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): There are essentially three ways a case range will be set up for any firm though. The only negative comments we saw related to the length of time a house sale took. We've even seen negative reviews by the clients on the opposite side of a sale purchase who have been told ...
TSABI Ltd - The Solicitors Advocates & Barristers Inc in Southall, London & Slough: Certainly if you see the same thing repeated a few times in negative comments for other firms, then that's something to take note of. It avoids stagnation and (considering how stuffy law firms can be) having young blood on the team is often the only way forward. We also reco...
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. For example Gillian Grinyer having qualified in 1980, Ekta Porter ...
Trojan Solicitors Ltd Immigration & Family Law in London: Whilst I don't think the public are naive enough to think there are 200 year old solicitors working within these law offices - it can push forward the idea that such a firm has more experience than a newer firm.
The legal services industry is a tough one for third part...
Thorpe Wilson Ltd Solicitors in Rochdale: We have seen terms such as 'Thorpe & Wilson' showing up in the search stats which currently brings the correct firm up. This is usually through a Conditional Fee Arrangement (CFA) such as taking a 25% cut of your compensation. For example, Asda do not 'specialise' in Cereal,...
The Injury Solicitor Ltd - Road Accident Claims in Salford, Manchester: These days solicitors move around law practices and even start up their own much more than just a few decades ago.
class="infoquote "With almost 10 years' of experience in personal injury law, we understand that no two cases are the same."< div>
The firm's local n...
Taylor Price Legal Ltd - Solicitors in Leeds & Levenshulme (Manchester): Watch out for firms that claim ancient establishment dates such as 'founded in 1781'.
It's also true that reading the positive comments can be enlightening as well. For example, when most people are charged with a motoring offence they will immediately look for a 'sp...
Swain & Co Solicitors Ltd in Southampton, Liverpool & Havant:
A quick note on navigation considering the varied brand names. So take it from us that it's statements like the above about any flexible payment options which people should really be paying attention to . On this occasion though all the https: solicitors.lawsociety.o...
My Law Matters from Fentimans - Solicitors in Wolverhampton, Manchester, Solihull & Waltham Cross: In fact, that's something we always recommend when it comes to law firms.
class="infoquote "we always strive to maintain consistently high standards throughout our work and aim to provide the best legal advice available."< div>
. 9 times out of 10 the client feels a p...
Stenfield Ltd Solicitors in Norwich & Harrow on the Hill, London:
In this instance Stenfield have solicitors on board that started their careers off in practically every decade over the past thirty years .
class="infoquote "Specialising in a wide range of practice areas including commercial litigation, company commercial, resid...
Simons Rodkin Solicitors LLP in London, Finchley & Hatfield:
Simons Rodkin Solicitors don't need to engage in any such shady wording. But as our poll from a couple of years ago indicated - many of you don't trust company testimonials. The firm's official website that we've linked to above is www.sr-law.co.uk with www.sr-law.com b...
Springle & Co Solicitors Estate Planning Wills & Probate in North Shields, Tyne and Wear: For example, it states Claire Springle qualified as a solicitor in 2001 so that's at least two decades of possible experience. Rather than separate services with different firms, you sort out everything in one place. Another phrase concept we seem to have imported from the ...
Simper Law Ltd - Solicitors in Norwich & Great Yarmouth: This is showcased by the number of law firms still boasting ancient founding dates such as 'established in 1771' as if having an ancient brand name above the door makes a difference to the services provided. The age of the firm's brand name is pretty much meaningless and o...
The Search Bureau from Premier Searches Ltd - UK Conveyancing Search Provider:
Each of these partners also have established connections of their own to make their systems just as reliable, effective and efficient including ties to the Environment Agency, Ordnance Survey, and the British Geological Survey. However, as already mentioned at the out...
Robin Somerville Direct Access Barrister & Mediator in Barnet, Greater London: The website is https secure for entering your personal details in the contact form. With of course no mention of what the awards were for (it could have been Best Logo 2002) or what area they are considering the 'leading' firm of (it could be their own very small village...
Reynolds Macdonald Solicitors in Hackney: 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. So despite the firm only have a decade and a half of existence, the firm itself has just over fifty years wort...
ULA Solicitors Ltd - Law Firm in London: But the fact they still work with Legal Aid at all these days is something very unique.
class="infoquote "We are a team of senior solicitors who combine their knowledge and expertise in representing our clients on the most serious and complex of cases."< div>
M...
Richmond Legal Ltd Solicitors in Middleton, Manchester: It also states fluency in Urdu and Punjabi as well as English.
What does that mean? For us it indicates that the firm genuinely do have an affinity and expertise for the two areas of law . Therefore any legal professional still willing to help clients apply and then wo...
Reid Black Solicitors Ltd in Belfast, Antrim & Ballyclare:
It should be mentioned that Reid Black have moved away from the usual Testimonials page on their own site and actually list their Google reviews directly on the front page. Some of which have been past names but their current registered company name is Reid Black Solic...
RD Costings Ltd - Criminal Injury Claims based in Portishead:
For example most people will want a specialist for Criminal Defence or Motor Offence work.
A quick note on navigation. Sadly, thousands of people are handing over their bank details https: www.telegraph.co.uk money katie-investigates has-68k-house-deposit-frauds...
Pump Court Chambers Direct Access Barristers in London, Swindon & Winchester:
Always make sure you are on the correct website and never discuss payments or bank details via email.
A quick note on navigation as there are many chambers using 'pump court' in their name. Huge numbers of them state they provide their services 'nationally' in ...
Penerley Commercial Lawyers in Islington, London: We've been trying to find some of these specialists to add to our network and seeking those that seem to have a better grip on what type of legal professional today's modern business-person is after. If they do open later and at least some weekends, that's a bigger deal th...
Pacific Law Estate Planning Solicitors in Manchester: Any possible errors such as 'pacific solicitors' or 'pacific legal' may bring up different results in the search engines. This is an area of law where we do think a specialist firm can be of benefit, the same as with something like Motor Offences. Don't just rely on star rat...
OTS Solicitors Ltd Immigration & Family Law in London, UK: Perhaps there's more to it however none of the articles we've read have suggested such. Even if someone phones you, you can always hang up and call your known solicitor back on the actual number you were originally given.
class="infoquote "Each part of the process wa...
OneLaw Chambers - Solicitors, Barristers & Advocates in London:
class="infoquote "ONELAW CHAMBERS will respond to your calls and e-mails promptly."< div>
A quick note on navigation to ensure you get through to and always revisit the correct firm. This has the obviously advantage of saving huge amounts of time, hassle, and mo...
NV Legal Ltd Personal Injury Solicitors in Watford: However, communication between client and the legal practice they've chosen is hugely important. 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'. The first simply ...
Milners Law LLP Solicitors in Leeds, Harrogate & Pontefract: They have lawyers on staff that joined the industry during all of the last three decades - such as Simon Bass who qualified as a solicitor in 1993, Victoria Barraclough in 2008, right up to Lazuna Ullah in 2019. Sometimes with specific questions but then all answers are roll...
Michael Leighton Jones Solicitors in Bargoed & Tredomen, Wales: They are good words. Comments like that aren't very helpful at all. That's a bigger deal than you might think. 'living in the past', 'unfriendly', and 'inefficient').
If you flick through each of the staff at MLJ you'll see some focus on Personal Injury, others on Prop...
MGBe Legal Immigration Lawyers in London: This includes Skilled Workers, Global Talent, Citizenship, Employers and Business Immigration, Family and Private Life applications, Appeals, Asylum and Human Rights, Deportation and Detention. Most mentioned the depth of knowledge. That in itself is a reliable bit of indus...
Mckie Legal Solicitors in Penrith & St Helens (ConnectMeToaLawyer Ltd): So this seemingly innocuous sentence is actually worth quite a few brownie points . We've covered many firms that proudly start off their website's sales pitch with 'as a large city firm ...' or something similar.
A quick note on navigation considering the related nam...
McEwan Fraser Legal Property Conveyancing in Edinburgh, Aberdeen & Inverness: The number of you doing so was in single digits. That's quite unheard of. It's probably a good idea to bookmark the site once you're on it. And that was only on a £260,000 house. - that's quite a small niggle. Whilst MFL are mentioned in the https: solicitors.lawsociety....
Mason Bullock CCJ & Employment Solicitors in Coventry: So highly are they publicly praised, they've felt comfortable enough to link their testimonials section to their TrustPilot reviews page instead. Mason Bullock Solicitors was an unusual situation for us when it came to deciding on whether to add them to our network.
I...
Linkilaw Solicitors Ltd: So how does the modern Linkilaw stack up from that angle?
class="infoquote "We have a varied skill set across a wide multitude of practice areas, sectors and also client types."< div>
One resource we always recommend are The Law Society websites. But with a new ...
Lindsays Solicitors Offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow & Dundee:
Whenever we consider a firm for adding to our network there are several checks we perform to ensure we're not recommending a fraudulent or fake firm. One last actually boastful sentence from the firm's site:
class="infoquote "It's no coincidence that some client...
Levins Solicitors in Huyton, Liverpool:
You can see the massive difference between the great information provided on the England & Wales law society website though when you check out alternates such as https: www.liverpoollawsociety.org.uk lawyers levins-solicitors " their page on the< a> Liverpool Law So...
Lefevres Law Firm - Litigation Solicitors in Edinburgh, Glasgow & Aberdeen: It's still very much a specialty though. www.lefevres.co.uk brings up nothing and www.lefevres.com is an accountancy firm. The first only means there are no fees if your case loses.
The only reason this might cause concern to some people is because of the huge number o...
KRS Estate Planning Ltd - Will & Probate Advice in Leicester:
One last quote from the firm's site that is a good point to remember:
class="infoquote "Choosing who to appoint is an important decision and best made by yourself and not left to the Courts."< div>
. Some have forced themselves to stay open an extra half hour one...
Khan Law - Raees Khan Personal Injury Solicitor in Glasgow: But you also get firms that cover a huge range of case types that call themselves specialists as well. However we believe that should never be a dealbreaker. It may therefore be a good idea to bookmark the correct site to come back to it easier later. prides himself on bei...
Jacobs Law Solicitors: The practice of claiming an "established in 1881" foundation is something common to such professional areas including law, accounting, and journalism.
If you are looking for help with a property matter, this sort of online care is even more important https: monzo.com ...
Ian Mallon Solicitors Ltd in Newry and Dublin: There could be some common spelling errors such as 'Malon' or people looking up other variations such as ianmallonsolicitors.com - but it's always a good idea to bookmark any site you plan on coming back to anyway.
class="infoquote "All individual email addresses for e...
Howe + Co Solicitors in Brentford, London: Howe & Co seem to have solicitors from every decade of their history including Martin Howe (qualified in 1983), Mark Collins (1991), Nicole Bowler (2003), right up to Charlie Rose in 2019.
There are hundreds of reports of people https: www.express.co.uk life-style pr...
HooperHyde Business Law Solicitors in Solihull: But others may state something like 'over ten years of experience within the firm' - which could mean five staff members with just two years experience each. So how can you tell the crafty sales-pitches from the useful information?
One of the best resources to start ...
Hawkridge & Company - Hawk Law Solicitors in Gillingham, Medway:
class="infoquote "We are a specialist legal firm providing a range of services in the Medway town of Gillingham"< div>
This quote from the firm's website is a selection of words that sound good but are almost meaningless to consumers because every single law firm'...
Fulton's Solicitors & Estate Agents in Clarkston & Mount Florida, Glasgow: Someone wrote that as a review. That's because the majority of conveyancing firms have negative reviews. (10x3=30) So do pay attention to wording.
Being a Peterhead-based firm ourselves it's a tough thing to see even the basics such as Law Society databases being so mu...
Frazer Coogans Ltd - Solicitors in Ayr, Prestwick & Glasgow:
If you see a firm stating they are 'one of the leading' without any further information to back up what that means - or if the firm claims to be 'award-winning' but has no information about what awards they have won - then we recommend you ignore the statement comple...
Fieldfisher LLP Personal Injury Solicitors in Manchester & London:
It may therefore come as a surprise that we have added Fieldfisher Llp to that list considering they seem like a 'common' large law firm. No win no fee just means that if you LOSE there will be no fees. However, there was a weird selection of negative comments spanning...
Fair Result Ltd Divorce Settlement Mediation Services in Leicester: We simply try to offer a sort of business insider view.
The legal industry is awash with firms boasting 200+ year old histories.
class="infoquote "We start at the end point. It's one of the few commercial sectors left where they believe an ancient founding date s...
Education Law Service Ltd - Special Educational Needs Lawyer in London: It's just that people are much more likely to jump online to rant or rave about their new toaster than they are about such personal matters. Another statement on their front page that stands out is:
class="infoquote "Evening and weekend appointments can be arranged."< ...
Dylan Nair Solicitors Ltd in Preston, Lancashire: So when Dylan Nair make a public statement on their site like this, it's not something to be glossed over .
If you too have already been through dozens of websites today looking for a solicitor to help you with a legal matter, you may have noticed many firms all clai...
DV Solicitors (Deo Volente Legal LLP) Law Firm in Bedford & Luton: But those are all very positive too .
class="infoquote "Our top-notch legal services are not limited to UK residents, but we are also delivering superior legal affair services for Pakistani citizens."< div>
As just mentioned, we were looking for firms with inter...
DisrepairClaim.co.uk - Housing Disrepair Claims Company based in Brighouse, West Yorkshire: They are a Claims Management Company specialising in the very niche case focus of Landlord Tenant disputes about https: www.itv.com news 2021-04-13 investigation-launched-into-disgusting-damp-and-mouldy-council-housing-after-itv-news-report" disrepair matters within rente...
DFA Law LLP Solicitors in Northampton: For larger life-changing matters, maybe not. There is a lot to find between-the-lines in the wording firms use on their website too. DFA Law on the other hand has both a long establishment date and well-experienced staff on board:
class="infoquote "We have specialist...
David Stinson & Co Personal Injury Solicitors in Aylesford, Kent: 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% cut of a £1500 settlement.
class="infoquote "very professional and got my wife not only the ...
Cooks Solicitors in Newcastle under Lyme & Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire: Such as the firm that claimed a '150 year history' in an area simply because they moved into the building an older legal practice originally owned. That can surely only be a positive thing?
class="infoquote "Each matter we deal with is given personal attention by a sol...
CEL Solicitors in Liverpool - Housing Disrepair, Knotweed, & Data Breach Claims: Simply emailing a CV to reception looks lazy. I missed the PPI deadline but they still got me my money"< div>
These are snippets from some of the third party review forums. But no-one's perfect. But it can get confusing for those stepping into the arena for the first ti...
Catteralls Solicitors in Wakefield: More importantly, which solicitors are actually well established with experience in your matter. These are random snippets across a wide range of reviewers, most of whom decided that was the main feature they wanted to comment on. But the reason we point out how easy it is...
QualitySolicitors Burton & Co in Lincoln & Sleaford:
class="infoquote "Acted quickly and very professional"
"Things were moved quickly and Felicity was always on the ball"
"Fast, efficient and helpful"
"was very helpful and I would recommend anyone who has problems in child access"< div>
The question...
Branch Austin McCormick LLP Solicitors in Mayfair, London:
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. Can Branch Austin McCormick back this up? Well, certainly they are https: www....
BLZ Solicitors NIHL, PPI & Immigration Lawyers in Stockport: For example, many immigration solicitors are in fact immgrants themselves or saw the struggles of family friends trying to come over to the UK. That's why we have general practice firms along side specialists - as well as alternate solutions such as mediation companies. Not ...
Bilkus and Boyle Solicitors & Estate Agents in Glasgow: This could be a national one, county based, or city wide for larger population cities.
We usually can't find specific pages on a firm but if you https: www.lawscot.org.uk find-a-solicitor ?Name=bilkus&Postcode=&type=firm" search a firm's name on their website< a> so...
Beers LLP - Solicitors in Kingsbridge & Plymouth, Devon: A lot of comments about friendliness and speed. If you've read through any of our other law firm cover articles, you'll hopefully know that we do our best to write unbiased information.
class="infoquote "Whilst we have maintained our core value of outstanding client se...
Aspire Licensing & Administrative Services in Whitley Bay, Newcastle: In fact, an experienced accountant could cost much less yet be far more effective . But that's what you'd expect from a firm that deals day in day out with a single area of law. Much more than a firm that only covers a handful of such cases each month as part of their gen...
Argue & Co Legal - Allan Argue Personal Injury Solicitor in Glasgow: We've seen conveyancing firms with over a thousand reviews on a single review site. Litigation matters such as personal injury have huge range of sub-titles including medical negligence, slips trips, work accidents, whiplash, and so on. You'll just see auto search results ...
APS Legal & Associates Ltd - Will Advisors and Assured Probate Services:
The main website is www.aps-legal.com and www.aps-legal.co.uk will redirect you there. They should have the APS Legal logo on their website though and you can always check with the main office as to whether the consultant using that website is actually a qualified advi...
Antony Hodari Solicitors Housing Disrepair Specialists in Manchester: If we do discover it, we'll let you know.
The bulk of reviews for AntonyHodari were positive and many reflected their claim quoted above about promising to keep people in the loop:
class="infoquote "I’m now getting all my repairs done but the housing have now also...
Aconveyancing Ltd in Tamworth & Shirley (Solihull): If someone calls or emails you about payments or bank details, you can always hang up and call the official phone number you have to discuss it. The idea of course being that people will assume a 200-year-established firm will do a better job than a 2-year one. providing som...
ABS Lawyers Ltd Solicitors in Corby & Maghull, Liverpool: Plus alternative legal assistance such as barristers through the new Direct Access scheme.
For example legal matters such as a wills or debt recovery or bankruptcy don't always result in a solicitor as being your best first point of contact.
They are one of the few...
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