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Branch Austin McCormick LLP: That's just ... When you accidentally type the wrong address into your browser bar , you can be taken to a fake site easily. Can Branch Austin McCormick back this up? Well, certainly they are https: www.legal500.com firms 235872-branch-austin-llp 235274-london-engla...


Trojan Solicitors Ltd: For some reason, whilst 'new' companies in other industries such as fashion, food, or technology are sought after - the legal industry is one where people expect the words 'established in 1881' carved in stone above the office doorway. Whilst we normally haven't used the fir...


CEL Solicitors: So to see CEL stating something that turned out to be both true AND not jargon-twisted - is a much bigger deal for us than you might think! class="infoquote "Our services include: data breach claims, fraud claims, housing disrepair claims, Japanese knotweed claims, la...


Fulton's Solicitors & Estate Agents: There were even comments we would consider completely useless such as "I will take my business elsewhere!" with no clarification about why. Many low ratings can simply be from people who wished their house sale had gone faster. Why is that important to realise? ...


HooperHyde: Sometimes you don't need a solicitor. Sometimes you do. Confirming the experience level of the actual lawyer you'll be dealing with is something most people find most useful. But it can sometimes be difficult to get the information due to many firms using trading names. ...

Antony Hodari Solicitors: You might also see claims such as 'combined experience of X years' which simply means all the staff's experience years added together. It certainly does help to have someone very interested in your specific case type handling the matter for you though. So you should get th...


Fair Result Ltd: So is Fair Result's claim just vague sales jargon? Well, no. class="infoquote "We start at the end point. 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. Sometimes a barrister ...


Dylan Nair Solicitors Ltd: The main points you need can often be gained from a local Law Society. On this occasion the fact this firm is offering considerable free time for non-litigation matters is the point of note. Make sure to read comments when it comes to law firms though, not just flick ...


Mckie Legal: Freqently there are phrases which sound good like 'we're friendly' - but then you think, 'well, what firm is going to say anything different?'. class="infoquote "Insurance policy in place so nothing to pay win or lose*."< div> It therefore looks as though Mckie'...


Jacobs Law Solicitors: You can also see what each solicitor specialises in. www.jacobs-law.co.uk (for Jacobs & Co Solicitors) shows up high in the search results and has a similar domain. So that makes it less helpful in distinguishing between firms when you're weighing up the pros and cons. There...


Argue & Co Legal: On one hand they imagine a larger firm will have larger resources to draw on and bigger 'clout' against third parties . This can make it harder and you need to read the actual comments when it comes to lawyer reviews - not just flick through stars. Normally there is...


Springle & Co Solicitors: This allows you some insight into whether a firm at least has some genuine experience in that area of law. But there are some sources you can check with. By reducing wasteful overheads, we can improve personal client service. Springle and Company have a page on their site ...


BLZ Solicitors: Usually this does not affect compensation claims. If you want to check up on the size of a firm (if size matters to you) The Law Society website in your area will typically be able to provide that information. That's something to watch for especially with property matt...

Hawkridge & Company: So what should you look out for? One thing that often bugs us is when a firm says they are 'award-winning'. But frankly, no law firm is going to advertise themselves as the opposite of these things. This is important to note because in any property transaction there i...


Pacific Law: However the risks are minimal as the majority of scams involved the legal industry https: www.falmouthpacket.co.uk news 18674736.cornwall-property-sale-fraudsters-scam-14-000-penryn " focus around the property market< a> and the huge deposits people end up accidentally pa...


ABS Lawyers Ltd: class="infoquote "if someone wants to fight for compensation, their help will be a good choice" "the topic was already closed and nothing could be won, but under their supervision somehow it moved forward" "So for me such support from the law firm was very im...


Stenfield Solicitors: One main difference between the types of law firm we typically cover and add to our search database is that the majority are not high street firms. We did see a couple of complaints. This includes Joan Thorpe-Anderson who qualified in 1993, Caspar Kennedy in 2008, Deepa Seva...


Khan Law: The quote above is from the Khan Law website and, in our opinion, is being used appropriately. class="infoquote "Raees was awarded the 'Rising Star in Law Award' at the prestigious Scottish Asian Business Awards"< div> As mentioned before, the number of firms c...


DV Solicitors: The official website we link to above is www.dvsolicitors.com and at the time of writing www.dvsolicitors.co.uk also redirects you there. Something you'd like to see in any legal practice you're thinking of using. If you've used our site before or read through any of our ar...


Richmond Legal Ltd: The official site we link to above is www.richmondlegalltd.co.uk and at the moment the alternative www.richmondlegalltd.com does not show anything. class="infoquote "Providing expert legal advice and representation for Personal injury, Immigration, Professional Discipl...


Trust Inheritance Ltd: They can certainly help. 'trust' and 'inheritance'. If you https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk organisation people 495611 trust-inheritance-limited?Solicitors=True" check out the page about< a> this firm on The Law Society of England & Wales' website, you'll be provided ...


Bilkus & Boyle: This could be a national one, county based, or city wide for larger population cities. The number of scams relating to conveyancing and property in general have been increasing for years. However these information spots are often blank or incomplete, and none show actual qua...


Catteralls Solicitors: class="infoquote "Catteralls Solicitors have been based in Wakefield, West Yorkshire for over 100 years."< div> Sadly many law firms use more marketing jargon on their websites rather than clear information about what makes them different. A last word from Catter...


Penerley Lawyers: The quote above is from the website of a Commercial Law specialist called Penerley , based in Islington. Penerley do have slightly longer opening hours than some firms and we saw one website listing them as having a half day Saturday open too. The official site...


The Search Bureau: The lack of easily available reviews shouldn't be viewed negatively in these cases. Each of these partners also have established connections of their own to make their systems just as reliable, effective and efficient including ties to the Environment Agency, Or...


Education Law Service Ltd: It was harder to find reviews at all on their company due to the branding (which we'll discuss later). class="infoquote "We offer a free thirty minutes remote virtual consultation"< div> A nice respectable middle offering that will hopefully let you get some infor...


Pump Court Chambers: For example when Pump Court write they are 'based in london and focusing on the South and West' - that really stands out to us as a very positive message . It's not that they are a small firm either. The fact Pump Court Chambers state a target demographic of their l...


Mason Bullock Solicitors: If you ever want to look up the specialties or qualification dates of the solicitor you are thinking of using, there is usually that information on the firm's local Law Society website. There always are. So it's always a good idea to bookmark sites like this if you plan on r...


Lindsays Solicitors: It's quite refreshing to see. That last sentence was obviously written with a very cynical tone. Their own website is https secure for filing in contact forms with your details which is great . Preferrably with reasons commented next to any rating. New blood with a st...


Aspire Licensing: But this shouldn't pose a huge amount of risk anyway due to the area of law they deal in. Certainly we can't think of one that's more niche off-hand, but we've been doing this for over twenty years now. They are therefore not registered with the Law Society of England ...


OTS Solicitors Ltd: Making it more of a group of specialists under one banner, rather than a law firm with a few solicitors trying to cover everything at once. We check the usual spots most people visit such as Google, Trustpilot, Yell.com and Yelp. We once saw someone leave a negative review f...


Reid Black Solicitors: A quick note on navigation though. Made my whole experience stress free." "Highly experienced staff have helped me massively" "Case was resolved quickly, handled with sensitivity and professionalism" "impressed by the high standard of service offered by this F...


Howe + Co Solicitors: Gushingly so on occasions, as I'm guessing they were in relation to situations such as immigration where people can feel literally in the middle of life death struggles. Often those little badges at the bottom of law firm's pages aren't just for show either. class="in...


Robin Somerville Direct Access Barrister: class="infoquote "Most of Robin�s clients instruct him under the direct access or public access scheme which can provide benefits in terms of cost and time savings or you can instruct him through your solicitor."< div> The Bar Standards Council do have a https: ...


Levins Solicitors: We always recommend to never judge a general practice firm by it's conveyancing reviews though. So Levins' founding date of 1986 (whilst sounding relatively young for a legal practice) absolutely does not mean they have 100 years less experience than the next firm who clai...


Aconveyancing Ltd: class="infoquote "Communication was quick and we had continual updates." "The conveyancing process haa been difficult because of the seller's lack of documentation and other delays, but Aconveyancing "has been very supportive" "very professional, informative...


The Injury Solicitor Ltd: However there is a firm using www.injurysolicitor.co.uk - so just keep aware when typing. Immediate reaction to The Injury Solicitor may be that it looks like any other personal injury firm. If you've used our legal help search service before or read any of our articles...


RD Costings: 100% compensation guaranteed means there are no fees if your case wins. The focus is usually on Road Accidents, Work Injuries and Slip Trips. They are not the same thing. With the branding containing a plural there's always a tendancy for people to drop the 's' by mistake. ...


MGBe Legal: That in itself is a reliable bit of industry recommendation . If someone calls saying they are from your solicitor and need to discuss payments - you can always hang up and call the firm back on the official number you have on their documentation just to be sure.. cl...


McEwan Fraser Legal: (Please search for Rhod Gilbert's rant on award winning mince pies to more understand how we feel about the issue.) We ran a poll a few years back asking people whether they actually checked up on which awards a firm claims to have won. class="infoquote "Our staff ar...


Fieldfisher LLP: You'll see Fieldfisher have lawyers from each of the past four decades including Ian Austin (qualified in 1986), Bridget Collier (1997), Mark Greenhalgh (2008, and Jonathon Bell (2017). One thing that is definitely different with Fieldfisher's website content though, is...


APS Legal & Associates: class="infoquote "APS Legal and Associates are one of the UK�s largest and most reputable will writing and estate planning companies."< div> Most websites make claims like this using terms such as "estimated", "possibly", "one of the", "up to" and so on. As far a...


Linkilaw Solicitors: They obtain the relevant phone email contact details then contact the buyer seller pretending to be from the solicitors office and tell them new bank details to pay any deposits into. They provide full pages on the firms and all the staff. Sadly there is a large chunk of bus...


NV Legal Ltd: The law firm then pursues the third party, or more often their insurer, for compensation. But these are all under the same umbrella term of 'Litigation'. class="infoquote "Your claim will only be handled by a qualified solicitor from day one ... For example a highly ex...


Simons Rodkin Solicitors LLP: The Law Society of England & Wales has a very helpful website , much more so than it's counterparts in other areas of the UK from what we've seen. If you come across any good sources that might help people when trying to decide which firm to use - let us know.. The address ...


DFA Law LLP: So be careful, and we even recommend never giving bank details to someone that rings you. (Despite some that may look it.) The main thing to watch out for is if a law firm use phrases such as 'we have over 80 years of experience within the firm'. For example 7 staff mem...


Ian Mallon Solicitors: class="infoquote "this company came with good recommendations, very grateful to them for my positive experience through a difficult time" "everything was communicated very clearly and I was kept up to date with the process" "helpful and informative and promp...


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