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www.milnerslaw.com: After more than a week of reviewing specialist firms, we're getting back to a more regular general practice setup with Milners Solicitors. class="infoquote "with our combined strength and determination we are always committed to delivering the results you need."< div>...


www.khanlaw.co.uk: Sometimes based on nothing more than an official-looking email telling them the bank details for payment have changed. People have lost £millions over the past decade

www.thaxtedlegal.com: We don't often give out specific advice in these articles. This doesn't mean you shouldn't still be very careful online though. It's not as if any firm will say they are NOT experienced, dedicated, and providing quality services. It provides alternative contact detai...


www.fair-result.co.uk: I know our articles are usually very impartial and simply informative, but if you and your ex are reasonable people looking for a cost-effective winding up just like you'd expect from any financial partnership - this does sound like it's worth at least a phone chat to hear m...


www.springleandco.co.uk: Other common sources people use are independent review boards. There is an unrelated firm called Spring & Co Solicitors so just be careful how you type and click. you get the picture. Apparently it seems to be much easier to https: www.lloydsbank.com help-guidance p...


www.burtonlaw.co.uk: One of the best resources for finding out the specialties and experience of the individual solicitors within a firm is the local law societies. It provides a wealth of data user-side such as all trading names, alternative offices, languages spoken - plus the aforement...


www.rmsolicitors.com: However if a single solicitor says they are a specialist in Family Law, Litigation, Criminal Law, and Conveyancing - that's when the term is not being used fairly. It boggles the mind. Today's piece will be no exception and reading through the information for Reynolds Macdo...


www.disrepairclaim.co.uk: The second means that there are no fees to pay whether you win OR lose. So whilst we still are not keen on the whole CMC thing as a general rule, in this instance using a company like DisrepairClaim.co.uk may be the only available option for many. That means they do not ha...


www.ulasolicitors.com: However for ULA Solicitors there are plenty of in-depth reviews stating exactly how they were helped. The main concept that stood out to us was that the firm certainly lives up to it's claims about not shying away from more complex cases . Some firms post testimonials on th...


www.simperlaw.com: We've also seen several negative ratings by people who were angry that a firm refused to take their case on - which seems really unfair. class="infoquote "We are always happy to have an initial conversation to discuss your case and answer questions that you may have."<...


www.lefevres.law: Scammers typically target law firm clients that are intending to send large sums of money such as a deposit in a house purchase. For example, Lefevres are listed in the Legal Aid board database. That's a very positive sign and certainly backs up at least one of the c...

www.davidstinson.co.uk: It seems to be a unique name in the industry. However for smaller more simple cases such as a two week whiplash injury as a passenger in a car accident - we would not expect the lawyer to take any part of your compensation. They provide all trading names of a firm, alterna...


www.jacobslaw.org: This is done through phishing (similar looking domain names) or even the full on hacking of solicitor's contact lists and emailing clients directly. If you are looking for help with a property matter, this sort of online care is even more important https: monzo.com bl...


www.hooperhyde.com: Certainly the language across the rest of the company's website also focuses on that mentality of long-term business relationships. So don't take the fact a firm is a trading name of another company name as meaning anything at all. class="infoquote "worked tirelessly f...


www.argueandco.co.uk: It was only five years ago that a solicitor said to me 'that internet thing? no, we don't do that'. Despite the owner's surname being a generic word (argue) the firm shows up fine for the majority of it's terms on search engines. Especially in more personally involved cir...


www.celsolicitors.co.uk: For a career with CEL Solicitors it's best to visit the website (), check opening hours, and find the correct phone email contact details. However all the searches we tried such as https: www.thisismoney....


www.stowefamilylaw.co.uk: We always recommend speaking to someone at the firm before going ahead. But more importantly there are details about the staff including their speciality areas of law and the number of years they've been practising. Fortunately or unfortunately depending on your view, so...


www.beersllp.com: Sadly https: www.lawgazette.co.uk news conveyancing-fraud-gang-jailed-for-diverting-deposit-monies 5103305.article" thousands of people have handed their life savings< a> over to fraudsters simply because they received an email telling them the bank details for their hous...


www.branchaustinmccormick.com: So when we see a firm claiming to have a history going back to the 1561 - so long ago there was an entry in the Guinness Book of Records about it - we were sceptical, but very interested. There were a couple of negative ratings, but unfortunately the reviewers left ab...


www.taylorprice.co.uk: For example most firms will also claim a certain amount of experience, although not always in the clearest of way. Similar looking domains designed to mislead you and other phishing scams are still rampant. Legal professionals are treated very differently than services such ...


www.onelawchambers.com: A https: www.legal500.com how-it-works " list of the qualities and standards< a> each firm on the Legal 500 list has to meet as a bare minimum is also available. Their main branding is the OneLaw Chambers name but some review sites and official pages list them as OneLaw...


www.smithandgraham.co.uk: Don't just flick through average ratings. As we only review the legal industry and it's professionals from our experience working with them over the past 20 years - that's the only thing we can comment on. Including Colin Sleeman (qualified in 1983), Andrew Blair (1999), Jo...


www.richmondlegalltd.co.uk: class="infoquote "Providing expert legal advice and representation for Personal injury, Immigration, Professional Discipline and litigation matters."< div> If you've already flicked through a dozen other law firm's websites today in your search for representation,...


www.trustinheritance.com: We've talked a lot before about specialists versus general practice firms. For example, a firm that states they handle "Will & Probate" matters may simply help people create a Will. With Wills & Probate though, this idea of specialism goes an extra step further. The art...


www.stenfield.com: Sometimes it has taken only a single email from a scammer to convince people to pay their house deposits into a completely fraudulent bank account. Never discuss payments or bank details via email and remember that even the most official looking email addresses can be fake...


www.penerley.co.uk: The quote above is from the website of a Commercial Law specialist called Penerley , based in Islington. (We once had a negative comment because we helped lawyers and the person hated lawyers.) They do have some testimonials on their website: class="infoquo...


www.krsep.co.uk: KRS are focused on a specialist case range with their qualifications, expertise, and experience all validated through third party websites. At the moment most scams in the law industry are aimed at property sales purchases with fraudsters https: www.lloydsbank.com help-g...


www.mckielegal.co.uk: There are plenty of things you might not have thought of though that can identify a firm as offering more than another. So make sure to read actual comments of any reviews when it comes to lawyers rather than just flicking through star ratings. We've seen negative rev...


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www.macjones.com: So what are people saying: class="infoquote "Any questions they replied efficiently and explained what we needed" "reliable and professional throughout" "always timely in their response to queries and have always kept me well informed" "not simply interested in ...

www.hillhousechambers.co.uk: Hence the reason for us breaking with tradition over testimonials. A solicitor's firm will have all staff working as if it's one big company together. But the Bar Standards Board is far less consumer oriented. At the moment of writing www.hillhousechambers.com wasn't owned b...


www.dvsolicitors.com: Reviews for property firms are therefore usually much lower than those for firms covering any other type of matter. But those are all very positive too . But there are no 200 year old solicitors imparting wisdom. For example their Blog section is not just another excuse to ...


www.abslawyers.co.uk: If you https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk organisation offices 600584 abs-lawyers-limited" check out the page for this firm< a> you'll see details of their two offices in Corby and Maghull, any alternative trading names, staff listings, languages spoken, case expert...


www.fultons-scotland.co.uk: Just https: www.lawscot.org.uk find-a-solicitor ?Name=fulton&Postcode=&type=firm" some search results< a> class="infoquote "We have been helping our clients from our base in the south side of Glasgow for many years."< div> That's a line quoted from the Fulton's...


www.summerfieldbrowne.com: The public reviews themselves are sometimes not very helpful either. However if you actually read through the comments you see one reviewer stating "I have provided them with amazing pension advice" which seems like an advert for their own company plus several one star...


www.hawklaw.co.uk: This is important to note because over the past few years https: www.moneysavingexpert.com shopping stop-scams " thousands of people have handed over millions of pounds< a> to fraudsters. As already pointed out in the last paragraph, the firm seems to be referred ...


www.brownandcosolicitors.co.uk: That's a lot of experience. Other variants such as www.brownandco.co.uk take you to completely different firms and you can't have ampersands in web addresses so a www.brown&co.co.uk entry in the browser bar for example will result in an error or a search results page being ...


www.mylawmatters.co.uk: A good place to get information on this is actually a firm's local law society. Seasoned expert hands alongside fresh legs. We've even seen a divorce client leave a one star rating on a criminal law firm for not handling divorces. However there were some negative comments t...


www.bilkusandboyle.com: By that we mean they handle conveyancing which is an area of law packed with unhappy clients. it almost makes them meaningless. Quite often it's the fault of the buyer seller or the other party's legal representation. So when we say B&B have a very positive rating, that's a...


www.jpswalker.co.uk: It's really very common. So what can set one firm apart from another? class="infoquote "specialising in niche areas of litigation"< div> Most Personal Injury matters such as Road Accidents, Work Injuries, Slip Trips, and so on come under the same law title of 'Lit...


www.searchbureau.co.uk: class="infoquote "We know that our clients want a hassle free and transparent service and that is exactly what we have designed."< div>. Whilst most general consumers will use a service and then happily go online to inform others about their positive or negative experi...


www.trojansolicitors.com: class="infoquote "Our aim is to build long standing relationships with everyone we work with and to ensure we take the time to listen, understand and do our utmost to achieve the outcome you require."< div> The most popular tools people use when researching a firm...


www.catteralls.co.uk: 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. class="infoquote "very polite and explained everything to us in detail" "Extremely friendly, efficient ...


www.frazercoogans.co.uk: We've been reviewing law firms for over 20 years now. class="infoquote "The office has full disabled access."< div> Again, this may sound like a regular statement but you'd be surprised how many firms in older buildings are not able to say this. Always kept us inf...


www.swainandco.com: "swain and co havant reviews". Retaining a smaller local brand name for each area can make a huge difference. But that happens constantly for law firms. Well two years later I've been paroled and am shortly due to go out ..."< div> There are often statements and words t...


www.cooks-solicitors.co.uk: class="infoquote "Dianne Sumner has over twenty-five years' experience of helping people move house. Again though, whilst many solicitors use different trading names to highlight specific case types out of the same office - this one relates to a completely individual ...


www.educationlawservice.com: class="infoquote "We offer a free thirty minutes remote virtual consultation"< div> A nice respectable middle offering that will hopefully let you get some information about what help is available, your chances, the costs, and for you to get a good enough feel fo...


www.belllax.com: If you've already flicked through a few dozen law firm websites today trying to find the best one for your case, it probably became a bit of a blur. Despite all three statements seeming to indicate 30 years of 'something' - it is only the second statement that is a real indi...


www.dylannair.com: A quick note on navigation. But it's really not a negative sign if a law firm you're looking up has few or even zero online comments about them. The main points you need can often be gained from a local Law Society. But just keep aware whether you've come back to the c...


www.pacificlaw.co.uk: As we said, this is a new firm. This new offering is a specialist Estate Planning service including Wills and Probably matters. Either way should really make no difference to your choice though. It's the brand that's been around for centuries - not the people. Howeve...


www.youngs.law: The situation is almost as bad as trying to find and NHS dentist in this country. At the time of writing there were a few things on their website we thought could be better for clients. But even variants such www.youngandco.co.uk are owned by different firms. So any firm tha...


www.michaelleightonjones.com: Because the firm deals with conveyancing matters we would recommend bookmarking the site or using a search to make sure you get back safely. For example, we did see one negative review about this firm on Google where the person gave one star and said simply that it w...


www.thelegalpractice.co.uk: Just try looking up the star ratings of several other property firms in your area. Law firms can get so boastful of their ancient start dates that it makes TLP's claim of 1964 sound almost in it's infancy. That's an understandable position considering company testimonials t...


www.antonyhodari.co.uk: Their site is https secure for entering your details into their contact forms. One we saw last week was particularly odd because the complaint was about a criminal law firm that refused to handle a 'simple injury claim!'. The only common typo we saw in our logs was for www...


www.blzsolicitors.co.uk: So if they take a few shortcuts in the marketing department - that's perfectly fine. For example, many immigration solicitors are in fact immgrants themselves or saw the struggles of family friends trying to come over to the UK. One tip though is to make sure the free consul...


www.rf-law.co.uk: We've worked with law firms for over 20 years and the things we look for on a law firm's website when deciding whether to include them on our network are probably very different from what members of the public or even the law firms themselves think are the important ...


www.pumpcourtchambers.com: Also at the moment the majority of scams are targeted at property law firms anyway because of the huge payoffs. Huge numbers of them state they provide their services 'nationally' in the hope of getting as many clients as possible. The members of a Chambers share the rent an...