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A City Law Firm Ltd in London: This is something to watch out for though. If you https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk office 469218 a-city-law-firm-limited" check the page< a> for any firm you'll be provided any alternate brand names used, a list of staff, contact details, case types specialised in, and...


ACSL Solicitors Ltd in Liverpool: For ACSL it shows Peter Skinner as having qualified back in 1985, Gina Stanton in 1992, and Joseph Mulrooney in 2009. If you've just finished flicking through a dozen of them before arriving here you'll no doubt have already worked out they all seem to say very similar thing...


Amy King Legal - Personal Injury & Litigation Solicitor in Gillingham, Kent: We've covered the legal industry for over twenty years now. Also, you could very well end up with a 1-year-qualified solicitor from a 200 year old law firm while there are plenty of highly experienced lawyers at brand new firms. Our staff have varied experience in cou...


Backhouse Solicitors in Chelmsford, Essex: (That's mighty praise from our Scottish firm!) It means that when you see statements like this (above) on a lawyer's website you can actually verify their claims about expertise and experience. A quick note on navigation though. class="infoquote "Backhouse Solic...


Scotland Injury Solicitors from Baker Hardman Ltd in Glasgow: These details are then sold on to law firms, rather than actually going directly through to a solicitor yourself. For any firm https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk organisation offices 7301 baker-hardman-ltd" you can look up< a> alternative trading names, contact details f...


Brian Barr Solicitors Ltd Chronic Pain & Fibromyalgia Compensation in Manchester: Experience is also a massive part of a successful and swift outcome to your case. 'brian barr solicitors manchester'. So does that instantly make them a better choice? Certainly a specialist for any case type is preferrable whether it's the entire firm specialising in your...


Brodies LLP Solicitors in Aberdeen, Glasgow, Edinburgh & Inverness Scotland: For example it states Christopher Dun qualified as a solicitor in 1990, Robert Bradshaw in 2003, Andrew Clarke in 2012, right up to Kirstyn Burke in 2022. class="infoquote "We immerse ourselves in our clients' sectors so that we can deliver enhanced legal services and...


Buchanan & Co Ltd Solicitors in Staveley, Chesterfield, Kiveton Park & Sheffield: People have handed over https: www.lawsociety.org.uk public for-public-visitors common-legal-issues payment-diversion-fraud" tens of thousands of pounds< a> in house deposits to fraudsters over the past couple of decades. So certainly their claims of decades of experience...


Calio Claims Ltd - Personal Injury in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Perth & Dundee: A 1 star review with no comment left should be ignored in our opinion. 'calio claims glasgow', which might show up different reviews than 'calio claims edinburgh'. class="infoquote "With one of the largest personal injury teams in Scotland, we help people secure the ...


Cook Legal Ltd Law Firm in Wirral, Merseyside: You will need a law firm authorised to work in Scotland for Scottish cases, Northern Ireland for NI cases, and Republic of Ireland for ROI cases. There are also a couple of firms using the name "Cook Legal", one of which is based nearby in Birkenhead. They handled a wide ra...


Crockett & Co Family Law Solicitors in Leeds: There are so many scams involving law firms the SRA has a https: www.sra.org.uk consumers scam-alerts " search database< a> people can use. . You could end up with a 1-year green lawyer from a 40-year-old law firm and vice versa. Such dates will merely be about the brand...


Cullimore Dutton Solicitors Ltd - Conveyancing & Legal Services in Chester: We have noticed that Google has been switching to more local targeting so if you can't get reviews to show up for a firm try entering the town name as well (e.g. This combined with our impressive depth of knowledge and expertise ensures that we provide a solution focused app...


Defank Solicitors in London: It's much harder to find firms that list general costs for other matters because of how varied they can be. It's the person taking the case that's most important to you. Their site is HTTPS secure for submitting your personal details in the contact form. But you can get a 40...


Dispute Resolver Consultancy - Mediation & Alternative Dispute Resolution ADR in London: You can also use an ADR scheme to narrow down the problem before you go to court."< div> For this you would expect that the more experienced an arbitrator is the better chance you have of being led down the right path and getting the best resolution . However, for ADR...

CWJ Solicitors & Notaries - Clarkson Wright & Jakes Ltd in Orpington, Kent: Sometimes over a simple official looking email which stated the bank details had suddenly changed. Let's be honest, practically no one is ever fully happy with how their house sale goes. You can enter the name of a solicitor or a firm and https: solicitors.lawsociet...


Drummond Miller LLP Solicitors in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Bathgate, Musselburgh, Dalkeith & East Kilbride: Solicitors could work from home, create their own startup firm, and build connections to grow their business without the need to spend a decade under someone else's brand first. There are now literaly thousands of firms within the reach of your fingertips that could handle y...


Eatons Solicitors in Bradford, Bingley, Yeadon & Leeds West Yorkshire: So a quick note on navigation is required. For example a firm might say it has '20 years of experience within the firm'. So anything to help people not get misdirected or misled is a plus in our book . Weatherhead and Butcher is a well-known name in Bingley and has been in ...


EDC Lord & Co Solicitors in Southall: The comments and reviews seem mostly positive: class="infoquote "took the time to explain the entire process clearly and concisely" "exceptionally helpful and patient with us, there was a lot that we didn't understand" "about to use them again in a property sale" ...


EMD Law LLP Solicitors in Staplehurst & St Leonards-on-Sea: There are a lot of review sites with billions of comments. class="infoquote "At EMD Law we have a strong commitment to client care and aim to offer a friendly, efficient and cost effective service to all our clients."< div> Typically the first thing people do ...


England & Derbyshire LLP Solicitors in Guildford and Woking, Surrey: The SRA is the Solicitors Regulation Authority and you can see - this firm is https: www.sra.org.uk consumers register organisation ?sraNumber=623390" definitely registered with them< a>. This is because you can't have an ampersand in web addresses. Of course, the ...


Eve Lake Conveyancing & Legal Services in Hope Valley: This is hugely important to note because for property matters you absolutely need to make sure you are on the correct site and only discussing the sale with your firm. How does Eve Lake Conveyancing fare on the comment forums? class="infoquote "provided excepti...


Farah Family Law Solicitors in Birmingham: One firm in Preston demanded a £5000 retainer before having a consultation. The .com does not currently redirect there. Because even though they handle multiple areas of law, they technically do have "specialist" solicitors. Farah Family Law certainly would cert...


Foster & Coleman Ltd Solicitors in Bromley, Greater London: class="infoquote "They now bring that successful track record, as well as almost 40 years of experience, to their own practice."< div> This statement is part of a brief history of the setting up of the firm. There were some comments available when we looked: ...


Frei Solicitors Ltd - Luxury Asset Law Firm in London: Founded by Hakan Doganci, this is a one-off firm on our network. Just always watch out and be careful online as https: www.nidirect.gov.uk articles online-scams" there are always scammers< a> looking to part people from their money.. But the thing about https: www.inv...


Girlings Solicitors LLP & Girlings Personal Injury Claims Ltd in Sandwich, Ashford & Canterbury: class="infoquote "Hypermobility syndrome is genetic, and while you therefore can not claim for having the condition. If a law firm handles only one case type such as Motoring Offences, they are clearly specialists . But they also indicate a solid history, experience...


Goldsmith Bowers Debt Recovery & Litigation Solicitors in Bradford: A quick note on navigation with the firm's official website being www.goldsmithbowers.com however www.goldsmithbowers.co.uk does not currently redirect there. www.goldsmith&bowers.com .co.uk can't exist). Sometimes over just a single official-looking email telling them...


Garden Stirling Burnet Solicitors Ltd in Haddington, Edinburgh, Dunbar, North Berwick & Tranent: We can also assist with wills, power of attorney, executries, and trusts"< div> Typically if someone is searching for a "specialist" solicitor, this is the kind of firm they're after. Also note the spelling matches the town stirling, not 'sterling' after the money. You...


Guardian Law Ltd - Employment & HR Lawyers in Nottingham: This firm's official website is www.guardianlaw.co.uk but www.guardianlaw.com brings up a different legal practice in the USA. We've seen a law practice praised for its 'tasty new menu' and a divorce specialist given a zero-star rating for refusing to handle someone's crimin...


Harrison's Solicitors - Conveyancing in Reading, Caversham & Woodley: That's a solid foundation. That includes any alternate business names (we'll come back to that), contact details, areas of law covered, and most importantly - qualifications of staff within the firm. Also note that the full name of the firm is Harrisons Thames Valley...


HCR Legal LLP Solicitors Law Firm incl Medical Accident Group in Worcester, Birmingham & Hereford: HCR Legal LLP is the latter. So it may be best to bookmark the site if thinking of coming back.. Most importantly they list the qualification dates of any solicitors working within each firm. However it's the independent forums most people turn to and prefer such as F...


Heritage Park Family Law Ltd - Barrister Chambers in Ampthill, Bedford: While many firms have testimonials on their website, the comments on independent forums usually have more impact: class="infoquote "extremely helpful, knowledgeable and patient" "enormously patient throughout a long and difficult divorce process" "went above and b...


Horsley Law Solicitors in Stafford aka Horsley Holdings Ltd: The firm is also registered with The Law Society of England & Wales which is great. The snippets above are from testimonials posted on the firm's own site but many prefer to use independent boards such as Google, Facebook or Trustpilot. While many people will quickly j...


Kee Solicitors Ltd in Glasgow & Aberdeen: But we can confidently state it's not. Not least with the external social impact of the changing world on the types of cases and new legal precedents coming to the forefront year after year. But the 'high street solicitor office' handling a wide range of cases was more commo...


QualitySolicitors Large & Gibson - Law Firm in Southsea, Portsmouth: The brand could be 120 years while all their solicitors qualified 6 months ago. However our poll two years ago showed that there is very low trust for reviews provided by the company themselves. They then display the QS title before their own in any practice branding. Most ...


LS Legal Solicitors Ltd: These days you can find a solicitor specialising in anything from Criminal Law to Housing Disrepair. A quick note on navigation though as the official website we link to above is www.lslegaluk.com with none of the most common variants such as www.lslegal.co.uk .com red...


Lyons Solicitors - Law Firm in Kingswood, Westbury-on-Trym & Chew Magna (Bristol): These are absolutely meaningless statements and often tenuously connected. But the only way to check up on the quote above is to try and find feedback from previous clients. Other variants we tried such as lyonslaw.com also were not for this firm. Some people have https: w...


Mark Croft Driving Offence Solicitor in Derby: Sometimes with scams so simple as sending them an email stating the payment details have changed. There have also been concerted efforts to keep the amount a solicitor can earn helping these financially vulnerable people to make it almost cost the solicitor money to take som...


Marsden Rawsthorn Solicitors Ltd in Preston & Chorley: Google has changed how it displays information about firms. However, most people prefer to use the public review forums to hear about the experiences of previous clients. There is no way to see overall reviews and ratings on larger companies as far as we can see. We will k...


McCarthy + Co LLP Solicitors in Dublin, Cork & Clonakilty: Make sure the site is HTTPS secure if you are submitting your personal details via the contact form. One thing to bear in mind though is that while many firms claim to be award winning - not all of them seem to clarify which award that is. This is especially importa...


SG Murphy & Co Ltd - Solicitors in Newtownabbey, Belfast: Although the firm is called SG Murphy Solicitors the official website is www.murphysolicitors.co.uk (not www.sgmurphy.co.uk) with www.murphysolicitors.com currently redirecting you to the .co.uk version. In the last piece we wrote the firm had multiple complaints about feeli...


Nero Legal Solicitors Conveyancing Law Firm in Glasgow, Scotland: We recommend never accepting such a huge change via email. But when you think about it, are there any firms that would claim to offer 'impractical, out of date advice and cost movers more'? It's unlikely. With every firm we write about there is normally something that has st...

MPG Quantity Surveyors Ltd in London - Chartered Surveyors for Construction Dispute Arbitration: However, it should be pointed out that in the commercial sector it's not just Mr Anon or Ms Smith leaving such reviews. class="infoquote "With no obligation or initial fee, regardless of your location, sector or indeed the type and size of the project, we would be de...


Nicholson Jones Sutton Solicitors in Macclesfield: Certainly people prefer independent forums over company provided testimonials on their website. It obviously does not mean there is a 200 year old solicitor at the firm jam-packed with experience . It's always important to focus when doing things online that might i...


Oakwood Solicitors Ltd & Oakwood Property Solicitors in Leeds: It doesn't help that so many law firms repeat the same sales pitches, use the same language and even seem to use the same stock photos. Some firms will try to intimate experience with tag lines about having 'been in business for over forty years' or even ancient founding dat...


PCS Legal Ltd Conveyancing Solicitors in Basildon, Ongar, Wickford, London, Rayleigh &Harlow: Some people https: www.theguardian.com money 2019 aug 24 the-45000-deposit-for-our-first-home-was-stolen-and-the-banks-did-nothing" have handed their entire house deposit amount< a> over to a fraudster's bank account simple because an official-looking email came through t...


Sarah Rostamlou-Andrews Law - Landlord / Tenant Eviction Dispute Solicitor in Southport, Lancashire: regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority with over 15 years post-qualification experience."< div> All solicitors in the UK should be registered with the SRA. If the firm you are researching has several offices, this means Google makes you look up each individua...


Solidaire Solicitors - Solidaire Law Ltd in Milton Keynes: Those are both good and varied levels of experience to have within a firm. Many people have lost tens of thousands by accepting emails from scammers pretending to be from their solicitor.. Certainly, I can't imagine any firm stating the opposite. So what phrases can you use ...


Sternberg Reed LLP Solicitors with Offices in Romford, Barking & Grays: Neither of the variants such as www.sternbergreed.co.uk get you to the correct place though and we spotted a specialist site for the firm's family law department at www.srfamilylawsolicitors.co.uk Keeping an eye out to make sure you know where you are at all times is b...


Thomas and Thomas Solicitors Ltd in Maesteg, Bridgend & Port Talbot: class="infoquote "As a forward-thinking law firm, we are continuously investing in new and innovative legal solutions and technology"< div> Another quick note on navigation. The same for anything in Scotland above the Edinburgh Glasgow line. We have often prais...


The Law Partnership Ltd - Solicitors in Coventry: So what are the independent boards https: www.google.com search?q=The+Law+Partnership+Ltd&rlz=1C1CHBF_en-GBGB926GB926&oq=The+Law+Partnership+Ltd&aqs=chrome..69i57j0i22i30l3j0i22i30i625j0i22i30j0i390l3.767j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#lrd=0x48774bf3974e9df1:0xac3ed13023aaee...


TWB Probate Solicitors Ltd - Estate Planning, Wills & Probate in London: We would recommend using the contact information listed on the TWB Probate Solicitors' website. This is to let people realise and choose from more options than they might think are available. This is a group of advisors that have consultants on staff. As you can see from...


UVS Law Immigration & Visa Solicitor in Burton-on-Trent & London: https: www.legislation.gov.uk ukpga 1971 77 contents" The Act< a> also exempts individuals who have the right of abode in the UK from immigration control. UVS Law is a more recently set up branding than others, but it should be pointed out that the age of the firm b...


Walker Foster Ltd Solicitors in Skipton, Barnoldswick, Silsden, Settle, Ilkley, Northallerton & Harrogate: class="infoquote "Walker Foster is delighted to have been awarded the Conveyancing Quality Scheme Accreditation for the twelfth year running."< div> The Law Society is the organisation that issues these accreditations. The thing to watch for is whether that h...


Waterstone Partnership Solicitors Ltd in Bradford: Many house buyers have handed over tens of thousands of pounds into a fraudsters bank account due to an official-looking email stating the payment account details had changed. But we can't stress enough the importance of reading actual comments and not just relying ...


WH Law Ltd - Immigration Solicitors in Woking: A quick note on navigation should be made though because when looking up reviews on the public forums we did end up on the wrong pages sometimes. Also whilst the branding and page content focuses on the name 'WH Solicitors' the Law Society listing and some review site...


Wildcat Law Ltd Solicitors in London & Southampton: Although our services are often Barrister led, we use a range of lawyers and legal associates on a matter to ensure the most cost effective solution to our clients."< div> Another third party website we often recommend is that of The Law Society of England & Wales. Fo...


Wilford Smith Solicitors in Sheffield (Meadowhall) & Rotherham - WS Strategic Ltd: So for Wilford Smith to have such a high positive profile on review sites is very encouraging. First, a quote from their website: class="infoquote "We are more than just a law firm. However other companies may use clever wording to try and make their claims seem bigg...


Wolf Law Solicitors Ltd in Wirral: class="infoquote "No nonsense, honest advice from a company that cares"< div> They do use some marketing buzzwords but not excessively . This is usually as a percentage of any compensation recovered. So the merits of the firm as a whole should be taken into c...


WYM Legal Ltd Conveyancing Solicitors in Watford: Either the length of time taken, delays that no-one will take the blame for, extra reports being ordered, and more. It's a curse that comes with the job. We've seen a divorce specialist with a negative review for not handling criminal cases, and one firm with a 5 star rating...


Law (aka All Law Ltd) Solicitors in Preston: Their site is HTTPS secure though so you should be able to submit your personal details in any callback form no problem. The name they use on their branding however is just "Law". If you see a website claiming 'established in 1881' or ancient founding dates - that's obviou...


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