Finding Legal Help When Things Go Wrong
Hopefully you'll have seen the dozens of articles on our site telling you to be wary of the Legal Assistance addons many insurers stick on your policy as already having opted into rather than asking you if you want to opt in like the pretty much do for everything else such as breakdown cover or a courtesy car. It may sound like a good idea at the time when you see costs of a couple dozen pounds in order to secure the services of a solicitor if you need one. Considering solicitors cost hundreds of pounds per hour this sounds like a great deal. However remember that insurers are already making much of a loss on car insurance policies and are not really going to give away more stuff if they can help it. For most car insurance related matters, solicitors work for free. In other words, all that no win no fee and 100% compensation stuff you see on the adverts. In other words, you're paying the insurer for a service that is free and the majority of people don't bother to use their insurance appointed solicitor when something goes wrong anyway because it feels like a conflict of interests:
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Law (aka All Law Ltd) Solicitors in Preston: For example, with Law (aka All Law Ltd) it says solicitor Jeffrey Garland qualified 1982 while Christopher Mccrudden joined the profession in 2016. So it might be an idea to bookmark the site if you plan on coming back.
class="infoquote "Our Client's are our number ...
WYM Legal Ltd Conveyancing Solicitors in Watford: We've been in the legal industry for over 20 years now, but haven't had much dealings with the CLC so can't comment further. We've seen a divorce specialist with a negative review for not handling criminal cases, and one firm with a 5 star rating for the incredible menu. Obv...
Woodstock Legal Services Ltd - Solicitors Law Practice in Poole: The current official website is www.woodstocklegalservices.co.uk but www.woodstocklegalservices.com does not currently redirect. It stands to reason though. Clearly we ended up with a positive impression of their law practice otherwise we would not have added them to our ...
Wolf Law Solicitors Ltd in Wirral: The site is https secure for submitting your personal details via the contact form. If you are looking up the firm on Google such as for reviews, you may have to enter the town name as well to get those details to show up - e.g. We have seen some sites peg the firm in Birk...
Wilford Smith Solicitors in Sheffield (Meadowhall) & Rotherham - WS Strategic Ltd: Clearly there is not a 200-year-old solicitor sitting behind the desk. We are your trusted advisor."< div>
If you've already been through a dozen law firm website's today, you'll maybe have noticed many of them use similar words such as 'modern', 'efficient', 'friendly...
Wildcat Law Ltd Solicitors in London & Southampton: That is very rare even now despite Direct Access having been around for over a decade. For example thousands of people have handed their entire house deposit when buying a house straight into a fraudster's bank account. Today's article is on the legal firm Wildcat Law as th...
WH Law Ltd - Immigration Solicitors in Woking: However if they have seven solicitors and list seven specialist areas of law - that is still a very good choice to go for. (And that's tough to say living in one of them!)
class="infoquote "We have in-depth knowledge of immigration and EU law with plenty of experienc...
Waterstone Partnership Solicitors Ltd in Bradford: Because although practically every law firm has a website these days, what if the firm you've been recommended to online or by friends doesn't have a site for you to look through about them or their services? All you see is:
class="infoquote "Our new website will be ...
Walker Foster Ltd Solicitors in Skipton, Barnoldswick, Silsden, Settle, Ilkley, Northallerton & Harrogate: That's a big positive in our opinion. Far too many people have https: www.express.co.uk finance personalfinance 1782733 scam-warning-home-deposit-hackers-online" handed their house deposit to fraudsters< a> after just one official looking email pretending to be from their...
UVS Law Immigration & Visa Solicitor in Burton-on-Trent & London:
It's often easy to check if a law firm or lawyer is valid in the UK by checking with the SRA and https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk organisation people 32565 uvs-law-limited?Solicitors=True" Law Society< a> websites. If there are only 2x people in the firm coverin...
TWB Probate Solicitors Ltd - Estate Planning, Wills & Probate in London: Some not always very transparent about what they are providing.
class="infoquote "One does not simply rely on replies to standard questionnaires, but on the instincts and experience of the lawyer to draw out the required information."< div>
Of course, not all pe...
The Law Partnership Ltd - Solicitors in Coventry: It's a difficult thing to judge. Although many firms provide 'testimonial' pages, according to our last poll not very many of you trust them (8%). Something you just don't see elsewhere. Plus, for some reason the other side of the transaction will often write a negative revi...
Thomas and Thomas Solicitors Ltd in Maesteg, Bridgend & Port Talbot: This is done using marketing phrases such as '20 years experience within the firm' which could be 10 staff members each with 2 years of experience added up. For any firm or individual solicitor https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk organisation offices 466551 thomas-and-th...
The Legal Practice Ltd - Solicitors in Rickmansworth & Wembley Park, Greater London:
Obviously we think highly of the firm because we've added them to our database of searchable legal professionals. The firm does have some testimonials on their website of which here are some snippets:
class="infoquote "Dharmini and Pooja provided very professio...
Stephanie Heijdra - The Lady Barrister & Clerksroom Chambers in London: Barristers are setup quite differently to regular law offices in that there typically aren't official physical law offices to go back and forth to. She also has an LLM in Legal Practice."< div>
You'll find that barristers are much more embedded in the legal process w...
Thaxted Legal Ltd Immigration Solicitors in Chislehurst, London:
class="infoquote "Immigration is our business but we strive to provide our services with integrity and care, and we build our professional relationships with clients and business partners based on those core values."< div>
Normally for firms south of the border ...
Summerfield Browne Solicitors in London, Birmingham, Cambridge, Oxford, Market Harborough & Leicester: The law advice you get needs to be spot on as well. Does that translate into happy clients?
class="infoquote "practical, succinct and jargon-free advice"
"good at giving cost efficient ways of managing the claim"
"a pleasure to work with"< div>
Normally we d...
Stowe Family Law - Divorce Solicitors in Harrogate, York, Beverley & Other Locations:
As you can see there is a wide range of experience within Stowe, with solicitor's start dates covering all of the past five decades such as Mark Christie who qualified as a solicitor in 1984, Sarah Barr-Young in 2009, right up to Fatima Baig who qualified in 2021. Som...
Sternberg Reed LLP Solicitors with Offices in Romford, Barking & Grays:
class="infoquote "Our aim is to provide exceptional customer service, tailored to the needs of our clients."< div>
The staff roster shows a wide range of seasoned heads (hopefully with plenty of fresh legs to keep things moving). So what are prior customers sayi...
Solidaire Solicitors - Solidaire Law Ltd in Milton Keynes: But that could simply mean they have 10x members of staff each with only 2x years of experience. So a resource that gives you actual dates to compare is well worth keeping in mind. Many people have lost tens of thousands by accepting emails from scammers pretending to be fr...
Smith and Graham Solicitors in Hartlepool, Peterlee and Middlesbrough: But hopefully from the examples and resources quoted in the article below, you'll see why they have been added to our network. However make sure you enter the full name of the firm and the town.
Smith & Graham however seem to fit neither of these descriptions and loo...
Rose Fendlen Law - Solicitors in Wigan (Formerly LRose Law): If a legal practice https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk office 15402 lrose-law-limited" is registered with them< a> you can see all known trading names, contact details, alternative office addresses, staff qualifications specialties, and so on. Many firms use the same sal...
PCS Legal Ltd Conveyancing Solicitors in Basildon, Ongar, Wickford, London, Rayleigh &Harlow: For example, you can see that PCS Legal https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk organisation offices 1458 pcs-legal" is registered with them< a>.
In the legal industry there is no one main legal body covering everything. However most people prefer the independent for...
Oakwood Solicitors Ltd & Oakwood Property Solicitors in Leeds:
However, you need to be extra careful online these days especially if you are seeking help with a property matter . But the age of the firm does not indicate the experience level of the solicitors within it. Especially the fact they offer direct contact details for e...
Nicholson Jones Sutton Solicitors in Macclesfield: There is a wealth of data on each registered firm and legal professional including any alternate contact details, trading names, qualification dates, languages spoken and more. People make mistakes and can simply be idiots. Don't fall for stuff like that.
A quick note ...
SG Murphy & Co Ltd - Solicitors in Newtownabbey, Belfast: In fact, when we searched for 'SG Murphy's firm on their website it said no such firm existed. 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...
MJV & Co Solicitors Ltd - Law Firm in Thornton-Cleveleys, Blackpool: But if it's 10x staff members with an average of only 5 years' experience - we think that's quite a different story to what is being implied. For example, there is a big difference between a firm saying it has '50 years experience' versus '50 years of combined experience' ...
McCarthy + Co LLP Solicitors in Dublin, Cork & Clonakilty: So the phrase 'award-winning' is not of itself meaningful. This includes the Law Societies of both NI and ROI too. Ampersands and plus signs cannot be in web addresses. Sometimes simply because they received an official looking email that said to change the bank payment deta...
Mark Croft Driving Offence Solicitor in Derby:
class="infoquote "I recently obtained a discontinuance of a road traffic case on behalf of a certain Insurance Company, that led to a saving of in excess of £2.5 million in potential damages."< div>
Mark Croft's site doesn't have a lot of extra pages. It's...
Mackenzie Jones Solicitors in St Asaph, Menai Bridge & Chester: But hopefully you'll be able to check up on what prior clients thought of the firm's communication and explanation skills through third party forums like https: www.google.com search?q=Mackenzie+Jones+Solicitor+chester&rlz=1C1CHBF_en-GBGB926GB926&sxsrf=ALiCzsalznzwgcAibs6C...
Lyons Solicitors - Law Firm in Kingswood, Westbury-on-Trym & Chew Magna (Bristol): That's how a firm can 'specialise' in a long list of cases. This is quite true though. A firm that deals only with one case type such as Criminal Law is definitely a specialist firm. The same issues arise for positive reviews as well.
The quote above is from the ht...
LS Legal Solicitors Ltd: These days you can find a solicitor specialising in anything from Criminal Law to Housing Disrepair. For example managing director Liliya Scott qualified in 2007, Jasmin Bugg in 2018, Lubov Galyarnyk in 2006, right up to Olena Lux who joined the ranks of lawyers in 2022. But...
QualitySolicitors Large & Gibson - Law Firm in Southsea, Portsmouth: Many firms provide client testimonials on their website and Large & Gibson do this as well. The brand could be 120 years while all their solicitors qualified 6 months ago.
On the law society site you'll see a https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk organisation people ...
Kee Solicitors Ltd in Glasgow & Aberdeen: But you never know what fraud might come your way, so be vigilant about what site you're on and what you discuss via email.
. It was all relevant stuff such as a pop up box to click to see those Trustpilot reviews, a chat dialogue pop up, a scrolling intro header section, e...
JPS Walker Solicitors Ltd in Manchester: However we've recently discovered that case studies on a law firm's website go down very well with potential clients too. But if every firm is claiming such, then it's not much use to potential clients as a distinguishing feature. That's because whilst people are more tha...
Horsley Law Solicitors in Stafford aka Horsley Holdings Ltd: They also state (at the time of writing):
class="infoquote "99% trials won.
class="infoquote "worked tirelessly to ensure a speedy recovery from this devastating disaster"
"persistent and tenacious on behalf of his clients"
"very understanding and sympathet...
Hill House Chambers - Barristers Based in London: Prior to access being available you had to pay a solicitor to hire a barrister to deal with certain court matters. The Law Society of England & Wales provides this information on all solicitors which is great. A solicitor's firm will have all staff working as if it's one big...
Heritage Park Family Law Ltd - Barrister Chambers in Ampthill, Bedford: When it comes to online reviews though there are two things you need to remember.
class="infoquote "we always offer an initial discussion* free of charge"< div>
To Heritage Park's credit, they have asterix'ed this statement and put a clarification later on. Her...
HCR Legal LLP Solicitors Law Firm incl Medical Accident Group in Worcester, Birmingham & Hereford: Everything from a one-person sole practitioner setups to multi-office practices with hundreds of staff. So you have to look up "hcr legal cheltenham reviews" to see comments about that office while "hcr solicitors worcester" will bring up completely different feedback. There...
Harrison's Solicitors - Conveyancing in Reading, Caversham & Woodley: Call someone you know at the firm immediately. If https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk organisation people 545890 harrisons-thames-valley-solicitors-llp?Solicitors=True" you look up< a> the page for this firm you'll see the titular solicitor Ashley Harrison qualified in 1...
Guardian Law Ltd - Employment & HR Lawyers in Nottingham:
To get the correct reviews to come up we needed to enter the full 'guardian law nottingham' but that is the case for many companies now if you're trying to find information reviews. That's a good four decades of combined experience between them. They are an excellent...
Goldsmith Bowers Debt Recovery & Litigation Solicitors in Bradford: The age of the actual brand name over the door at that point seem quite irrelevant. But we have no hesitation in stating a firm with a specialist business department or a fully specialist firm like Goldsmith Bowers are far more likely to be able to help with a commercial l...
Girlings Solicitors LLP & Girlings Personal Injury Claims Ltd in Sandwich, Ashford & Canterbury: Girlings point them out which is good to see.
Lastly some clarifications on navigation. We're referring to the fact Girlings Solicitors has a separate division for their compensation claims team called Girlings Personal Injury Claims Ltd . In between those extremes ...
Frei Solicitors Ltd - Luxury Asset Law Firm in London: So which is Frei Solicitors? Well, none of those actually. So a lack of reviews is not a negative sign when it comes to companies that deal in legal matters.
class="infoquote "Frei Solicitors is an international, boutique luxury asset law firm, acting for wealthy indi...
Foster & Coleman Ltd Solicitors in Bromley, Greater London: If you've already flicked through a dozen law firm websites today looking for one that can help you with your case, you may have noticed that most of them have the same sort of language which makes it difficult to tell them apart. So what can you use to separate them and fi...
Eve Lake Conveyancing & Legal Services in Hope Valley: This is actually more significant than you might first think.
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. We've even seen people leave reviews on...
Amy King Legal - Personal Injury & Litigation Solicitor in Gillingham, Kent: It's a great resource to bear in mind. There is no hard and fast rule. So 6x staff members with 5 years of experience = 30 years of experience 'within the firm' . It's always seen as if you have to make the choice between a) using a large firm with greater resources but y...
EMD Law LLP Solicitors in Staplehurst & St Leonards-on-Sea: They do claim a long history with 'established in 1918' on the About Us page. Ones that provide at least a little insight into the firm's dealings with customers, like these snippets above.
There was a chat feature on the site, but the two times we tried it we were s...
EDC Lord & Co Solicitors in Southall: There is also a frequently asked questions (FAQ) section that addresses common questions and concerns clients may have. Their website, www.edclord.co.uk, is an excellent representation of the firm's commitment to professionalism, expertise, and customer service.
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Eatons Solicitors in Bradford, Bingley, Yeadon & Leeds West Yorkshire:
Flicking through the https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk organisation offices 389365 eatons-solicitors" staff of this firm< a> you can see solicitors who have joined the profession in every one of the last five decades. So anything to help people not get misdirected...
Drummond Miller LLP Solicitors in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Bathgate, Musselburgh, Dalkeith & East Kilbride:
Many of our articles try to introduce you to some of these new firms and point out ways in which you can research whether they are on good ground or merely pretending to have the experience they claim.
This has had some great impacts on the industry in the way...
Dispute Resolver Consultancy - Mediation & Alternative Dispute Resolution ADR in London: We are not a directory just cramming as many high street solicitors as possible into the pages. At 1to1Legal we try to bring together a wide range of legal help options . The .co.uk versions for each are also not in use. We've seen this with law firms that use words such as...
Defank Solicitors in London: Ancient founding dates are often touted to make people think the firm is well established and therefore that must mean they have plenty of experience. For example, a Personal Injury case may have zero costs up front or even at the end of the case since lawyer fees are typi...
CWJ Solicitors & Notaries - Clarkson Wright & Jakes Ltd in Orpington, Kent: It's the only way you'll get a proper picture.
class="infoquote "We are committed to delivering expert legal advice and excellent client service."< div>
The main place people turn to in order to confirm a firm's claims of 'excellent client service' is usually th...
Scotland Injury Solicitors from Baker Hardman Ltd in Glasgow: Our 1to1Legal website never asks you for your personal details and does not sell your information on. So we always recommend reading through comments when looking up a firm rather than simply flicking through star ratings. So keep aware.. Over the past few decades the numb...
Cullimore Dutton Solicitors Ltd - Conveyancing & Legal Services in Chester: The firm today is Cullimore Dutton Solicitors and hopefully we'll be able to enlighten you a little bit about firms that handle property matters as well. However, the 2nd two versions will likely mean that firm has added up all the years of all the staff - e.g. They've als...
Calio Claims Ltd - Personal Injury in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Perth & Dundee: Because Calio Claims is - to quote the firm - 'Powered by Lindsays'. This really should just be a matter of what logo is at the top of the emails and letters you receive. Here are some snippets:
class="infoquote "I am very happy with the outcome"
"We are delighted t...
Buchanan & Co Ltd Solicitors in Staveley, Chesterfield, Kiveton Park & Sheffield: This snippet above from the website of Buchanan & Co Solicitors is one such statement - i.e. But this is true for most reviews about law firms and is something you should bear in mind when trying to get an overview from review sections. Sometimes for something as simple as a...
Brown & Co Solicitors in Greenwich, London: If you https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk office 509558 brown-and-co-solicitors" check the page for this firm< a> you'll see contact details, case types covered, and most importantly - the number of years each qualified solicitor has been so.
Does this translate i...
Brodies LLP Solicitors in Aberdeen, Glasgow, Edinburgh & Inverness Scotland:
class="infoquote "Over 800 specialists providing expertise for multiple sectors."< div>
Most law firms will state positively about their staff, expertise and experience. Certainly Brodies https: brodies.com expertise businesses-and-organisations case-studies ...
Bridge McFarland LLP - Solicitors in Grimsby, Hull, Lincoln, Louth, and Market Rasen: That's a good mix of seasoned heads with fresh eyes . Some people have handed over the entire deposit of their house to a fraudulent bank account simply because they received an official looking email saying the payment details had changed.
That means if you see a fi...
Brian Barr Solicitors Ltd Chronic Pain & Fibromyalgia Compensation in Manchester: Certainly you can't get a balanced range of comments as no firm we've seen ever posts their negative feedback on their website alongside the positive. So does that instantly make them a better choice? Certainly a specialist for any case type is preferrable whether it's the...
Bell Lax Ltd - Solicitors in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham: Sometimes the law office provides testimonials on their website. Funny article titles aside, they cover real issues.
class="infoquote "Specialist dispute resolution, accident claim and family law solicitors."< div>
Again, no matter what case range a firm may offer...
Backhouse Solicitors in Chelmsford, Essex: Because whilst every word in that sentence sounds great - most firms say the exact same thing so it doesn't really help you distinguish one firm from another. This includes Minal Backhouse who qualified in 1997, Clare Sheeran in 2001, Nathan Gray in 2018, right up to Sarin...
ACSL Solicitors Ltd in Liverpool:
There are other sources you can use to get background information. All of these statements sound great.
Thousands of people each year end up https: www.theguardian.com money 2023 oct 07 i-lost-240000-uk-victims-share-their-stories" handing large sums of mone...
A City Law Firm Ltd in London:
class="infoquote "We can be flexible with our fee structure and will consider different models for different clients."< div>
The official site we link to above is www.acitylawfirm.com and www.acitylawfirm.co.uk will redirect you there. For example:
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Two Harcourt Buildings Chambers - 2HB Barristers in London:
There are many other differences between solicitors and barristers but we just wanted a quick article to assure you that if you are struggling to find background information on any chambers - you're not alone. If you search the usual comment boards such as Google, Tru...
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