake emails the scammers can seem to convince home owners to hand over tens of thousands of pounds to a completely different bank account.
class="infoquote "We are a well established market leader in England & Wales dedicated to offering our clients t...
Special Education Needs Lawyer: Even in this modern era of emails and video chat and smartphones - a huge percentage of law firms still hold tight to the old tradition of only being open 9am-5pm, Mon-Fri.
You never know what scam will be next though so always make sure you're on the correct site and ...
Pump Court Chambers Barristers: However to be qualified to handle such, the barrister you speak to should absolutely be capable of informing you quite early on if your case can be handled under those terms before you part with a single penny.
class="infoquote "Chambers are groups of barristers and te...
Mason Bullock Solicitors: Mason Bullock Solicitors was an unusual situation for us when it came to deciding on whether to add them to our network. This can be compared to a Will and how it is worded and the way the finances are passed on in order to ensure your family receive it rather than the bulk ...
Lindsays Solicitors Scotland: However www.lindsays.com and other common variants people will probably try such as www.lindsayssolicitors.co.uk are not currently owned by the firm.
class="infoquote "The talented people who work in our four offices are the heart of our business"< div>
The firm...
Aspire Licensing & Administrative Services: provide advice and guidance should a contested hearing need to be arranged and assist with representation ..."< div>
The list of services Aspire state on their website is extensive.
But this shouldn't pose a huge amount of risk anyway due to the area of law they d...
OTS Immigration Solicitors: There are many areas of law where people automatically seem to be drawn to specialist firms such as for Criminal Defence, Divorce, Motor Offences and Immigration. These are on the national, county or often city level if the population is big enough.
A quick note on n...
Reid and Black Solicitors:
One last clip from the firm's own website showing a further service they offer that many firms no longer help with:
class="infoquote "undertakes Legal Aid and Private paying work"< div>.
class="infoquote "We will happily discuss any legal issue with you with...
Howe and Co Solicitors: Let alone the actual people trying to get in. A wide range of very seasoned, experienced practitioners alongside plenty of young blood to keep things fresh and moving forward. And by tiny, we mean absolutely unreadable.
class="infoquote "Extremely professional, focu...
Robin Somerville Barrister: Some are not Direct Access qualified and whilst they will talk to you about your case - they will then tell you of local solicitors you need to hire first in order for them to then hire that barrister to deal with your case. You essentially end up paying for two people to do...
Levins Solicitors: But the solicitor will always get the blame.
If you read the actual comments for a firm rather than just checking star ratings, you can usually tell the people with a genuine complaint versus those that just wanted things to have gone a bit quicker. A last word from th...
Aconveyancing Ltd:
class="infoquote "We also provide expert legal advice ..."< div>
If the firm you're checking out is located in England Wales then they will most likely be registered with the main Law Society for that area. So what can you use to judge the experience and merits ...
The Injury Solicitor Salford: But we also add firms that are large, small, niche, general practice, or just an alternative resource such as Direct Access barristers or Mediation Providers. No win, no fee and 100% compensation are two very different promises. These days solicitors move around law practice...
RD Costings Ltd:
Criminal injury claims obviously require considerable tact in light of the types of cases brought. RDCostings don't have 'Online Compensation Calculators' tempting you in with promises of £10,000 settlements for your paper cut. Lastly, when you search for the "rd cos...
MGBe Legal Ltd: For some areas of law though, people really do want a specialist firm . From the very (sometimes unfathomably) niche boutiques, to large international firms.
The main website is currently www.mgbelegal.com as we've linked to above. It's not hard to imagine in the cir...
McEwan Fraser Legal Scotland: If you've used our site before for either searching for legal help or to check an article on a firm you're already thinking of, you'll know that we tend to cover more 'fringe' firms that either focus on an intensely niche area of law or provide a unique service. - that's qui...
Fieldfisher Solicitors LLP: However these are sufficiently in the past to avoid anyone still mixing them up.
Normally when a firm gets that big, they move into practically every area of law and push out smaller clients in favour of big corporate clients.
Establishment is something different ...
Assured Probate Services:
But will writing is actually a far less regulated industry than you might think . We could email you from an @amazon.co.uk address right now saying your payments have failed. For example, the APS Legal & Associates main website does have the usual testimonials page. On...
Linkilaw Solicitors Ltd in London: Many people can also get it entirely wrong. On this occasion the alternate www.linkilaw.co.uk does not link to the main site. So what does the firm's site say about their goals going forward?
class="infoquote "Bridging the gap between business and law, we advise anyone...
NV Legal Solicitors: Something we've been trying to encourage firms to focus more on is the concept of rehabilitation rather than the 'money fixes everything' attitude you can sometimes see. For example, a firm with five solicitors each with only two years of experience under their belts might ...
SR Law Solicitors London: The firm's official website that we've linked to above is www.sr-law.co.uk with www.sr-law.com being owned by a different company. We've also seen variants such as 'simon rodkins' and 'simon rodkin' popping up in our search box as well as 'sr law london' which we noted broug...
DFA Law Solicitors: DFA Law are with The Law Society of England & Wales and if you https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk office 466115 dfa-law-llp" check the page about them< a> on the organisation's website - you'll be provided with quite a bit of information. Always a good sign. For example...
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