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): 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. Third you have firms where each solicitor within the firm has their own specialty.
Certainly we may sound very 'pro' Yo...
ULA Solicitors Ltd - Law Firm in London: The official site we link to above is www.ulasolicitors.com with www.ulasolicitors.co.uk not currently redirecting you there. That in itself is a positive sign not to be dismissed .
class="infoquote "At ULA Solicitors, we strive to represent our clients with the high...
Trust Inheritance Ltd Wills, Probate & Estate Planning in Weston-Super-Mare: A last word from the firm's website:
class="infoquote "We set the benchmark for excellence and go that extra mile to make that happen!"< div>. Another thing that should be mentioned though is the level of alternate and individual services Trust Inheritance Ltd provide ...
Trojan Solicitors Ltd Immigration & Family Law in London: For Trojan they list Agnieszka Tomasikiewicz as having qualified in 2012 and Rameez Dar in 2017. 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 ...
The Legal Practice Ltd - Solicitors in Rickmansworth & Wembley Park, Greater London: There is also a huge amount of people that leave negative reviews about the other side's solicitor during a house transaction which seems incredibly unfair because they've usually obtained their negative opinion from their own solicitor blaming every issue on the other side....
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. (Generally known as 'resellers'.) Those firms that cold-call you asking about an accident you've never had also have websites trying to get the same information from you...
Thaxted Legal Ltd Immigration Solicitors in Chislehurst, London: It's not as if any firm will say they are NOT experienced, dedicated, and providing quality services. So make sure to always read through ratings rather than just glancing at average stars. etc. We even have a list of the most 'problematic' firms based on the complaints data...
Taylor Price Legal Ltd - Solicitors in Leeds & Levenshulme (Manchester):
If you https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk office 596831 taylor-price-legal-limited" check out the info page< a> for any firm on there you'll be shown all office locations, alternative contact details, languages spoken, and the qualification dates and expertise of ea...
Swain & Co Solicitors Ltd in Southampton, Liverpool & Havant: Since the 90s the government has gutted the Legal Aid system reducing the number of people that can use it, the number of case types it will cover, and the amount of money a solicitor can earn from it. Now we come to a firm with several separate offices but different names f...
Stenfield Ltd Solicitors in Norwich & Harrow on the Hill, London: That was across all companies and some stated product testimonials as being untrustworthy as well.
class="infoquote "very impressed with the efficient handling of our case"
"We were kept informed throughout"
"absolutely fantastic and made my move completely a...
Springle & Co Solicitors Estate Planning Wills & Probate in North Shields, Tyne and Wear: Solicitors are such a firm, specialising in Estate Planning matters such as Wills, Probate, and Powers of Attorney. This can cause huge issues for those left behind who are already dealing with the death itself.
How do you work out which firm might be best for you? E...
Smith and Graham Solicitors in Hartlepool, Peterlee and Middlesbrough:
That's becomes even more important to remember due to the firm handling property matters which have been hit but huge amounts of fraud in recent years.
The best resource we've found is The Law Society of England & Wales website which is packed with useful det...
Simper Law Ltd - Solicitors in Norwich & Great Yarmouth: The most common error we spotted was people searching for 'simple law ltd' and related variants. 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 diffe...
The Search Bureau from Premier Searches Ltd - UK Conveyancing Search Provider: The official site which we link to above is www.searchbureau.co.uk but www.thesearchbureau.co.uk will also redirect you there. There are some testimonials printed on the firm's website of course:
class="infoquote "Very prompt and efficient service especially when w...
Robin Somerville Direct Access Barrister & Mediator in Barnet, Greater London: In fact, across every site we checked we did not find a single negative comment about Robin's work . A last word from Robin's site:
class="infoquote "I am at my best at times when clients are facing crisis or radical change where they benefit from my strategic and ana...
Reynolds Macdonald Solicitors in Hackney: This may sound like a lot and you may find a solicitor that agrees to run the same case with a 100% compensation guarantee.
class="infoquote "Reynolds Macdonald Solicitors was established in 2007"< div>
Considering there's still a huge number of law firms quoting ...
Richmond Legal Ltd Solicitors in Middleton, Manchester: So a public display (it's actually capitalised on the Richmond Legal website but we shrunk it to avoid distraction) of a number clearly meant as a potential 24 7 means of contact is rarer than you might think. Over the past two decades the number of law firms willing to work...
Rose Fendlen Law - Solicitors in Wigan (Formerly LRose Law): In this example these are all types of litigation matter. The only difference will be on whether they charge you for running the case or provide something such as a no win, no fee agreement. It seems that communication is good and there is definitely some feedback about Rose...
Reid Black Solicitors Ltd in Belfast, Antrim & Ballyclare: Some of which have been past names but their current registered company name is Reid Black Solicitors Ltd. We've also seen many people searching for 'reid and black solicitors' or 'reid black & co solicitors'. Alongside Criminal Injuries, Untraced Drivers and Medical Neglige...
RD Costings Ltd - Criminal Injury Claims based in Portishead: For some areas you may want a large firm with lots of resources.
For example most people will want a specialist for Criminal Defence or Motor Offence work. They are not the same thing.
The short version of all this is simply that RD Costings' transparency about t...
Pump Court Chambers Direct Access Barristers in London, Swindon & Winchester: We trawl through dozens of law firm's websites every day.
class="infoquote "Cordelia was very friendly and put things into words that I could understand. That brings us to a quick note on what a 'chambers' actually is compared to something like a traditional high stree...
Penerley Commercial Lawyers in Islington, London:
class="infoquote "Our lawyers are experienced in advising and representing clients in varied areas of law, from small matters to complex legal issues."< div>
One thing to watch out for when flicking through business services is that some of them are actually ve...
Pacific Law Estate Planning Solicitors in Manchester:
The official website we link to above is www.pacificlaw.co.uk, however recently they changed this www.pacificlaw.org - but either will get you to the correct website. But these days we would say that if the firm can't offer video-chat services they are now getting behin...
OTS Solicitors Ltd Immigration & Family Law in London, UK: So not to be sneezed at.
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. If...
OneLaw Chambers - Solicitors, Barristers & Advocates in London: 'one' and 'law') most search terms will bring up the firm at the top of results. All of the common variants you'd expect such as www.onelawsolicitors.com .co.uk also seem to be owned by different companies though not currently in use. They often sound very different from r...
My Law Matters from Fentimans - Solicitors in Wolverhampton, Manchester, Solihull & Waltham Cross: The official site we link to above is www.mylawmatters.co.uk but www.mylawmatters.com does not redirect you there. The client then handed tens of thousands of pounds over to the fraudster without bothering to check with the law firm whether the change was correct.
clas...
Milners Law LLP Solicitors in Leeds, Harrogate & Pontefract: But it is fair to use it that way as long as the lawyers working within the firm are focused on their own niche areas of law - i.e. An enviable position for any firm to be in which can surely only benefit clients. We’re flexible and approachable, tailoring your case to your...
Michael Leighton Jones Solicitors in Bargoed & Tredomen, Wales:
A quick note on navigation as the name of the firm is quite long. They provide a wealth of user-side data including all office locations, other trading names used, languages spoken, as well as the qualification dates of the legal staff. For example, we did see one negat...
MGBe Legal Immigration Lawyers in London: However whilst you may see hundreds of reviews about conveyancing firms - many specialist firms have very few. Author of numerous articles on EEA law and trainer with ILPA and HJT."< div>
Dual qualifications across two countries with 15+ years of experience and top accr...
Mckie Legal Solicitors in Penrith & St Helens (ConnectMeToaLawyer Ltd): Since the huge shake up to legal aid in the 90s, solicitors now mostly offer to run claims cases for free. It's very common even for firms with decades of history to have less than a handful of online reviews about them. The legal industry is one that really hasn't moved s...
Mason Bullock CCJ & Employment Solicitors in Coventry: There always are. The reason we were so keen though, was simply from one opening line on their website:
class="infoquote "When you want fast, convenient and savvy advice on employment law or setting aside a CCJ, think Mason Bullock Solicitors."< div>
This may look...
Mackenzie Jones Solicitors in St Asaph, Menai Bridge & Chester: Sadly we've seen many other firms focus more on the social side of things by stating each staff member's pets, hobbies, and even favourite foods.
The majority are very positive and (unusually) very long and well written with plenty of information about what work was...
Lindsays Solicitors Offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow & Dundee: But in recent years law firms that deal in property matters https: www.express.co.uk finance personalfinance 1251363 mortgage-scams-expert-property-owners" have been targeted by scammers heavily< a>. So in true internet-style, those people came onto the review boards to b...
Levins Solicitors in Huyton, Liverpool: We did find though that when you start typing 'levins solicitors' into Google it sometimes displays a totally different firm in the drop down suggestions. Most discussing why you should use them of course. If you've read some of our other articles though, you'll hopefully k...
Lefevres Law Firm - Litigation Solicitors in Edinburgh, Glasgow & Aberdeen: The first only means there are no fees if your case loses. Such marketing language makes any law firm starting up this century sound almost brand new. (Their other locations being Glasgow and Edinburgh.) According to the Law Society of Scotland they are the same firm but for...
KRS Estate Planning Ltd - Will & Probate Advice in Leicester: This is a great benefit for clients as it means a better chance of getting legal help from someone with focused expertise and experience in your particular type of case. The official site which we link to above is www.krsep.co.uk with www.krsep.com not redirecting there. o...
Khan Law - Raees Khan Personal Injury Solicitor in Glasgow: We can which again only has basic information. The official site we link to above is www.khanlaw.co.uk with www.khanlaw.com showing information fo...
JPS Walker Solicitors Ltd in Manchester: As a (ridiculously basic) example - it would obviously be better to use an expert lawyer who takes 25% of a hard won £5000 compensation win, than to use a less expert lawyer who takes 0% of a £2000 settlement. If you're someone with a less than perfect memory the...
Jacobs Law Solicitors: e.g. 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. The largest property firm in England Wale...
Howe + Co Solicitors in Brentford, London: It can be quite difficult to dig out the pertinent details in order to make what feels like an informed decision. One last quote from the firm's site:
class="infoquote "The vast majority of our cases are important cases to individuals, but which never receive any pu...
HooperHyde Business Law Solicitors in Solihull: We try to provide a range of possible solutions to point people in the right direction. Sometimes you don't need a local firm. There are national, county, city, and even case specific societies which legal professionals can join. This, and the odd search results, shouldn't b...
Hill House Chambers - Barristers Based in London: At the moment there are only names and the year the person qualified as a barrister. However on this occasion many of the reviews on the firm's own website and on third party boards are from peers who are also 'clients'. Always take care on the internet as many legal matte...
Stowe Family Law - Divorce Solicitors in Harrogate, York, Beverley & Other Locations: Some firms like to write alot about themselves and their services. < p> align="center images l stowe_family_law-stowefamilylaw_co_uk.png
Hawkridge & Company - Hawk Law Solicitors in Gillingham, Medway: It could have been for logo design, which really doesn't help in estimating the quality of their legal services. Hawkridge & Company are another firm which may appear like a regular high street firm, but they actually tick a lot of boxes for us that you typically don't get...
Fulton's Solicitors & Estate Agents in Clarkston & Mount Florida, Glasgow:
You'll may also see negative reviews from people who weren't even using the reviewed firm's services.
"it's never too early to consult your solicitor"
A quick note about navigation. For all we know they called Fultons about a divorce case and was refused represe...
Frazer Coogans Ltd - Solicitors in Ayr, Prestwick & Glasgow: The claim following this one on the Frazer Coogan website is a little stronger though , stating that the current Senior Director (Norman Geddes) has:
class="infoquote "... Would definitely use again"
"Dealt with everything professionally and nothing was too much ...
Fair Result Ltd Divorce Settlement Mediation Services in Leicester:
The only issue with being a new firm is the lack of consumer reviews for people to flick through yet. With the generic words in the brand name and the hyphenation, there are obviously dozens of other possibilities not to mention common typos with double lettered middle...
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.
We've seen quite a few lawyers offering a full hour's face ...
Dylan Nair Solicitors Ltd in Preston, Lancashire: They have a similar one under Personal Injury matters, but every single firm these days should run a compensation claim case completely free of charge . Of course some firms have started putting their pet's names and favourite foods in profiles. Just remember that 'no win, ...
DV Solicitors (Deo Volente Legal LLP) Law Firm in Bedford & Luton: A few articles back we covered a law firm that had a 5 star review for being such a great dog-friendly restaurant.
For example they have solicitor Dorothy Turner with a qualifying date back in 1985. We've also seen negative reviews against a criminal law firm for ref...
DisrepairClaim.co.uk - Housing Disrepair Claims Company based in Brighouse, West Yorkshire: for personal injury, such as pneumonia, asthma, gastrointestinal issues, or even anxiety and depression ... In fact, solicitors themselves https: www.legalfutures.co.uk latest-news solicitor-sanctioned-for-dealing-with-unregulated-cmcs" can be fined and even stricken off<...
David Stinson & Co Personal Injury Solicitors in Aylesford, Kent: Plus they focus on a single area of law - personal injury.
No win, no fee means that if the case loses you have nothing to pay. Some firms provide testimonials on their website which are comments they've typically obtained by direct request and often using a full feed...
Cooks Solicitors in Newcastle under Lyme & Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire:
class="infoquote "Dianne Sumner has over twenty-five years' experience of helping people move house.
Whilst that might mean you'll need slightly more concentration to make sure your researching information about the actual office rather than the group as a whole...
CEL Solicitors in Liverpool - Housing Disrepair, Knotweed, & Data Breach Claims: The firm has https: celsolicitors.co.uk case-studies " a dedicated page< a> showcasing a range of various case type examples. < p>
. These types of claims are sometimes short-lived or have government mandated dates by which point no more claims are allowed such as the ba...
Catteralls Solicitors in Wakefield: In all honesty, no legal practice has a 200+ year old solicitor sitting behind a desk issuing sage advice. We're not a fan of is this idea of ancient establishment dates because it can so easily be misleading.
class="infoquote "very polite and explained everything to ...
QualitySolicitors Burton & Co in Lincoln & Sleaford: But rather than simply place an extra logo on each law firm's website - they all put the words quality solicitors in front of their name. Unfortunately, in the heat of anger it seems that a considerable number of people who are unhappy with a 'QualitySolicitors' branded fi...
Brown & Co Solicitors in Greenwich, London: All that said, we'll give the firm one last pitch-y quote on this page:
class="infoquote "We aim to provide practical solutions to real-life problems."< div>. If you https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk office 509558 brown-and-co-solicitors" check the page for this ...
Branch Austin McCormick LLP Solicitors in Mayfair, London: So don't take any negative ratings as meaning anything unless there are explanatory (non-stupid) reasons given.
Branch Austin McCormick has a wide range of experience amongst their staff with solicitors who started their careers in all five of the last decades. For exam...
BLZ Solicitors NIHL, PPI & Immigration Lawyers in Stockport: But on scrolling through the personal background information it quickly turns out to actually be quite relevant . So unfortunately, this phrase has become quite meaningless in relation to indicating what the firm does differently.
This is where the balancing act in yo...
Bilkus and Boyle Solicitors & Estate Agents in Glasgow: People are https: www.theguardian.com money 2021 jan 02 homebuyers-scams-stamp-duty-holiday-" handing millions of pounds over to fraudsters< a> simply because they thought the email telling them to suddenly pay their huge deposit into a totally different bank account - we...
Bell Lax Ltd - Solicitors in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham: Fortunately, Bell Lax https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk office 589519 bell-lax-limited" are registered with them< a>. The first is merely how long the firm's brand name has been active.
class="infoquote "Specialist dispute resolution, accident claim and family law...
Beers LLP - Solicitors in Kingsbridge & Plymouth, Devon: But we didn't see such a solicitor named as working at this firm.
class="infoquote "Established in 1885, and now with offices in Kingsbridge and Plymouth, we have been providing generations of clients with high quality legal advice."< div>
We're not a fan of these...
Aspire Licensing & Administrative Services in Whitley Bay, Newcastle: You can always hang up and ring back on the phone number you know is correct to ask about it. They handle what would be considered legal matters, and the term 'advisors' is used. For example a Level 2 Award in Food Safety in Catering, Level 2 Award in Health and Safety in th...
Argue & Co Legal - Allan Argue Personal Injury Solicitor in Glasgow: Normally there is just a few bits of basic inforation in some https: www.lawscot.org.uk find-a-solicitor ?Name=argue&Postcode=&type=firm" search results< a>. The Scottish site has https: www.lawscot.org.uk news-and-events legal-news allan-argue-launches-his-own-practice...
Antony Hodari Solicitors Housing Disrepair Specialists in Manchester:
class="infoquote "Founded in Manchester in 1984, we have over 35 years experience of helping the public with their legal claims and have recovered well over £100 million."< div>
Quite often on law firms sites you see unhelpful and sometimes quite tenuous founding ...
Aconveyancing Ltd in Tamworth & Shirley (Solihull):
However from experience we and many other people have learned there is no 200 year old guru at any firm imparting all their wisdom to new staff.
None of that seemed to apply to Aconveyancing's reviews. For example this article from https: www.standard.co.uk home...
ABS Lawyers Ltd Solicitors in Corby & Maghull, Liverpool: That means we try to provide a range of various solutions AND firms that can provide them. However you should notice the 'translated' note next to those. You can easily end up with a 1-year qualified lawyer from a 200-year old firm.
class="infoquote "if someone wants...