Finding the Right Help in the UK
DFA Law Solicitors: So be careful, and we even recommend never giving bank details to someone that rings you. Whenever we discuss a firm that deals with property matters we always advise bookmarking the correct site once you're on it and making sure to check the email address of any com...
Ian Mallon Solicitors Ltd: (The fact we're a Scottish firm admitting that fact should indicate just how true it must be!) If you look up any registered law practice or legal professional covering England Wales you'll usually get an in depth look including a list of case expertise, alternate offic...
TSABI Ltd Solicitors: A bold move for sure. class="infoquote "Our efficient legal specialists will make sure to keep you fully informed at every stage, respond immediately to all your queries and consult you before arising at any legal decision."< div> The only way to judge whether st...
Thorpe Wilson Ltd: However the list above is actually a genuine specialist list because most of those case types come under the umbrella term of Litigation. But as there are always plenty of forums for clients to express their opinions, we try to help by offering extra information, links an...
Allsop Durn Dearlove: One last hopefully self-explanatory snippet from AD's website: class="infoquote "We are members of the Law Society, the Conveyancing Quality Scheme and Solicitors for the Elderly."< div>. We geniunely, 100%, not-making-it-up had a solicitor at one firm say to us "The I...
MTA Solicitors LLP:
Another type of scam going round right now is https: www.theguardian.com money 2020 jul 18 homebuyer-loses-300000-to-fraudsters-but-gets-it-back-after-we-step-in" targeting people trying to buy or sell a house< a> in order to get them to accidentally deposit money i...
Apprise Legal Services: That way you are more likely to find something that appeals to your specific needs and budget. Therefore it's perfectly understandable that the number of firms that specialise in handling more than just those template Wills is on the increase as well.
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Aina Khan Solicitors: But if everyone's saying it, how can you tell the firms apart?
We were therefore very happy to find the Aina Khan website to be far more unique in it's sales-pitching content. If you've already flicked through a dozen solicitor sites today, you've probably asked the s...
Will Taborn Ltd: In fact, Taborns' setup had a very familiar ring to it. But Taborns has a very different approach to business law compared to the regular City-based commercial law firms. They will also generally have different appeal. For example if you were seeking help with a tax matter...
Hutcheon Law Solicitors:
One thing we're not very fond of are compensation calculators. However a lot of people are under the impression that 'no win, no fee' and '100% compensation' mean the same thing.
If you've read any of our other review articles, you'll know that any firm we add to...
Penn Chambers Ltd: The fact Penn Chambers offer this is therefore a good sign of their interest in ensuring clients' peace of mind, feeling of involvement, and keeping good communcation channels open.
So what do clients say about the actual service they've recieved? Well there are the...
Frank Rogers Motoring Solicitor:
class="infoquote "I have represented clients facing prosecution for driving offences throughout England & Wales during my whole career."< div>
We knew Frank Rogers when he was with Kirwans, so are aware of his previous experience. This is sometimes blatant marketi...
OJ Solicitors Glasgow: (Though it naturally pains me to admit such a thing!) The Law Society for England Wales will provide individual information pages with a huge range of details such as all the solicitors within a firm, their qualification dates, their specialities, any related brand names, ot...
Kudos Legal Solicitors: So how can you check the background of any firm to see how their claims stack up? The first point of call we would recommend is The Law Society website. If you click on the names of each person you'll see more information such as their specialist case types. There are also...
Serious Injury Law Solicitors: Their staff pages do indeed have direct email addresses for each individual solicitor. Even if it's just to complain about missing contact details on individual team pages or a lack of expected website functionality. It seems fitting then to now be writing an article about ...
5 Essex Court Chambers & Partners: This may be partly because you really do deal one-on-one with the barrister rather than with the firm as a whole. On this site like most chambers you'll be presented with each barrister's case focus, experience and usually some testimonials for each individual rather than th...
Avery & Walters Ltd: Avery Walters on the other hand was a firm we identified as one we'd like to have on the network and actually went out of our way to contact them about getting involved. For example, Amanda Cuthbert qualified in 1993, David Cartwright in 2001, right up to Laura Stafford in...
AWH Legal Ltd: Whilst most scammers tend to target conveyancing firms, you never know what's around the corner..
class="infoquote "We provide a free 15 minute initial consultation for all of our services except for immigration law.
class="infoquote "We understand that the leg...
HH Law Ltd:
The only things we didn't like about this firm don't really bear much relation to their actual work as personal injury solicitors. Luckily there is a huge range of third party review boards to check as well:
class="infoquote "very happy with the service and payo...
Lawcommercial Trading Ltd: They are not always 100% in control but quite often take 100% of the blame. When searching for reviews and information about this firm yourselves elsewhere, please note that Lawcommercial Trading Limited is the full company name. We've seen a firm stating a 150 year history ...
Redwood Collections Ltd: This focuses our staff on achieving the result our clients desire. Our typical commission rate is 15% in most instances."< div>
Another very good incentive to use a debt agency such as these is their pay-on-results mentality. Great communication between us and our clien...
AJLO Solicitors: 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. The guide is not like a Top 100 or any form of accreditati...
GloverPriest Solicitors Ltd: Certainly, if there is a recurring theme of incompetence in the reviews then that's something to take note of. So seeing direct contact details for solicitors on the Glover Priest's site and text about solicitors dealing with matters from start to finish - is encouraging .
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Jarmans Solicitors Sittingbourne: it was dealt with speedily, on the same day in most cases."
• "I was to the point of losing a sale on my property and within a week has put me in the best position possible ..."
• "... Unfortunately most solicitors are fond of vague and adjective-filled p...
My 33 Legal Limited:
Again, that may not be something you'd consider important when judging a firm . I will therefore do my best to be concise for this 33 Legal review.
class="infoquote "Here at 33 Legal we like to ensure the right amount of compensation goes to those who are entitl...
Hammond Trotter Solicitors Ltd: So if the website you're on talks (or even brags) about such situations as their main selling point - then in our experience that usually indicates a less experienced solicitor. Many places around the country offer to send you to a Safe Driving course rather than formally pr...
Driscoll Kingston Solicitors: We don't demand perfection from any firm but we do our regular checks such as SRA verification, flicking through the Legal Ombudsman reports, ensuring they offer free consultations where expected, reading through any available consumer reviews, and so on. It's all in the wor...
SBW Lawyers Ltd: It doesn't mean non-lawyers can practice law. Whilst there shouldn't be such issues with the case range SBW Law handle, you should always be in the habit of knowing exactly which site you are on and never discuss payment arrangements via email.
. If you https: solicitor...
IWC Estate Planning & Management Ltd: Now if only the banking industry could start to be open a decent number of hours a week - society could be revolutionised ....
class="infoquote "As we provide services for overseas clients enquiries are often answered outside of normal office hours."< div>
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Briffa Intellectual Property Solicitors: I skimmed through about a dozen and didn't see a single bit of sales-pitchery thrown it. Whatever you do, don't go to www.briffalaw.com (just don't) and the most common misspelling www.brifa.com and .co.uk are not currently owned by anyone either. I won't go through the full...
Helix Law Solicitors: Some will directly ask customers to provide something in writing using a 'customer feedback questionnaire' after the case has finished. Again, this is rarer than you would think and another very positive point for Helix Law as a firm that goes beyond.
A quick note on ...
Leech and Co Solicitors Ltd: It would be a shame if public perception continues that way because there is no real benefit in choosing a 100-year-old firm versus a 10-year-old firm simply based on the date they say they were founded.
class="infoquote "We are a small, independent, modern law firm,...
Joanna Connolly Solicitor Advocates: You will be able to purchase "one-off Pay As You Go (PAYG) legal services at any time with prices starting at just £250 for a specific, agreed legal service to be performed" by them according to the site. They also deal with setting aside statutory demands over consume...
CFG Law:
The type of cases they handle can be seen a bit more clearly in their Case Studies section. A photo, some history and details of expertise go a long way to instilling trust in a firm. To us, pulling together all these extra resources and making them part of the claimi...
Hodge Jones and Allen Solicitors: Please note than any web address using 'hodgejones&allen' with any dot-ending will not work as '&' characters are not allowed, but there are no working websites using the full 'hodgejonesandallen' version either anyway. Hodge Jones & Allen staff often go https: www.lawgaze...
CSL Law Croydon: Hopefully this should also point out the folly of thinking that a firm stating "Establish 1813!" has 200+ years more experience over a firm created in 2013. Of course CSL cover a niche case range of Divorce, Dispute Resolution, and Employment Law so the site shouldn't be lar...
RSR Law Croydon: Most of it will probably only interest other industry professionals, but some pieces such as the case studies might help new clients get a better understanding of the processes and timescales involved. (It's F.A.S.T. not just a specialised focus, but a driven focus with a re...
Johnsons Solicitors Nottingham: There was a group of architects, a carpet cleaning company, and another law firm that wasn't even based in the UK but Seattle, Washington.
There were other issues people might run into when researching this firm that we'll come to later, but first we need to go over a ...
Autologistic Solutions Limited: Again (and it's terrible that we're having to point this out but) many insurers put a surcharge in insurance policies for 'legal services', making you pay upfront to use their solicitors if you ever have an accident. Hopefully that last little snippet from the Auto Logistic...
Philip Nam White Collar Legal: Is there enough history and information out there to make an informed decision?
Certainly there are review sites, but try and avoid the un-managed ones that allow anyone with a grudge to take up the entire page with capital letters and exclamation marks.
The Citi...
Stephen McCaffery & Catherine Stock: Whilst elsewhere in England & Wales you could not be a Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) and an MP, the rule has never been applied to London's Mayor despite the title of Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC). So what about the barristers themselves?
Stephe...
Kings Court Trust Probate: This has resulted in low consumer confidence, with http: www.chambersstudent.co.uk where-to-start newsletter alternative-business-structures" one poll< a> suggesting only 1% of people would choose to use an ABS over a regular high street solicitor.
Normally, we're pr...
EHL Solicitors UK: In 2012 they received the Business of the Year Award for Loughborough.
We will return any calls received before 4:30pm on the same day. But the pages about case types, how they work, staff and so on are also just as extensive. However, Edward Hands and Lewis is a very larg...
Davey Law:
Mark Tawn became a solicitor in 1994 and for the past 20 years has specialised in personal injury litigation.
So yes. Why did I feel like mentioning that number? Because this is the first time I'm going to be writing about a regular law firm. They involve themse...
Meresbrook Pollard Ltd: The official address is www.meresbrookpollardsolicitors.co.uk, not www.meresbrookpollard.co.uk, and the common variants of those - www.meresbrookpollardsolicitors.com and www.meresbrookpollard.com - don't seem to be owned by the firm either. drugs, poca proceedings, benefit ...
Balfour and Manson Solicitors: This apparently gives Parlex access to 150 legal specialists across 27 countries to put businesses in touch with good specialists. However, it does this without looking stuffy or ten years out of date. The course itself was the subject of much debate and controversy for year...
MurrayHay Solicitors: Lisa Mansfield has 25 years at the firm, handling mostly residential property matters. He works with Landlords and Tenants, and can deal with property financing too.
Richard Rooney has also come to MurrayHay from his own practice in Wimbledon to help with the property w...
Thompsons Solicitors Glasgow: The fact Thompsons take rehabilitation so seriously is another huge difference in approach towards genuine 'client care'. All the good reviews are pretty much like the above - i.e. His firm was simply called 'W H Thompson, Solicitor' and was passed on to his two sons Robin ...
Alison Ashworth Solicitors: (Defendant has to prove they are innocent?!? Police don't need to prove you were even driving the vehicle?!?) Anyway ... They have also commented on the BBC, Channel 5 and other media outlets programs. However, many people associate solicitors with high fees, and when faced ...
Jackson and Lees Solicitors: Individual awards for best Junior Lawyer, Customer Service, and so on are all great - but staff members come and go. I really don't know how I would have managed without them ..."< div>
etc. These include Tough Mudder, 5km, 10km and marathon runs, cupcake sales, donatio...
Accident Claims Scotland: However, before the 1to1Legal brand came into being, we ran a similar but different service referring people to solicitors. 'accident', 'claims', and 'scotland') Google might mess you about when searching for them.
Today, all of us here at 1to1 sit behind a desk trying...
Lambert Pugh Conveyancing Solicitors: Whether Sales, Purchases, Transfers of Equity, Remortgages, etc. They also state they will give you the direct dial and email details of your dedicated conveyancer for fast and easier contact. So whilst we checked the www.lambertpugh.com version, we also checked the www.lamb...
Newry's McShanes Law Firm: They talk about their ongoing training and development programmes to "maintain the highest standards at all times". www.mcshane.co.uk and www.mcshane.com) too. Again, the first firm in Northern Ireland to achieve such.
Certainly, the firm is very much focused on quality...
Taylor Rose Solicitors Limited TTKW: Then in 2009 they branched out into other case types before taking over the property and commercial law firm Wilkinson & Co in 2012. I didn't even try adding the MW part on at this point. This leads to happy clients and repeat custom."< div>
Those words from Taylor Ros...
Atkinson Rose (Amit Patel) Employment Lawyers: The Atkinson Rose news page currently has real< u> editorial pieces about actual< u> Employment Law matters. Having a wide range of specific knowledge and plenty of experience seems to be paramount when dealing with your car, debts, and liberty. Obviously the staff themse...
BarristerDirect Ltd based in Manchester: They aim to explain clearly the merits and risks of a case with you up front. At Barrister-Direct, your case will be handled by a team of Personal Injury Barristers right from the start. They also determine one point of contact for your claim within the firm, and aim to answ...
Hythe Solicitors Robson & Co, near Folkestone in Southern Kent: He is an accredited ADR Group workplace mediator and a member of the Employment Lawyers Association. I mean, really, really rare. Unfortunately, unless it specifically says something like 'the providing guardian or guardians' - I think there will always be room to take it va...
Brearleys Solicitors Brighouse:
For example, when you see four staff members - Jane Leadbetter, Neilka Holman, Emma Clough and Philip Scott - staring back at you from the Child Law section, it can't help but give someone considering such difficult action a bit of comfort and encouragement. For legal ...
Law in Cornwall Ltd: Therefore, their solicitors provide you with the necessary strategic advice to ensure that you can resolve your problem or dispute as swiftly and effectively as possible.
They provide legal services in contract disputes such as online contracts, construction disputes, d...
Julia Brown Solicitor @ Family Legal Solicitors: I never felt alone during a very difficult time." . Where it is possible they always endeavour to help clients to resolve their issues away from court, by way of negotiation, mediation or roundtable meetings. If you would like to talk to speak to Family Legal then please fee...
Anupamah Huneewoth Solicitors: We then head over to the firm's official website to compare. We therefore went on a search for both names on the web. Information and statements like these are crucial to putting a potential client's mind at ease, and show a level of client understanding.
It's the same ...
MacLachlans Solicitors Gillingham: There's a lot to like about MacLachlan Solicitors when checking out their virtual shop window. www.maclachlansolicitors.com is not owned by them. But unless they had a negative experience or have been encouraged by the firm to go and leave a review - the number of people t...
Marcus Andreen Commercial Law: His website states an estimated saving of around 25% to 50% when compared to that charged by full service, general law firms.
Established in 2004, with the objective of offering small businesses and entrepreneurs a cost-effective counsel-type service, Marcus Andreen had...
Hartley Bain Solicitors in Stratford, Greater London: This allows them to build an innovative and bespoke service to suit each relationship. Clearly a slight lean towards immigration matters, but the articles may diversify more over time.
Lastly we would point you to their testimonials page with reviews such as "Some of t...
Debt Solve UK: However, www.dsluk.co.uk and www.dsluk.com are both owned by different companies - as are www.debtsolveuk.co.uk and www.debtsolveuk.com, and that's without getting into the many others with names such as DSL Ltd. They cover Debt Collection, Credit Control, Door Knocking, and...
Taylor Bracewell Doncaster: Everyone in our office either have a relative or know someone that has been the victim of exploitation. More specifically, they received accolades for their charity law, family law and employment law work. This firm's head of Family Law is Alison Kitchman who we mentioned be...
KTPSolicitors: Unlike their usual fixed location services - advice given is free and can be on anything such as criminal matters, neighbour disputes, personal injury, divorce, consumer problems, wills, probate and so on. We've never seen a negative reason so far. If you flick through the K...
Countrywide Property Lawyers Ltd: That's not a negative feature, it's just that generic statements don't always help when deciding to use a firm.
Countrywide Conveyancing Services is a trading name of Countrywide Property Lawyers Ltd which is an Alternative Business Structure (ABS) regulated by the C...
Michael Jefferies Injury Lawyers @ Jefferies Solicitors Ltd: A recent article in http: www.legalfutures.co.uk associate-news jefferies-solicitors-launches-new-flight-delay-claim-service" LegalFutures.co.uk< a> detailed how Jefferies Solicitors' personal injury compensation assistance will be extended to delayed flights. They point ...
CBTRL Wendy Amey: The company was initially called CBT Rehabilitation Ltd.
Wendy promises color="green "clear, concise details of the post-traumatic symptoms in relation to the index event" < font>. This is offered throughout the UK and Ireland. Specialises in the assessment and treat...
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