Finding the Right Help in the UK
Cook's Solicitors: For example those firms stating 'founded in 1881' or even older dates. class="infoquote "We have been in business in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire for over twenty-eight years"< div> This may not seem like an important sentence to most regular clients looking...
Swain and Co Solicitors: Well two years later I've been paroled and am shortly due to go out ..."< div> There are often statements and words that give you a general 'feel' about a firm - such as on this occasion with Swain and Co's involvement in Prison Law. That's just plain rude. People seeki...
Fentimans My Law Matters: Because whilst many negative comments can be totally unhelpful (e.g. saying? class="infoquote "provided a consistent and efficient service" "efficient and dedicated staff" "really impressed by the online client portal" "always on the other end of the ph...
Frazer Coogans Solicitors: Whilst we work very hard to find as many alternative options for people to help with legal matters, sometimes you do just need a regular high street law firm. If you see a firm stating they are 'one of the leading' without any further information to back up what that...
Burton & Co Quality Solicitors: Therefore they believe leaving the negative review anywhere is 'probably fine'. So Yates and Co became QualitySolicitors Yates and Co. (Hence us bringing it to your attention here.) Obviously we would never tell anyone that a specific firm is the right one for them. It...
One Law Solicitors & Barristers: Something to keep in mind when researching or trying to find the firm again. 'one' and 'law') most search terms will bring up the firm at the top of results.
OneLaw certainly has at least one other independent body backing up their claims as well, being https: www.l...
Beers Solicitors LLP: Whilst most of the time people may think of specialist firms as handling only one area of law such as Criminal or Divorce matters - these days it is very common for a firm to cover a wider range of case types but simply have individual solicitors within the group assigned ...
Disrepair Claims UK: Obviously the official site we link to above is www.disrepairclaim.co.uk but neither www.disrepairclaim.com or www.disrepairclaims.co.uk .com redirect you there.
We've also detailed in other articles just how many high street solicitor firms also take a 25% cut of all c...
Simper Law: But the main reason people probably prefer the third party independent review boards is that they will also include any negative reviews. That means the official website matches using www.simperlaw.com with www.simperlaw.co.uk redirecting you there as well. The age of the fi...
RM Solicitors: Normally you will be asked to sign an insurance document to cover the costs of your case. That means should the case lose, the insurance policy pays your solicitor for the work they did. The former will bring up the correct firm during related searches no problem. there are ...
Ullah Law Associates: However for ULA Solicitors there are plenty of in-depth reviews stating exactly how they were helped. The branding is quite unique and the various alternate searches we tried such as 'ula lawyers', 'ula law firm', etc. Those clients then simply transfer the money to the frau...
Taylor Price Legal Ltd: It's not as if there is any firm out there claiming to have the complete opposite of these traits.
class="infoquote "Our areas of litigation expertise include contract disputes, professional negligence claims, debt recovery, intellectual property, defamation, partnersh...
Michael Leighton Jones Solicitors: This is very different to a firm that offers a wide range of case types handled, but ALL of their solicitors try to handle ALL the different types of cases.
Because the firm deals with conveyancing matters we would recommend bookmarking the site or using a search to ...
Milners Law LLP: They handle private individual matters including Employment Law, Conveyancing, Personal Injury, Debt Bankruptcy, and Wills Probate.
class="infoquote "It’s been the same throughout Milners’ 120-year history of delivering the best legal advice."< div>
We're not a b...
KRS Wills & Probate: Like most people though, we're more interested in any negative comments to see if there is a common theme to be aware of - such as poor communication, price switching, or clients being fobbed off to junior staff once signed up. They provide alternative trading names for ea...
Branch Austin McCormick Solicitors: For example, at the time of writing the firm lists Steven Gardner who qualified as a solicitor back in 1970, Tania Austin (qualified in 1984), Harender Branch (1999), Hal Branch (2001), Elliot Hammer (2014), right up to Sheida Zeinali who qualified in 2021. But we've seen se...
Trojan Solicitors: Rhod Gilbert's https: www.youtube.com watch?v=drKC3Zd3SqM" award winning mince pie rant< a> very much relates to how we feel on the subject.
Agnieszka is listed as an Immigration specialist and has extra accreditation for such matters from the Law Society as well....
Cheshire Estates and Legal Ltd: The firm's branding is quite clear and unique so searches for their name and the usual variants (e.g.
It's always great to have options and many of those just mentioned could save considerable time and money over a regular 'high street' law office. To be fair, it...
Fultons Estate Agents: Many commenters provide helpful insights into what was good about the company such as feeling kept up to date or about friendly staff.
Being a Peterhead-based firm ourselves it's a tough thing to see even the basics such as Law Society databases being so much clearer a...
Hooper Hyde Solicitors: They are not related companies. They are a specialist firm focusing on helping businesses, but also have a different 'feel' to them from firms we already worked with. There are national, county, city, and even case specific societies which legal professionals can join. But ...
Antony Hodari Legal Services:
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 reviewed yesterday) there is ...
Fair Result Divorce:
At the moment https: www.halifax.co.uk aboutonline security protecting-yourself-from-fraud keep-your-home-safe-mortgage-deposit-scams.html" most scams involving law firm clients< a> tend to revolve around property matters such as buying and selling a home. There wil...
Dylan Nair Ltd Solicitors:
class="infoquote "We understand you place a great deal of faith in solicitors; this is why we only use experts."< div>
It's a growing trend (that we absolutely encourage) for legal offices around the UK to provide staff profiles on their website. The main points...
Mckie Legal Solicitors Ltd: Freqently there are phrases which sound good like 'we're friendly' - but then you think, 'well, what firm is going to say anything different?'. We like to see firm's bragging about being a stalwart local fixture.
class="infoquote "Ive been asked a few times already '...
Jacobs Law Solicitors: That's because "established in 2013" can sound ridiculously new to some considering so many solicitors quote centuries-old founding dates. We link to the official site for this firm which is www.jacobslaw.org, and not a standard tld ending for a law firm. There are no 200-ye...
Allan Argue and Co Solicitors: we will correspond with you using whatever platform suits you best ... Normally there is just a few bits of basic inforation in some https: www.lawscot.org.uk find-a-solicitor ?Name=argue&Postcode=&type=firm" search results< a>.
You will find it more likely for an ac...
Springle Solicitors: Those who did any future planning would typically get a basic will written and maybe take out life insurance (while taking advantage of whatever inheritance-tax-avoiding setup was available at the time). Springle & Co.
class="infoquote "Our fees are fully transparen...
BLZ Solicitors Ltd:
class="infoquote "Should you require expert legal advice please contact BLZ Solicitors for a free initial consultation."< div>
We absolutely do our best to find firms that provide free initial consultations. BLZ Ltd is the same firm, it's just their official Limi...
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.
This includes all known offices, with alternate...
Pacific Law:
class="infoquote "Pacific Law was founded with a vision of being a 21st century firm in a 20th century industry."< div>
If you've already visited dozens of legal professional websites today, you'll notice that a lot of them have a statement like this one. ...
ABS Lawyers Ltd:
They are one of the few firms we've seen with a https: abslawyers.co.uk pl home-polski " full Polish section< a> on their website. This brings us to one of the main reasons we were very keen to have ABS Lawyers Ltd on our network . Out of these snippets above the la...
Stenfield Solicitors Ltd: But how are people feeling about the services they've received from Stenfield Solicitors? The firm doesn't have a testimonials page, but that's actually not a big issue for us or most other either.
Of course even in these days of 'modern' legal setups offering online ...
Khan Law Glasgow: So what else is there?
class="infoquote "At Khan Law we will keep you up to date with the progress of your case."< div>
Reviews by previous clients are usually the first port of call for consumers and Khan Law come out well in those . Read the actual comments....
Deo Volente Legal: Not just in the legal industry either, but generally.
People have https: www.thetimes.co.uk static connected-families conveyancing-email-scam-hackers-steal-house-deposit " handed over millions to fraudsters< a> sometimes on the basis of just a few official looking em...
Suhail Ahmad at Richmond Legal: Therefore any legal professional still willing to help clients apply and then work under those provisions will always get some respect from us . Our first impression of Richmond Legal was a curiousity regarding their chosen case range. It's also become more of a pain to org...
Trust Inheritance Limited: Trust Inheritance does have some testimonials on their site:
class="infoquote "Couldn’t have wished for a more friendly and helpful person for the advice needed"
"spoke to me with such care and kindness"
"manner was very professional and empathetic"< div>
...
Bilkus and Boyle: For example, the review we saw criticising a Criminal Law firm for refusing to take on someone's Divorce case.
As a Scottish business ourselves, we hope our national Law Society can catch up and provide a bit more in the future . But there are plenty of good indicato...
Catteralls in Wakefield: The most common errors of www.catterall.co.uk, www.catterallsolicitors.co.uk, and to a lesser extent the dot coms as well are all owned by other companies too.
In our opinion, long term existence of a firm's brand is not nearly as important as the experience and expert...
Penerley Solicitors: Also the majority of scams facing solicitors right now https: www.theguardian.com money 2020 feb 29 bank-scam-solicitors-email-hacked" relate to conveyancing and property matters< a>. We've been trying to find some of these specialists to add to our network and seeking th...
Conveyancing Search Providers: to confirm past client opinions.
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, Ordnance Survey, and the British Geological Survey. That's ...
Special Education Needs Lawyer: Another statement on their front page that stands out is:
class="infoquote "Evening and weekend appointments can be arranged."< div>
This is actually rarer an offer than you might think. For example Wills and many Tax matters can be handled by companies without a...
Pump Court Chambers Barristers:
class="infoquote "Recent changes in the law mean that members of the public, commercial organisations and non-commercial organisations can now instruct a barrister directly without the need to go through a solicitor or intermediary."< div>. A real established and recog...
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. So highly are they publicly praised, they've felt comfortable enough to link their testi...
Lindsays Solicitors Scotland:
class="infoquote "The talented people who work in our four offices are the heart of our business"< div>
The firm isn't lacking in experience it seems with a mix of seasoned professionals such as Katherine Wyatt who qualified in 1998. However www.lindsays.com an...
Aspire Licensing & Administrative Services: Aspire Licensing point this out themselves as well stating they have:
class="infoquote "... The same is sometimes true of debt matters. There are certainly more quality, cost-effective, and quicker solutions to legal problems these days. You can always hang up and ring...
OTS Immigration Solicitors: For some reason we can't quite fathom, the buyers sellers don't question this and simply hand all their house deposits over to the fraudsters. If you search for news articles on any company it's good idea to make sure to put "quotation marks" around the name of the firm oth...
Reid and Black Solicitors: They also sponsor and support the local veterans football team 'The Comrades' which we recommend you https: www.newtownabbeytoday.co.uk news only-surviving-comrades-story-told-ballyclare-centenary-book-109620" read about here< a>. But Reid Black state they will give you ...
Howe and Co Solicitors: If you've been searching for a law firm for a while already today, you'll have seen the majority have very similar sounding sales pitches. Gushingly so on occasions, as I'm guessing they were in relation to situations such as immigration where people can feel literally in t...
Robin Somerville Barrister:
If you've read some of our other review articles on firms, this is usually the point where we direct you to various online resources to help research the company in more detail.
class="infoquote "Robin is a direct access barrister, mediator, investigator and arbi...
Levins Solicitors:
The firm do cover a wide range of legal matters including Civil Litigation, Conveyancing, Crime, Divorce, Personal Injury, Wills and Probate.
The following is therefore some of the things we like about the company, some quotes from the firm and independent sourc...
Aconveyancing Ltd: These can save you quite a lot of money by simply processing the actual details of the sale purchase. On the face of it though, Aconveyancing very much seem to have the experience, client reputation, and goals they claim. So what can you use to judge the experience and mer...
The Injury Solicitor Salford: A last word from The Injury Solicitor site:
class="infoquote "we aim to keep the process as simple and straightforward as possible and promise to keep you updated at every stage of your claim"< div>. So don't discuss bank details or payments via email, and if someone p...
RD Costings Ltd: This may sound like a reasonable fee at first. 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. These can include Sexual Abuse, Emotional Abuse, Domestic Abuse, Assaults, and even th...
MGBe Legal Ltd: With generic terms in the branding such as 'legal' we do often see people making mistakes such as searching for 'mgbe law' instead and trying various domains with those typos.
You'll can also check out how long she's been a qualified solicitor, the languages she speaks,...
McEwan Fraser Legal Scotland: Firms that deal in divorce or bankruptcy tend not to have many public reviews about how things went.
class="infoquote "Use our Instant Property Valuation Tool to get an instant, online estimate of what your property in 39 seconds!"< div>
It sounds good, and it wo...
Fieldfisher Solicitors LLP: And by large we mean, well, large. They didn't provide any specifics other than to state something such as having been dealt with 'rudely'.
A quick note on navigation as always. If you've used our site before to find legal help in your area, or if you've simply read thr...
Assured Probate Services: But still pay attention to the links you click and remember that email addresses can be faked quite easily. However, putting everything we've written so far together - it may now be more apparent why we decided APS would be a good firm to both write about and include in the ...
Linkilaw Solicitors Ltd in London: They provide full pages on the firms and all the staff. Sadly there is a large chunk of business owners who will whole heartedly accept what a YouTube vlogger tells them is the correct way to do things. However typically scammers https: www.todaysconveyancer.co.uk main-new...
NV Legal Solicitors: Hence, why we have already included them on our network. These do not mean the same thing. The website is https secure for entering your details on the contact form.
Please note though, that a firm which takes 25% of your compensation if you win does not always mean yo...
SR Law Solicitors London: Not only that, when it turned out the staff member couldn't actually help with the problem - they gave some helpful advice and passed them on to someone that might be able to deal with the matter rather than just saying 'sorry, can't help you'. Thankfully, if the firm you're...
DFA Law Solicitors: For larger life-changing matters, maybe not. always very approachable, both personal contact and by email"
"very courteous , explained everything thoroughly ..."
"... The English Welsh Law Society's website is actually the best we've seen amongst it's peers. But ...
Ian Mallon Solicitors Ltd:
class="infoquote "Everyone within our practice has a commitment to understand the needs of our clients and to structure our services to deal effectively with those needs."< div>
Many law firms make statements about how wonderful their staff are and the huge amou...
TSABI Ltd Solicitors: Many legal professionals are signed up with a local Law Society. The majority of comments are positive and out of the few negative reviews we saw there didn't seem to be a theme to latch on to and warn about. available to all, just slower) over the past couple of decades t...
Thorpe Wilson Ltd: We've seen hundreds of errors over the years with people posting negative reviews that are clearly about a completely different firm.
class="infoquote "Good company and they sorted everything like they should"
"Excellent service, felt our issues were heard and me...
Allsop Durn Dearlove: Maybe the 'Dearlove' part retired?
Between that, possible misspellings and the .com though - we would probably recommend that you bookmark the correct site if you plan on returning. Cliches such as 'professional yet friendly', 'traditional yet modern' and 'swift but n...
MTA Solicitors LLP: We certainly don't operate a 'cram everyone in' type of directory. They can use spoofed or similar looking domain names in their website and email addresses. It happens to firms all the time where a cold-caller states they are from a certain company in order to seem genuine ...
Apprise Legal Services: or any other such considerations where you actually might care a bit more about who-gets-what once you're gone - then expert advice advice is definitely needed, and experienced advice if possible.
Apprise Legal Services are obviously specialists.
One last snippet...
Aina Khan Solicitors:
class="infoquote "She [Aina] has for many years had a personally chosen, trusted network of legal experts across Europe, the Middle East, the Far East, South East Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Australia."< div>
It also states she is an:
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Will Taborn Ltd: As mentioned in the initial paragraphs, that's something we felt was lacking in the industry as a whole and was the reason goal our 1to1Legal service was born. We're just at a different point in the chain. If you're a business person yourself , you've probably seen the nume...
Hutcheon Law Solicitors: See what I did there?
Most law firms have testimonials dotted around or even a full page dedicated to them. For example, the firm is called R James Hutcheon Solicitors but the website is www.hutcheonlaw.co.uk (www.hutcheonlaw.com does not redirect you there) with the Hu...
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