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): We have zero hesitation in recommending that you ignore such comments. As our poll last year indicated - only 8% of people seemed to take company provided testimonials into account when making up their minds about a firm. It's quite a common company name really, so make sure...
TSABI Ltd - The Solicitors Advocates & Barristers Inc in Southall, London & Slough: On this occasion, it definitely seems to be the case with a range of experience indicated including Mohammed Asghar and Fleur Ohonbamu who qualified in 1993 and 1999 respectively - going all the way up to newer staff such as Elizabeth Downing (qualified in 2011) and Ruqaya...
Trust Inheritance Ltd Wills, Probate & Estate Planning in Weston-Super-Mare:
class="infoquote "As market leaders, we are passionate about the customer service and support we provide."< div>
That snippet from the Trust Inheritance website may sound like most other law firms.
A quick note on navigation as the firm uses two quite generic...
Trojan Solicitors Ltd Immigration & Family Law in London:
class="infoquote "Our team is dedicated to providing prompt, practical and authoritative legal advice."< div>
Most law firms make claims such as this about their staff, stating they are experts and usually something about extensive experience as well.
These ...
Thorpe Wilson Ltd Solicitors in Rochdale: Every firm should make this absolutely clear to you early on in your enquiries. The www.thorpewilson.com version currently shows nothing and all the typical typos versions we checked such as www.thorpwilson.co.uk were also not owned by the firm. So yes, despite the long case...
The Injury Solicitor Ltd - Road Accident Claims in Salford, Manchester:
Immediate reaction to The Injury Solicitor may be that it looks like any other personal injury firm. But such ancient founding claims are really just marketing ploys.
The Injury Solicitor is a genuine law firm with a qualified solicitor . (Generally known as 'res...
Taylor Price Legal Ltd - Solicitors in Leeds & Levenshulme (Manchester): For example, if you saw a negative review for Burger King saying 'they wouldn't sell me a pizza!' - you'd think the reviewer was nuts and ignore it.
It's also true that reading the positive comments can be enlightening as well. Such as needing to watch out for people ...
Swain & Co Solicitors Ltd in Southampton, Liverpool & Havant:
There were quite a few negative complaints about the company on the Google review pages. We can help you."< div>
Certainly Swain & Co stands out clearly as an individual firm rather than just a branding exercise under a parent name. So how do Swain & Co look on th...
My Law Matters from Fentimans - Solicitors in Wolverhampton, Manchester, Solihull & Waltham Cross: They state these are reviews copy pasted from the Trustpilot website. saying?
class="infoquote "provided a consistent and efficient service"
"efficient and dedicated staff"
"really impressed by the online client portal"
"always on the other end of the ph...
Stenfield Ltd Solicitors in Norwich & Harrow on the Hill, London:
class="infoquote "Stenfield Solicitors is a multidisciplinary law firm serving national and international clients from its offices in London and Norwich."< div>
Stenfield Solicitors therefore certainly fit that description , but it can be difficult to tell the va...
Simons Rodkin Solicitors LLP in London, Finchley & Hatfield:
class="infoquote "Your problems are our business. the story is the same as you can see from the few snippets above. Has it transferred into happy clients?
class="infoquote "It was a very difficult time for me and I felt that they fought tooth and nail"
"war...
Springle & Co Solicitors Estate Planning Wills & Probate in North Shields, Tyne and Wear: Plus more and more people are owning their own business which brings an entirely different set of issues to consider should you pass on while that business is running. Not someone in a call centre with very specific products to sell you. This can cause huge issues for thos...
Simper Law Ltd - Solicitors in Norwich & Great Yarmouth: That means most rely on the public review forums such as Google, Facebook, Yelp, Yell.com and Trustpilot.
class="infoquote "our practice has quickly gained a good reputation within the legal world"< div>
In most industries these days people praise the 'new'. We've...
The Search Bureau from Premier Searches Ltd - UK Conveyancing Search Provider: However, as already mentioned at the outset of this piece, there often isn't as much to go on when it comes to service providers to the law firms we often write about.
The lack of easily available reviews shouldn't be viewed negatively in these cases. Whilst most gener...
Robin Somerville Direct Access Barrister & Mediator in Barnet, Greater London:
A quite note on navigation as the this is obviously the barrister's name as the branding and web address. In fact, across every site we checked we did not find a single negative comment about Robin's work .
Direct Access for the public to barristers has been a hu...
Reynolds Macdonald Solicitors in Hackney: A 1-year-old firm might have several 40-year veterans on staff . Yes, if the firm is registered with a law society then you can usually find out quite a bit about them independently.
A quick note on navigation as the firm branding is mainly 'Reynolds Macdonald Solicito...
ULA Solicitors Ltd - Law Firm in London: Make sure you keep aware of the site you're on and never discuss payment details in emails . Those are the types of cases scammers tend to target. If you check out the page on the law society site for ULA Solicitors Ltd you'll see the qualification dates and case focus of e...
Richmond Legal Ltd Solicitors in Middleton, Manchester: So when you see a law firm with only a handful or even zero reviews, just bear that in mind and don't take it as a negative sign .
One good way to check up on a law firm or an individual solicitor's expertise and experience is through the local law society. For example...
Reid Black Solicitors Ltd in Belfast, Antrim & Ballyclare: Having started back in 1999, we obviously put more focus on building up a database of firms based on higher population areas first. No firm is ever going to state 'we are brand new with not much experience and most of us just barely passed qualification' - are they? So how ...
RD Costings Ltd - Criminal Injury Claims based in Portishead: For others you may be better off with a Direct Access barrister to save some time and money. No win, no fee just means that if your case loses you will not have to pay anything. A whiplash claim against an insurer where the third party has already admitted fault is pretty m...
Pump Court Chambers Direct Access Barristers in London, Swindon & Winchester: That brings us to a quick note on what a 'chambers' actually is compared to something like a traditional high street solicitor. So choosing one is just as much a point of discernment as any other law firm selection. Even if someone phones you up asking about money, don't be ...
Penerley Commercial Lawyers in Islington, London:
class="infoquote "Penerley provides first-rate legal services to businesses and private individuals."< div>
We're now at a stage on the web where people typically have access to online reviews about everything from toasters to plumbers to local courts. The Law Soc...
Pacific Law Estate Planning Solicitors in Manchester: Being able to communicate through Whatsapp or other text services has been seen. 0800 numbers should now be free from every mobile service provider in the UK. This is an area of law where we do think a specialist firm can be of benefit, the same as with something like Moto...
OTS Solicitors Ltd Immigration & Family Law in London, UK:
At the moment the majority of scams involving legal matters tend to https: www.bbc.co.uk news av uk-35253594" revolve around property deals where scammers< a> send new bank details to people via email pretending to be from their solicitor.
This sort of coverage ...
OneLaw Chambers - Solicitors, Barristers & Advocates in London: With that in mind we always recommend people read actual comments left rather than simply flicking through the star ratings.
class="infoquote "ONELAW CHAMBERS tailors its legal advice to meet the needs and requirements of its clients to ensure clients receive cost ef...
NV Legal Ltd Personal Injury Solicitors in Watford: You'll deal directly with your solicitor and they will be handling all aspects of your case. There are quite a few independent forums such as Google, Trustpilot, Yelp, Yell.com and so on which can often provide far more insight into how a firm treats it's clients than the te...
Milners Law LLP Solicitors in Leeds, Harrogate & Pontefract: For one thing, there will often be far less reviews of law firms. Multiple offices, a wide case range, and various solicitors working on their own specialist case subjects.
class="infoquote "with our combined strength and determination we are always committed to deliv...
Michael Leighton Jones Solicitors in Bargoed & Tredomen, Wales: If you've already gone through dozens of law websites today looking for the best firm for your case, you've probably noticed a lot of them use the same sort of 'sales pitch' language. 'living in the past', 'unfriendly', and 'inefficient'). There is a firm call 'MLJ Legal Ltd...
MGBe Legal Immigration Lawyers in London:
You'll can also check out how long she's been a qualified solicitor, the languages she speaks, and any accreditations. From the very (sometimes unfathomably) niche boutiques, to large international firms. The application has been successful approved in just 10 days!"< ...
Mckie Legal Solicitors in Penrith & St Helens (ConnectMeToaLawyer Ltd): The main address is in Penrith but they've recently opened a local office in St Helens according to a recent Legal Futures article. Normally we would have a mini-rant about 'protecting clients from scammers', but that's not really necessary here. Scammers convince people sel...
McEwan Fraser Legal Property Conveyancing in Edinburgh, Aberdeen & Inverness: They also have an online valuation tool. That's not uncommon when it comes to property firms as most people feel comfortable announcing if their house sale went good or bad. Firms that deal in divorce or bankruptcy tend not to have many public reviews about how things went. ...
Mason Bullock CCJ & Employment Solicitors in Coventry: There are far better paying areas of law which is probably why so few firms get involved. One of the solicitors retired in 2018 and the firm had to be restarted. Mason Bullock are registered with The Law Society of England & Wales and
Linkilaw Solicitors Ltd: A few new types of business law firm have started emerging to fill this perceived "gap". A final word from Linkilaw about their services:
class="infoquote "With straight forward and clear-cut advice, we help start-ups and entrepreneurs navigate law to help them succeed...
Lindsays Solicitors Offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow & Dundee: One last actually boastful sentence from the firm's site:
class="infoquote "It's no coincidence that some clients have been with us for decades or even centuries"< div>. After reading through the comments we saw three one star messages all regarding the same thing - ...
Levins Solicitors in Huyton, Liverpool: There may therefore be some confusion amongst the Google reviews because most of the negative comments we saw were followed by comments from the firm stating they have 'no record' of that person being an actual client. One called 'Elvin Moore Solicitors'. If you https: s...
Lefevres Law Firm - Litigation Solicitors in Edinburgh, Glasgow & Aberdeen: If you've already been through a dozen or so other legal company websites today looking for a good fit for you and your case - that's something you may have noticed quite quickly.
class="infoquote "Extensive experience on your side. And above all, the comfort of knowin...
KRS Estate Planning Ltd - Will & Probate Advice in Leicester: The quote above is from the website of KRS Estate Planning and we absolutely agree that making a will is something hugely important that many people leave far too late to sort. But no. I aim to offer home visits, and, where possible, evening and weekend appointments."< div...
Khan Law - Raees Khan Personal Injury Solicitor in Glasgow:
For us, a specialist focuses on an area of law in order to build up a huge amount of expertise and experience whilst constantly keeping up with the latest news and changes within that area of law. So what else is there?
class="infoquote "At Khan Law we will ke...
Jacobs Law Solicitors: That way when you see statements about a firm having decades of experience - you can make sure that's not just one person at the firm hogging it all. A really good resource we constantly advocate is your local Law Society.
The obvious idea they try to stick in your head...
Ian Mallon Solicitors Ltd in Newry and Dublin: That snippet from Ian Mallon's site may sound good, but how can you independently check up on just how much expertise and experience actually exists within the practice you're looking at?
Most legal professionals are signed up to a Law Society.
A last word to sum ...
Howe + Co Solicitors in Brentford, London: If you scroll down to the bottom of most pages on their website you'll also see a short list of awards they have won and been nominated for.
There are hundreds of reports of people https: www.express.co.uk life-style property 1176297 property-for-sale-scam-fraud-warn...
HooperHyde Business Law Solicitors in Solihull:
HooperHyde obviously stood out to us enough for them to become included on our site. So don't take the fact a firm is a trading name of another company name as meaning anything at all. Confirming the experience level of the actual lawyer you'll be dealing with is some...
Hawkridge & Company - Hawk Law Solicitors in Gillingham, Medway: Ampersands can't be in domain names so certainly you can't go to something like www.hawkridge&co.co.uk but all the other variants we checked such as www.hawkridge.co.uk or www.hawkridgeandco.co.uk were also owned by other firms.
class="infoquote "Hawkridge & Company so...
Fulton's Solicitors & Estate Agents in Clarkston & Mount Florida, Glasgow:
The firm does cover Wills, Probate and Power of Attorney matters as well. Of course many firms post testimonials themselves on their site. If you've read through some of our other review articles you'll probably have noticed that we praise the good amount of publicly a...
Frazer Coogans Ltd - Solicitors in Ayr, Prestwick & Glasgow: This is important to note due to the when buying a home. The largest property firm in the UK just no...
Fieldfisher LLP Personal Injury Solicitors in Manchester & London: It's pretty much a universal given at this point. They didn't provide any specifics other than to state something such as having been dealt with 'rudely'. They have over 400 solicitors on staff in 11 offices across the UK, Republic of Ireland, Belgium, Germany and America....
Fair Result Ltd Divorce Settlement Mediation Services in Leicester: Not every legal matter requires a full-on solicitor.
class="infoquote "It reduces the stress and emotion, speeds up the process and above all, it reduces costs."< div>
At this point we started searching around for customer reviews about the firm. You could get a ...
Education Law Service Ltd - Special Educational Needs Lawyer in London:
A specialist like the Education Law Service that does such cases day in, day out (again, just like specialists for other legal matters) will likely cover a much wider range of work within that area of law. For example:
class="infoquote • "Making formal writte...
Dylan Nair Solicitors Ltd in Preston, Lancashire: 100% compensation means there will be no fees if your case wins OR loses. So when Dylan Nair make a public statement on their site like this, it's not something to be glossed over . Working within the legal industry we think it should probably start being mandatory. It may ...
DV Solicitors (Deo Volente Legal LLP) Law Firm in Bedford & Luton: For example their Blog section is not just another excuse to push out extra sales pitches. But there are no 200 year old solicitors imparting wisdom. Most interesting to us though are the qualifying dates of the legal professionals within the firm as these can provide an i...
DisrepairClaim.co.uk - Housing Disrepair Claims Company based in Brighouse, West Yorkshire: Then there are firms that have several specialist solicitors who handled specific case types but all working under the same brand name umbrella.
class="infoquote "Depending on the solicitor we refer you to, the No Win, No Fee success fee is 25%-50%+VAT."< div>
Th...
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 "... For legal matters though, a handful of comments by clients who may have not had anything like the issues you're looking to r...
David Stinson & Co Personal Injury Solicitors in Aylesford, Kent: We love case studies on a law firm's website. Written like that, it doesn't look nearly as impressive. It should be pointed out though that a good solicitor taking 25% of your £5000 settlement is still a better option than a less aggressive solicitor that takes a 0% c...
Cooks Solicitors in Newcastle under Lyme & Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire: It can therefore be a good idea to bookmark the site or use a search function instead just in case. As in the previous article, Cooks Solicitors are also a trading name of Young and Co Solicitors Ltd .
The largest conveyancy provider in the UK has over 1500 reviews ...
CEL Solicitors in Liverpool - Housing Disrepair, Knotweed, & Data Breach Claims: I missed the PPI deadline but they still got me my money"< div>
These are snippets from some of the third party review forums.
class="infoquote "As a law firm, we're a bit different but in a good way!"< div>
There were several things that stood out to us ...
Catteralls Solicitors in Wakefield:
class="infoquote "We pride ourselves in offering a friendly, professional and approachable service."< div>
Having the experience is certainly a huge plus , but does that translate into good customer service for this firm? Like many companies in the legal industry...
QualitySolicitors Burton & Co in Lincoln & Sleaford: We've always said that you can end up with a 1-year-experienced lawyer from a 200-year-old firm the same as you can get a forty-year-experience expert from a 1-year-old firm. There is a simply huge number of scams targeting law clients right now.
class="infoquote "Acte...
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. There were also several comments about how fast the process had been whether for a property sale or immigration matter. For example, i...
BLZ Solicitors NIHL, PPI & Immigration Lawyers in Stockport: Their site is https secure though so entering your information on the contact form should be fine.
One thing we have frequently quoted as a dislike on law firm's websites is the new wave of them sharing likes, dislikes, hobbies and favourite colours. A last sales-pitc...
Bilkus and Boyle Solicitors & Estate Agents in Glasgow: The official website we link to above is www.bilkusandboyle.com but at the moment www.bilkusandboyle.co.uk does not redirect there. Whilst the firm's name is unique there are obviously quite a few possible typos. Another line on their site that probably sticks out to us more...
Beers LLP - Solicitors in Kingsbridge & Plymouth, Devon: If there are several negative comments related to being uncontactable - that's a good thing to note. But we didn't see such a solicitor named as working at this firm.
So how can you tell if a firm has a good amount of experience if the founding dates are not a good poin...
Aspire Licensing & Administrative Services in Whitley Bay, Newcastle: People have given away millions each year to fraudsters. Mostly due to having recieved an email that looked official telling them to change over and send the house deposit money to a totally different bank account. Aspire Licensing & Administrative Services are probably one...
Argue & Co Legal - Allan Argue Personal Injury Solicitor in Glasgow: 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. This splinter naming isn't nearly as prolific amongst other areas of law such as divorce or crime. You'll just see auto search results from you...
APS Legal & Associates Ltd - Will Advisors and Assured Probate Services: We did see something being built at www.assuredprobateservices.co.uk too so just be careful when browsing to make sure you're on an official site and contacting a genuine APS Legal or Assured Probate representative. Of course, the positive reviews continue across the third...
Antony Hodari Solicitors Housing Disrepair Specialists in Manchester: It will tell you alternative trading names they use, other possibly more local offices to you, languages spoken, speciality case types, and more.
class="infoquote "Founded in Manchester in 1984, we have over 35 years experience of helping the public with their legal cl...
Aconveyancing Ltd in Tamworth & Shirley (Solihull): There really isn't anything for them to cover up to begin with.
class="infoquote "We’re transparent about timescales, keeping you updated if any complications arise. If you check out https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk office 631441 aconveyancing-limited" the page...
ABS Lawyers Ltd Solicitors in Corby & Maghull, Liverpool: Sometimes based on just a couple of official looking emails telling them to suddenly switch to paying their huge house deposit into a completely different bank account.
class="infoquote "In respect of Personal Injury & Housing Disrepair, we work on a No Win No Fee basi...
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