Finding Legal Help When Things Go Wrong
Even though we've just said that you don't actually have to pay an accident claim solicitor for services and that no-one would use their insurer's appointed solicitor to sue the insurance company - there is a side to legal assistance cover provided by insurers that might actually be useful. Again, not many people bother to read what's actually included or even check when stuff comes up. But for most policies the included legal assistance will cover non-car related matters as well such as home insurance claims, family law, business disputes and more. There will obviously be limits but make sure to read up and check just in case. They'll be betting on most people not noticing, as I'm sure that if everyone in the UK starting phoning up for free legal help every time they needed it - the insurer/solicitor would go bust pretty quick:
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Youngs Solicitors - Young & Co Solicitors Ltd in Longton (Stoke on Trent): Please note that you can't have an ampersand (&) in a web address so anything like www.young&co.law will not exist. Third you have firms where each solicitor within the firm has their own specialty. That's because practically every house purchase sale in England and Wales ta...
ULA Solicitors Ltd - Law Firm in London:
A quick note on navigation. We've been told it's an attempt to appear 'more human' - which we've no idea what that means. This firm https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk office 607835 ula-solicitors-limited" is registered with< a> The Law Society of England & Wales whi...
TSABI Ltd - The Solicitors Advocates & Barristers Inc in Southall, London & Slough: The branding has the longer name but you will find most things such as regulatory bodies mentioned above and review pages use the acronym version. The official site we link to above is www.tsabi.law but www.tsabi.co.uk is owned by someone else and their old branding at www.a...
Trust Inheritance Ltd Wills, Probate & Estate Planning in Weston-Super-Mare: However we hope the information and links provided above at least show why we were more than happy to add Trust Inheritance to our database of recommended firms. They also offer a fully online service called a DIY Probate Toolkit at a fraction of the cost of the managed ...
Trojan Solicitors Ltd Immigration & Family Law in London: Thanks to the Law Society database you can check independently whether the individual solicitor you're thinking of using is a specialist in a certain area of law or is trying to handle a huge number of case types instead. The firm we're writing about today, Trojan Solicitor...
The Legal Practice Ltd - Solicitors in Rickmansworth & Wembley Park, Greater London: If you type those three words into a search engine, the correct firm does come up top . We don't recommend it just for this firm's website either, but for all law offices that handle property matters.
For The Legal Practice they show a range of experience levels from N...
The Injury Solicitor Ltd - Road Accident Claims in Salford, Manchester:
The Injury Solicitor is a genuine law firm with a qualified solicitor . Whilst it's not mandatory for a law firm or lawyer to register with their local Law Society. We should briefly discuss this statement more generally though:
class="infoquote "All claims are ...
Taylor Price Legal Ltd - Solicitors in Leeds & Levenshulme (Manchester): But that's exactly what happens all too frequently with lawyers. Similar looking domains designed to mislead you and other phishing scams are still rampant. (No, really. Obviously we can't possibly try out the legal services of each firm we cover, but there are plenty of pub...
Stenfield Ltd Solicitors in Norwich & Harrow on the Hill, London: Any mentions of 'Stenfield Limited' relate to the same company.
Unfortunately when no feedback is left it's hard to know if that person was even rating the correct firm. There are dozens including those at the national, county and city level. A last word from the firm'...
Simons Rodkin Solicitors LLP in London, Finchley & Hatfield: That last snippet for example indicates that whoever took the reviewer's call must have listened properly and for some time . Whilst many firms will use the Blog News Article section to just write extra sales pitches thinly disguised as help - Simons Rodkin have put togethe...
Springle & Co Solicitors Estate Planning Wills & Probate in North Shields, Tyne and Wear: This can cause huge issues for those left behind who are already dealing with the death itself. you get the picture. Springle & Co. Always keep aware of what site you're on and who you're chatting with - either by email or phone. For example, it states Claire Springle qualif...
Simper Law Ltd - Solicitors in Norwich & Great Yarmouth: 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 "outstanding, kind and compassionate"
"I received frequent updates and quick responses to questions"
"go...
Reynolds Macdonald Solicitors in Hackney:
The main issue with similar domains not being owned or extra side websites only really becomes an issue in cases where the client needs to pay large sums of money such as in property sales purchases. This may sound like a lot and you may find a solicitor that agrees to...
The Search Bureau from Premier Searches Ltd - UK Conveyancing Search Provider: It probably doesn't occur to employees of a firm to jump on the web to write a review about a service their company uses. But it's surely a fair one.
class="infoquote "We know that our clients want a hassle free and transparent service and that is exactly what we have ...
Robin Somerville Direct Access Barrister & Mediator in Barnet, Greater London: He covers a very specialist range though, dealing with commercial and employment issues. However, we couldn't get it to work. We tried entering all the information it asked for and then different bits and pieces. For example, an accountant to help with tax matters. But you n...
Richmond Legal Ltd Solicitors in Middleton, Manchester: That's plenty of time to have gotten to grips with the chosen areas of law. So for Richmond Legal to cover both these quite specialist areas together - is actually quite unusual. It also states fluency in Urdu and Punjabi as well as English.
One good way to check up on ...
Reid Black Solicitors Ltd in Belfast, Antrim & Ballyclare: The Law Society of England & Wales also have a much better website than most Law Societies, with a wealth of user-side information.
All these together hopefully show why we thought Reid Black Solicitors were a good match for our network .
It should be mentione...
RD Costings Ltd - Criminal Injury Claims based in Portishead: At the moment the bulk of fraud is aimed at property law firms. 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.
class="infoquote "The level of fees applied is dependent on co...
Pump Court Chambers Direct Access Barristers in London, Swindon & Winchester: Again, https: www.pumpcourtchambers.com legal-service direct-access " Direct Access< a> is not applicable or beneficial for absolutely every case type. Having worked in that environment, this often caused friction. But be aware that if you search for 'pump court barrister...
Penerley Commercial Lawyers in Islington, London: Even helping you register as a limited company is not the sole discretion of lawyers. The idea being that most people have an image in their head when the term 'solicitor' is mentioned.
class="infoquote "Penerley provides first-rate legal services to businesses and pri...
Pacific Law Estate Planning Solicitors in Manchester:
Either way should really make no difference to your choice though. But these days we would say that if the firm can't offer video-chat services they are now getting behind the times.
class="infoquote "We listen ... Being able to communicate through Whatsapp or ot...
OTS Solicitors Ltd Immigration & Family Law in London, UK: The main web address we link to above is www.otssolicitors.co.uk and currently www.otssolicitors.com does not redirect or have an alternate site. Either way, still be on your guard when typing in web address and never discuss bank details via email. Most people know how to s...
OneLaw Chambers - Solicitors, Barristers & Advocates in London:
class="infoquote "ONELAW CHAMBERS tailors its legal advice to meet the needs and requirements of its clients to ensure clients receive cost effective legal solutions with optimum and successful results."< div>
The main resource people tend to jump to when research...
NV Legal Ltd Personal Injury Solicitors in Watford: Considering the wide range of case types within the title of 'Personal Injury', it can be hard to think of firms that deal with such matters as 'specialists'. These do not mean the same thing. It's quite common for firms to use marketing jargon to obscure their real experie...
My Law Matters from Fentimans - Solicitors in Wolverhampton, Manchester, Solihull & Waltham Cross: But there are no negative implications we know of for firms having different brandings. It can therefore be a good idea not to type important web addresses into the browser bar incase you make a mistake and succumb to a https: www.gov.uk report-suspicious-emails-websites...
Milners Law LLP Solicitors in Leeds, Harrogate & Pontefract: From the information we've seen that's not the case for Milners Solicitors . For example, it looked like one was by a law student who got turned down for a job. It's something certainly Personal Injury law firm will offer because the majority run cases on no win, no fee any...
Michael Leighton Jones Solicitors in Bargoed & Tredomen, Wales: There are still plenty of firms out there that will charge a consultation fee or even full hourly rates for the first meeting.. For example, we did see one negative review about this firm on Google where the person gave one star and said simply that it was bad customer serv...
MGBe Legal Immigration Lawyers in London:
The main website is currently www.mgbelegal.com as we've linked to above. Any lack of reviews for a law firm does not reflect on the company . Most mentioned the depth of knowledge.
class="infoquote "At MGBe Legal we specialise in personal and business immigrat...
Mckie Legal Solicitors in Penrith & St Helens (ConnectMeToaLawyer Ltd):
class="infoquote "We have a strong emphasis on client care and providing a friendly and no jargon service keeping you fully updated on the case at all stages."< div>
If you've already flicked through a bunch of other lawyer websites today, you'll have quickly noti...
McEwan Fraser Legal Property Conveyancing in Edinburgh, Aberdeen & Inverness:
class="infoquote "The service they provide is second to none, particularly the out of hours, 7 days a week availability"
"very quick to respond to queries"
"positive attitude and always answered our calls and kept us up to date"
"Despite being very busy...
Mason Bullock CCJ & Employment Solicitors in Coventry: Did that mean we skipped over the usual checks? Of course not.
It's not just a side project either with the firm stating very clearly that it specialises in just three areas - CCJ removal, employment law, and it's related settlement agreements. To make sure you don't ...
Linkilaw Solicitors Ltd: A few new types of business law firm have started emerging to fill this perceived "gap". 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. If you check out https: solicitors.la...
Lindsays Solicitors Offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow & Dundee: It was at least three clicks in from the front page and only if you notice it in the submenu of services for individuals.
Hopefully we've given you a few new resources to use with these articles and provided a few bits of information you maybe didn't know before to h...
Levins Solicitors in Huyton, Liverpool: To quote the LBC site:
class="infoquote "... But the solicitor will always get the blame. A good mix of seasoned wisdom alongside young blood eager to prove themselves. We always recommend to never judge a general practice firm by it's conveyancing reviews though. The...
Lefevres Law Firm - Litigation Solicitors in Edinburgh, Glasgow & Aberdeen: The age of the firm's branding is irrelevant and often a very tenuous claim anyway. It may sound like a lot, but bear in mind that a good lawyer taking 25% of a £5000 win is better than an inexperienced lawyer taking 0% of a £2000 settlement. If you've already been through a...
KRS Estate Planning Ltd - Will & Probate Advice in Leicester: In some cases these companies do as little as taking the will you've written yourself and simply keeping a record of it. One thing to watch for is the wording. of the firm name) https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk person 121811 kamlesh-ratilal-samji" is listed as< a> havi...
Khan Law - Raees Khan Personal Injury Solicitor in Glasgow:
Despite the range of other 'Khan' law firms, this firm focuses on Personal Injury which doesn't have as much risk as things such as Property matters. So how can you research a law firm or solicitor a bit more? Unfortunately people in Scotland are at a disadvantage when...
Jacobs Law Solicitors: This firm is registered with https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk office 546047 jacobs-law-solicitors-ltd" The Law Society of England & Wales< a> which is the best we've seen with a huge amount of user-side data being shown. "Asead Yakoob; Specialising in Conveyancing", ...
Ian Mallon Solicitors Ltd in Newry and Dublin: this one about https: www.ianmallon.com 2016 09 06 mesothelioma-settlement " a mesothelioma settlement< a>. That's why we have local, international, large, small, general practice, niche boutique, solicitors, barristers, accountants, paralegals and more.
However the...
Howe + Co Solicitors in Brentford, London: One of our staff worked in immigration (Liverpool) for about a year and confirms it can be a very emotionally strenous environment, and that's just for the workers.
Luckily there are many resources available on the web for some independent backchecks and information. ...
HooperHyde Business Law Solicitors in Solihull: If you https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk person 164931 catherine-louise-hyde" check the page for< a> Catherine herself as well, you'll see a qualification date in 2011. We try to provide a range of possible solutions to point people in the right direction. Motoring Offe...
Hawkridge & Company - Hawk Law Solicitors in Gillingham, Medway: No unsubstantiated claims, just clear examples of their status showing good immersion in the industry as a whole. For any legal matter there are often a range of options such as a general practice firm, a specialist provider, a direct access barrister, or even sometimes a no...
Fulton's Solicitors & Estate Agents in Clarkston & Mount Florida, Glasgow:
class="infoquote "Many of our clients choose Fulton's because they have used us before, or because a family member or friend has recommended us."< div>
This subsequent claim from the firm's website is also a type you will see on practically every other solicitor'...
Frazer Coogans Ltd - Solicitors in Ayr, Prestwick & Glasgow:
class="infoquote "went the extra mile to extract all the information I needed for piece of mind"
"I have found their staff and service to be friendly, considered, efficient, attentive and informative"
"we have had to sell our house remotely. However at the t...
Fieldfisher LLP Personal Injury Solicitors in Manchester & London: If you've used our site before to find legal help in your area, or if you've simply read through a few of our review articles - you'll have noticed that we tend to recommend and discuss firms that are apart from the typical high street offering.
One thing that is defini...
Fair Result Ltd Divorce Settlement Mediation Services in Leicester: 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...
Education Law Service Ltd - Special Educational Needs Lawyer in London: But why do we even need such lawyers? Surely there are organisations, laws, and procedures already in place to look after children in a country like ours?
class="infoquote "In our experience, some Local Authorities appear to have a default policy of refusing assessment...
Dylan Nair Solicitors Ltd in Preston, Lancashire: Some firms will give you 15 mins, some may charge a reduced fee for an initial consultation, and some may offer you a good hour but with a very junior member of staff - i.e. Don't ever discuss payments or bank details via email is therefore one good rule to keep to.. If you ...
DV Solicitors (Deo Volente Legal LLP) Law Firm in Bedford & Luton: If you've used our site before or read through any of our articles, you may have noticed that we're not a regular directory just cramming in every high street firm. The official website we link to above is www.dvsolicitors.com and at the time of writing www.dvsolicitors.co.u...
DisrepairClaim.co.uk - Housing Disrepair Claims Company based in Brighouse, West Yorkshire:
class="infoquote "Depending on the solicitor we refer you to, the No Win, No Fee success fee is 25%-50%+VAT."< div>
This may sound like quite a chunk of your compensation to lose. To fix those missing floor boards.
Most of the time unregulated claims reselle...
DFA Law LLP Solicitors in Northampton: But what about the client reviews we mentioned at the start? Certainly the firm has glowing testimonials on their website:
class="infoquote "... Titles such as "The end of ‘furlough’ – what now?", "Employment Tribunal fees abolished with immediate effect" and "Comme...
David Stinson & Co Personal Injury Solicitors in Aylesford, Kent: The only exception to this would really be a medical negligence case against the NHS. For David Stinsons and Co they are all positive and look genuine . For a name that's been around for a while, it may appear as though the number of reviews doesn't reflect that.
On t...
Cooks Solicitors in Newcastle under Lyme & Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire: Most solicitors will blame the other side's solicitor for any issues that arise. They are certainly meaningless, but also often completely tenuous too. We've been writing articles on and working with law firms for over twenty years now, and one trend we dislike intensely are...
Swain & Co Solicitors Ltd in Southampton, Liverpool & Havant: I approached them full of cynicism after years of let downs by other lawyers. Now we come to a firm with several separate offices but different names for some of them.
class="infoquote "We have specialist lawyers, many of whom are recognised as leaders in their respec...
CEL Solicitors in Liverpool - Housing Disrepair, Knotweed, & Data Breach Claims: < p>
. The firm has https: celsolicitors.co.uk case-studies " a dedicated page< a> showcasing a range of various case type examples. We therefore searched the various publications to check up on their claim. But it's really, really not. Then search for firms handling 'fi...
Catteralls Solicitors in Wakefield: Sometimes over something as simple as receiving some official-looking emails stating they should pay their huge house deposit into a different bank account. We're not a fan of is this idea of ancient establishment dates because it can so easily be misleading. We did see the ...
QualitySolicitors Burton & Co in Lincoln & Sleaford: But the independent boards were also packed with positive comments as well. That's probably why less than 8% of you indicated you trusted company testimonials during our poll last year. There are negative reviews from people who were told they didn't have a case. QualitySo...
Branch Austin McCormick LLP Solicitors in Mayfair, London: In this Facebook Instagram age - people really do feel more of a connection with a firm if there are photos and descriptions of the staff. We've even seen negative comments from the losing side in a court matter. We wouldn't expect many common typos causing issues either b...
BLZ Solicitors NIHL, PPI & Immigration Lawyers in Stockport:
class="infoquote "We specialise in data breach claims, noise induced hearing loss, immigration and PPI"< div>
This, however, is a far more telling sentence from the BLZ Solicitors' website.
class="infoquote "BLZ Solicitors is a modern law firm that is commi...
Bilkus and Boyle Solicitors & Estate Agents in Glasgow: Quite often it's the fault of the buyer seller or the other party's legal representation. They may very well assign a one year qualified newbie solicitor to handle your legal matter. Or the review stating how all lawyers are crooked that had been copy pasted across a dozen l...
Beers LLP - Solicitors in Kingsbridge & Plymouth, Devon: They also get a lot of weird negative comments, such as people complaining a criminal law firm won't handle the person's divorce case.
class="infoquote "Whilst we have maintained our core value of outstanding client service, the use of the most up to date technology en...
Aspire Licensing & Administrative Services in Whitley Bay, Newcastle: Whilst we often discuss the pros and cons of using specialists, we usually are talking about firms that handle Business Law compared to a firm that tries to handle absolutely everything from Divorce to Litigation to Motor Offenses and more. They are therefore not registered ...
Argue & Co Legal - Allan Argue Personal Injury Solicitor in Glasgow:
A quick note on navigation.
This can make it harder and you need to read the actual comments when it comes to lawyer reviews - not just flick through stars. No win no fee is not the same as the 100% compensation slogans you see some firms declaring as well. The ...
APS Legal & Associates Ltd - Will Advisors and Assured Probate Services: Once you have the name of the law firm you can use the various resource we already recommend such as searching the relevant Law Society's website for background and qualification details.
class="infoquote "APS Legal & Associates and Assured Probate Services are subsidi...
Antony Hodari Solicitors Housing Disrepair Specialists in Manchester: There are several others within that range creating a good mix of seasoned experts partnered with fresh legs. Something you'd want in any company really. We never know what fraudsters will come up with next though so just keep aware of the sites you're on and never discus...
Aconveyancing Ltd in Tamworth & Shirley (Solihull): The Law Society of England & Wales has an excellent website full of user-side data for you to flick through. Also, there is a huge issue of fake reviews where for every negative comment posted - suddenly several 5 star reviews (from people who have only ever reviewed that ...
ABS Lawyers Ltd Solicitors in Corby & Maghull, Liverpool: None of the other such organisations we've seen so far have had the same high level of user-side information that the English Welsh one does (not even our own Scottish society). They also state qualification dates which is something that could be very useful if you're scep...
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