Finding the Right Help in the UK
Stowe Family Law Solicitors: That's why this statement on the firm's website stood out to us the most out of everything: class="infoquote "We believe you should have the opportunity to speak to your solicitor, without being charged, before you choose to entrust your case to us. Some phrases may s...
LRose Law Ltd: class="infoquote "Rose Fendlen Law is a trading name of LROSE Law Limited"< div> A quick note on navigation as the firm changed trading name in late 2022. Another resource to help with this is one we frequently recommend in our articles - The Law Societ...
Bellax Solicitors: The public review system has many flaws, but it's still worth checking out. To be honest, we didn't read more than a couple and even then we skimmed. There were no common themes amongst the few negative reviews. It can even look as though they got all their website images fr...
JPS Walker Solicitors: If you've been through several law firm websites already today trying to find one you think might be best for your issue , you'll probably have noticed that many of them use the same sort of language and imagery. JPS https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk office 597491 jps-w...
The Legal Practice Solicitors: class="infoquote "We work closely with other professionals such as surveyors, accountants and tax specialists to achieve the best possible solutions for our clients in a cost effective manner."< div> One final pointer that most general consumers may not know abo...
Young & Co Solicitors: So what key points stood out about the Young's setup?
class="infoquote "Our team consists of The Law Society accredited specialist Family law solicitors, Care solicitors, Criminal solicitors, and Mental Health solicitors. For example, providing some easily accessible s...
Lefevres Scotland Ltd: That can make it hard to distinguish the parts that stand out or things that might be uniquely good about a certain firm . That way when you search our database for help in your area we can show you everything such as a regular high street general practice solicitor, a spec...
David Stinson & Co Solicitors: But the solicitor may take a cut of your compensation should you win. Unlike other services such as hairdressers, restaurants, or a car wash - most people don't rush online to share their experience about a messy divorce, life-changing injury, or embarrassing bankruptcy proc...
Cook's Solicitors: in a personal injury claim, professional and a top notch guy"
"My solicitor was always polite and I think she deserves a lot of credit."< div>
Those are some snippets from comments left on third party forums such as
Swain and Co Solicitors: Testimonials always look different from third party review site comments because they are typically a page of positive-only messages from people the firm have hand chosen.
class="infoquote "We have specialist lawyers, many of whom are recognised as leaders in their re...
Fentimans My Law Matters: 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. It's quite common for law firms to create separate trading names. Bad firms will tend to just close down and start up a brand...
Frazer Coogans Solicitors: 'One of' doesn't distinguish how many is included in that group (compared to clearer statements such as 'top 10' might do).
class="infoquote "went the extra mile to extract all the information I needed for piece of mind"
"I have found their staff and service to b...
Burton & Co Quality Solicitors: It's meant to convey 'quality' services with minimum levels expected amongst all members such as flexible hours for appointments, free initial consultations , and so on. QualitySolicitors firms are independent law firms that share the aim of providing clients the highest st...
One Law Solicitors & Barristers: We ran a poll last year, though, which came back that only 8% of people trusted company-provided testimonials.
class="infoquote "ONELAW CHAMBERS will respond to your calls and e-mails promptly."< div>
A quick note on navigation to ensure you get through to and al...
Beers Solicitors LLP: If you've read through any of our other law firm cover articles, you'll hopefully know that we do our best to write unbiased information. For example at Beers you'll see solicitors such as Paul Housego who qualified in 1978, Richard Jones (qualified 1996), Helen O'Leary (200...
Disrepair Claims UK: Or better still, post underneath their ad post asking for their regulatory status and number to try and warn others not to deal with them should they be unable to provide one. for personal injury, such as pneumonia, asthma, gastrointestinal issues, or even anxiety and depr...
Simper Law: There are others as well in between those dates providing a good mix of seasoned experience alongside fresh legs and ideas. That's something to watch out for as www.simplelaw.com is owned by a different firm. However the case range quoted above is not actually as divers...
RM Solicitors: Conditional fee still means that if your case loses you pay nothing , but if your case wins your solicitor may receive a percentage of the compensation.
However, not all cases can be run like that and you may be asked to agree to a conditional fee arrangement. Apparen...
Ullah Law Associates: We didn't have to search through the small print to find out. However for ULA Solicitors there are plenty of in-depth reviews stating exactly how they were helped. That in itself is a positive sign not to be dismissed . Some firms post testimonials on their sites, but accor...
Taylor Price Legal Ltd: The most common typo we spotted was people searching for 'taylor and price' with others searching for their official company name which is 'taylor price legal ltd'. One last cut from their website that you may have missed:
class="infoquote "Visit us for a free no oblig...
Michael Leighton Jones Solicitors: The majority are positive and most related to property matters. However this offer seems to be for Michael Leighton Jones Solicitors' whole case range. So if these sorts of claims can't help distinguish between the firms. Alongside the qualification dates for the solicitor...
Milners Law LLP: Multiple offices, a wide case range, and various solicitors working on their own specialist case subjects.
class="infoquote "with our combined strength and determination we are always committed to delivering the results you need."< div>
The biggest thing for most...
KRS Wills & Probate: Kamlesh Ratilal Samji (the K.R.S. Only just a couple of decades ago most people would expect to contact a high street solicitor for any legal issue and that those solicitors within the firm would have a wide range of expertise.
There have also been many changes to the ...
Branch Austin McCormick Solicitors: So don't take any negative ratings as meaning anything unless there are explanatory (non-stupid) reasons given.
class="infoquote "always available, professional and friendly and speedy"
"Extremely helpful, always on hand to answer questions"
"polite, efficien...
Trojan Solicitors:
class="infoquote "In the fast changing, increasingly complex and highly politicised area of Immigration Law ..."< div>
Again as a new firm who have chosen to handle immigration issues we would therefore expect Trojan's lawyers to be very diligent and kept up to da...
Cheshire Estates and Legal Ltd: We typically don't quote reviews listed on a firm's own website (more commonly called 'testimonials') ever since our poll last year indicated that only 8% of people trust such testimonials on company sites.
class="infoquote "As a law firm, we're a bit different but...
Fultons Estate Agents: There were the expected negative reviews though which did tend to follow the common pattern for negative comments of conveyancing firms - e.g.
"it's never too early to consult your solicitor"
A quick note about navigation. So if you see reviews relating to such, it's...
Hooper Hyde Solicitors: The only legal services we've seen consistent reviews on are conveyancing firms because people always have plenty to say about how their house sale purchase went. So how can you tell the crafty sales-pitches from the useful information?
One of the best resources to st...
Antony Hodari Legal Services: Something you'd want in any company really. To us that's a bit of a cheat. You might also see claims such as 'combined experience of X years' which simply means all the staff's experience years added together. . Antony Hodari Solicitors are a very niche firm covering just ...
Fair Result Divorce:
The legal industry is awash with firms boasting 200+ year old histories. You could get a 1-year qualified solicitor from a 200 year old company and a 40-year experienced expert working at a 1-year old law firm. However no-one seemed willing ... Although according to our...
Dylan Nair Ltd Solicitors: But just keep aware whether you've come back to the correct site by either bookmarketing it for later or searching for the correct firm. You never know if that one star criticism is from an old opponent who lost to them, or a disgruntled client who's fraudulant whiplash clai...
Mckie Legal Solicitors 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 . So this seemingly innocuous sentence is actually worth quite a few brownie points . We have seen losing sides leave n...
Jacobs Law Solicitors:
class="infoquote "Wherever we are, we operate in accordance with our ethical business principles of quality, unity and integrity." < div>
Neatly brings us to notes on navigation, as there are a few things to watch for here. The practice of claiming an "established...
Allan Argue and Co Solicitors: However it's easy to imagine getting lost in the numbers at a large firm as well. This splinter naming isn't nearly as prolific amongst other areas of law such as divorce or crime. On one hand they imagine a larger firm will have larger resources to draw on and bigger 'clou...
Springle Solicitors: But there are some sources you can check with. An estate planner needs to know all the new laws and taxes coming out year on year.
Best of luck in your search!
. Another phrase concept we seem to have imported from the US. Increasingly so. This can cause huge issues f...
BLZ Solicitors Ltd: Usually this does not affect compensation claims. Not their secretary or junior staff who joined the firm yesterday. defending NIHL companies from claimants. Their site is https secure though so entering your information on the contact form should be fine. These four case ...
Hawkridge & Co Solicitors:
class="infoquote "Hawkridge & Company solicitors ensure a personal and supportive approach to every client"< div>
Unfortunately when it comes to law firms, there aren't always a huge amount of reviews available. These kinds of things are not automatically given to...
Pacific Law: 0800 numbers should now be free from every mobile service provider in the UK. As we said, this is a new firm. will probably continue for some time. So public comments from previous clients will probably not be available for some time. Even one extra Saturday a month is a...
ABS Lawyers Ltd: Just narrowly beating Welsh.
class="infoquote "The quality and excellence of our services ensure our clients success and maximum compensation is achieved."< div>
The Law Society of England & Wales is an excellent online source to check on the actual expertise a...
Stenfield Solicitors Ltd: There are dozens including those at the national, county and city level. A last word from the firm's site:
class="infoquote "98% of clients said they were happy with the result we achieved for them"< div>. We absolutely recommend reading through comments about a firm r...
Khan Law Glasgow: For example, you don't get individual pages on firms or their solicitors. They have the obligatory testimonials on their website.
class="infoquote "Raees ... However, please note that when checking reviews of any firm you absolutely must read the comments rather than ...
Deo Volente Legal: They prefer to source reviews from independent review forums such as Trustpilot, Google Reviews, Yell, Yelp, etc. The statement about having served clients for seven years though may make them sound quite new compared to the hundreds of law firms boasting founding dates in t...
Suhail Ahmad at Richmond Legal: That's plenty of time to have gotten to grips with the chosen areas of law.
What does that mean? For us it indicates that the firm genuinely do have an affinity and expertise for the two areas of law . Obviously with such huge amounts of money being passed around, frau...
Trust Inheritance Limited: "Estate Planning" firms on the other hand do much more. They also offer a fully online service called a DIY Probate Toolkit at a fraction of the cost of the managed service.
class="infoquote "excellent professional, prompt and accurate service every time"
"Does ...
Bilkus and Boyle: The official website we link to above is www.bilkusandboyle.com but at the moment www.bilkusandboyle.co.uk does not redirect there.
Vice versa, a firm quoting just a few years since opening could have several solicitors on board with dozens of years experience each. By...
Catteralls in Wakefield:
If you https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk organisation people 412101 catteralls?Solicitors=True" check out the page for this firm< a> on there you'll see details of alternative contacts, various offices, staff information, languages spoken, and qualification dates ...
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.
class="infoquote "our innovative and less-stuffy approach to p...
Conveyancing Search Providers:
They've partnered with some of the leading industry firms such as Landmark Information Group who ensure conveyancers meet their regulatory requirements. However, as already mentioned at the outset of this piece, there often isn't as much to go on when it comes to ser...
Special Education Needs Lawyer: This is either because the types of cases are so niche, so complicated, or possibly not the most lucrative for a those considering their company's bottom line.
The first quote in this article was from the Education Law Service Ltd's website. It was harder to find revie...
Pump Court Chambers Barristers: The members of a Chambers share the rent and facilities, such as the service of clerks ... Also at the moment the majority of scams are targeted at property law firms anyway because of the huge payoffs.
The fact Pump Court Chambers state a target demographic of their l...
Mason Bullock Solicitors: One thing we've always pushed for in the compensation claims industry is more care of the client rather than a money-fixes-everything approach.
The same goes for employment matters where not only the amount is important , but how it is paid out. That brings us to a q...
Lindsays Solicitors Scotland: The contact details and links above are for Calio Claims which is a specialist setup from Lindsays focusing on Personal Injury matters. Whilst many legal practices and other industry companies will boast about their testimonial page, the fact Lindsays' page is not so well bo...
Aspire Licensing & Administrative Services: The full firm's title is Aspire Licensing & Administrative Services with the official web address of www.aspirelicensing.co.uk, currently www.aspirelicensing.com is not in use. Much more than a firm that only covers a handful of such cases each month as part of their general...
OTS Immigration Solicitors: OTS Solicitors state being listed in https: www.legal500.com " The Legal 500< a>, which unfortunately is probably more known amongst other legal industry professionals rather than general consumers. The main web address we link to above is www.otssolicitors.co.uk and curr...
Reid and Black Solicitors:
As the firm deals with property matters, it is therefore hugely important that you pay close attention to the website you are on and the types of emails you receive. The official site we link to above is www.reidblack.com with www.reidblack.co.uk not currently showing...
Howe and Co Solicitors: All that put together clearly makes them a very established firm and it's hard to deny them the use of the word 'leading' with all that in mind. One last quote from the firm's site:
class="infoquote "The vast majority of our cases are important cases to individuals,...
Robin Somerville Barrister: With of course no mention of what the awards were for (it could have been Best Logo 2002) or what area they are considering the 'leading' firm of (it could be their own very small village). Links to pages on official sites such as companies house or the practice solicitor'...
Levins Solicitors: There may therefore be some confusion amongst the Google reviews because most of the negative comments we saw were followed by comments from the firm stating they have 'no record' of that person being an actual client. However listing the experience, qualifications, and s...
Aconveyancing Ltd: Aconveyancing Ltd became so in mid-2013.
Certainly the firm's expertise has been called upon by several news outlets for comment on various issues facing buyers sellers and the property industry in general.
However from experience we and many other people have l...
The Injury Solicitor Salford: So don't discuss bank details or payments via email, and if someone phones you up saying they are from the firm you are using feel free to hang up and call back on the official number you know already works. Such as:
class="infoquote "We use the latest technology to en...
RD Costings Ltd: However this is actually a very impressive level of transparency which is seriously lacking amongst many other personal injury firms we've seen. No win, no fee just means that if your case loses you will not have to pay anything. But there are a few areas of law where us...
MGBe Legal Ltd: But if you get someone not on the ball for your criminal defence or immigration - your whole life is affected.
MGBe Legal specialise in the latter of those. As mentioned, some bits of information we've gleaned from the web came through using the actual solicitor's name....
McEwan Fraser Legal Scotland: And that was only on a £260,000 house. We could send you an email today that looks as though it was sent from an official @mcewanfraserlegal.co.uk email address with just the basic email software we have here. For all you know, the awards this firm have won are 'best logo de...
Fieldfisher Solicitors LLP: As there are no extra generic terms such as 'fieldfisher law' or 'fieldfisher legal' to cause confusion, and with most people being able to get the i and the e in the correct order (as the defunct i before e rule only impedes words with a c in them) - we don't expect there ...
Assured Probate Services:
class="infoquote "With over 500 Associates nationwide, all of our Associates and in-house staff are fully qualified in advising on will writing, Lasting Powers of Attorney, trusts as well as probate services."< div>
This statement on the APS site lends credence ...
Linkilaw Solicitors Ltd in London: A final word from Linkilaw about their services:
class="infoquote "With straight forward and clear-cut advice, we help start-ups and entrepreneurs navigate law to help them succeed."< div>. A few new types of business law firm have started emerging to fill this perceiv...
NV Legal Solicitors: The law firm then pursues the third party, or more often their insurer, for compensation. So yes, NV Legal's claim of 20+ years' experience is certainly an honest one with each individual solicitor having that level themselves. There are two frequently used catchphrases wh...
SR Law Solicitors London:
Simons Rodkin Solicitors don't need to engage in any such shady wording. All glowing commendations for the firm with individual staff often being mentioned by name. In somewhere like London there are is a simply overwhelming number of firms to choose from . Julian Co...
DFA Law Solicitors: There are a few little touches around their site too that indicate a firm with a vested interest in their public perception. Property clients are heavily targeted by scammers due to the amounts of money being pushed around and https: www.lawyerchecker.co.uk news law-firm-l...
Ian Mallon Solicitors Ltd: We're sure the firm's extra step of translating the site to cater for that has not gone unappreciated.
However the staff profiles on this firm's site were spot on. That's why we have local, international, large, small, general practice, niche boutique, solicitors, barr...
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