Finding Legal Help When Things Go Wrong
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:
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White Collar Legal & Admin Ltd in Wirral, Merseyside:
The list of services offered is quite extensive considering, offering help with financial mis-selling, landlord tenant disputes, personal injury, wills, etc. But after 20 years working in the legal industry and thousands of articles, I think my opinions should be allow...
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...
Thorpe Wilson Ltd Solicitors in Rochdale:
The firm's website is https secure for submitting your details via the online form. We would also recommend bookmarking the website if you plan on coming back to it.
Having worked with law firms for over 20 years now, our team know the best resources to help yo...
Thompsons Solicitors in Scotland | Personal Injury Claims in Glasgow, Dundee, Edinburgh & Galashiels: You'll also be sent there if you try www.thompsonssolicitors.co.uk or www.thompsonssolicitors.com which - when you look at it - explains their choice of using a hyphen for clarity in the official domain. His firm was simply called 'W H Thompson, Solicitor' and was passed on ...
The Johnson Partnership Solicitors in Nottingham, Sheffield, Doncaster & Derby: Everyone detained in a police station or interviewed under caution qualifies for legal advice and assistance free of charge, irrespective of means."< div>
A quick note on navigation. The first paragraph of the firm's website states:
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Taylor Rose MW Ltd Solicitors in Manchester, Peterborough & London: Their recent history is packed with more changes and growth than we typically report regarding our 100+ year established firms. They have a standard central office chain going on, but also a network of branded independent consultancies. They've clearly invested a lot of tim...
Taborns Legal Business - Will Taborn Ltd in London: Taborns went above and beyond to understand our requirements and source the individuals we needed."
"Taborns interact seamlessly between barrister and client, and their instructions are thorough."< div>
They also have a genuine News section. For example if you were...
Serious Law LLP - Serious Injury Law Solicitors in Bolton: If you look at the page for Serious Law there is a range of experience levels, with solicitors from every decade over the past 40 years. This is the same advice we've always given for people with Medical Negligence cases as well .
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SBW Law Ltd - Solicitors in Liverpool: Whilst many firms post testimonials of happy clients on their websites, the majority of people prefer the independent review boards where both positive and negative comments can be viewed. our friendly team ..."< div>
Practically every law firm makes this claim which ...
RSR Law Ltd in Croydon: Timescale. The offered service seems identical to that promised on the main site, but with extra clarifications regarding things such as home visits where needed, that they only cover England Wales, and so on. On this occasion, there is actually a lot clarification of what ...
Robson & Co Solicitors based in Hythe, Shepway, Kent: Hythe has gardening, horse riding, bowling, tennis, cricket, football, squash and sailing clubs. Unfortunately, unless it specifically says something like 'the providing guardian or guardians' - I think there will always be room to take it various ways. Make sure to speak wi...
Redwood Collections Ltd - Debt Recovery Services based in Croydon: There aren't too many possible variants to worry about and scammers tend to target other legal matters such as property and wills anyway so no concerns to raise here. Naturally, many of them charge much more but if you can find one like Redwood Collections that offer pay-on-...
Penn Chambers Ltd - Solicitors in London: If you look up the page for Penn Chambers on https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk office 547667 penn-chambers-limited" The Law Society website< a> you'll see that the principle solicitor (Shak Inayat) has been practising law since 1995 . You never know what's around the c...
OJ Solicitors Ltd English & Romanian Solicitors in Glasgow: So having plenty of independent reviews to go through is always helpful.
We would therefore recommend bookmarking the correct site once you're on it just in case. Plus having the actual solicitor able to converse with you in your native language has immeasurable ben...
NV Legal Ltd Personal Injury Solicitors in Watford:
So reading both the lines themselves and the stuff inbetween, you can be pretty confident that such would not be the case with NV Legal. Your claim will NOT [sic] be handled by a non-qualified, unskilled person or paralegal ..."< div>
This is another statement to k...
Simons Rodkin Solicitors LLP in London, Finchley & Hatfield: This is important because some firms will use less-than-transparent (to put it mildly) wording to describe their experience when trying to sell you their services on their website. In somewhere like London there are is a simply overwhelming number of firms to choose from . ...
Murray Hay Solicitors for Putney & Wandsworth: On their site they state abilities in Family Law including divorce, separation, cohabitation, pre-nuptial agreements, children, abuse and more. you'll agree with us that the website actually reflects a sort of personality to the firm, rather than just being another professio...
MTA Personal Injury Solicitors LLP in Bromley, Kent - Greater London:
class="infoquote "If you or a loved one has suffered an injury due to the negligence of a medical or health professional then we may be able to help. If you're still struggling to decide between various firms, there are other things you can check independently too . ...
Meresbrook Pollard Solicitors in Bradford: The official address is www.meresbrookpollardsolicitors.co.uk, not www.meresbrookpollard.co.uk, and the common variants of those - www.meresbrookpollardsolicitors.com and www.meresbrookpollard.com - don't seem to be owned by the firm either. We found it posted in the About s...
McShanes Solicitors based in Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland: They promise to keep you advised of any cost implications of your case, to keep you fully informed of all developments in your case, to keep you informed of any relevant changes in the law, and to regularly review the progress of the case with you.
They do this on a wid...
McEwan Fraser Legal Property Conveyancing in Edinburgh, Aberdeen & Inverness: The official site is www.mcewanfraserlegal.co.uk and currently www.mcewanfraserlegal.com does not redirect you there. Two other property firms we recommend on our site and who we think do a great job have only 2-3 star ratings. They have over 500+ reviews on Google at the ti...
Alexander JLO Solicitors - AJLO in London, Birmingham, Chelmsford, Norwich & Liverpool: We know several excellent firms that have 2 or 3 overall star ratings on some forums yet 5 star everywhere else. I'm willing to bet AJLO's actual client wasn't so upset with them doing that. Top notch work."
"I will never forget how much their help saved me from a terri...
Linkilaw Solicitors Ltd: If you check out https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk office 631933 linkilaw-solicitors-limited" the section for this firm< a> you'll see contact information, qualification dates of the relevant solicitors, details of their specialties, and more. The solicitors themselves ...
Leech & Co Solicitors Ltd in Manchester: You can contact us by e-mail, telephone, SKYPE or Facetime and we can offer a home appointment if required." < div>
This facility certainly separates old-school thinking solicitors from the more modern, client-focused firms. That's just when they became a limited company...
Law In Cornwall from Cubism Ltd, Truro: They also cover the regular range of personal injury compensation claims available. Therefore, their solicitors provide you with the necessary strategic advice to ensure that you can resolve your problem or dispute as swiftly and effectively as possible.
They provide le...
Lawcomm Solicitors Services in Fareham, Whiteley & London: by the current Managing Director from a single desk and has grown steadily"< div>
When checking out solicitors, 1999 as a established date may sound quite new with so many firms proudly quoting founding dates 100+ years or more.
Even so, we would still recommend ...
Lambertpugh LLP Nationwide Conveyancing Solicitors from Norwich: Basic explanations of each of the services. that you will not be charged anything if the transaction does not go through.
Lambert pugh are on the panels of all major mortgage lenders as well as being members of the Conveyancing Quality Scheme, sometimes a requirement (d...
Kudos Legal Ltd Solicitors in Glasgow and Preston: We would hope that the firm's ethos carries across the company as a whole though:
class="infoquote "Our commitment to our clients is what truly sets us apart from other Solicitors."< div>
We did have some issues navigating the site whilst writing this. does a amaz...
Kings View Chambers, London with Stephen McCaffrey & Catherine Stock: Considering that variants such as www.kingschambers.com, www.kingsview.com and www.kingsview.co.uk are all owned by other firms as well, it's very advisable to bookmark the site just in case. So why have we sought out such a relatively new, small chambers to add to our netwo...
Kings Court Trust Ltd Probate Services based in Bristol: It's never going to be easy to pick up the phone and start that process.
The website has plenty of references to the fixed pricing aspect mentioned earlier. We also would like to see some case examples. This will offer a fixed-fee service, based on the amount of work re...
Joanna Connolly Solicitors in Liverpool, Merseyside: Often a conditional fee arrangement is put in place where the client pays no money up front, but as much as 25% to 30% of any monies 'won' during a case will be paid to the solicitor on completion. Make sure to ask and discuss in depth how and when the solicitor taking your ...
Jarmans Solicitors Ltd in Sittingbourne, Kent & Chancery Lane, London: However at least it's cliche-free . So we'd like to see a bit more flexibility, even if it just becomes normal for all law firms to do one late night every second Thursday.
A quick note on navigation as the double 's' in www.jarmanssolicitors.co.uk could pose the po...
Jackson Lees Group Solicitors in Liverpool & Manchester (aka Jackson Canter): None of that remains but people are still searching our system for the additional name tag.
As a large firm you would expect a large case range, and JacksonLees certainly have that. So, now everything seems to be accessible from that main website rather than spread out ...
IWC Estate Planning & Management Ltd - Probate & Will Services in Croydon, Bristol & Braintree: These are people with no legal qualifications that discuss your case in depth with you and take all the details. If you've gone to a solicitor there's a good chance you're already having a big problem and are already very aggravated. They were voted the number one legal pro...
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. When checking out review...
R James Hutcheon Solicitors - Law Firm in Liverpool: We didn't notice any glaring signs of fraudulent reviews either - i.e. Beware of law practices touting ancient founding dates. From the Hutcheons Law site:
class="infoquote "Many solicitors are now charging 25% of the client's compensation due to a change in the Law f...
Huneewoth Solicitors based in Croydon, South London: We turned up quite a few things including a https: tribunalsdecisions.service.gov.uk utiac ia-06557-2014-ors" tribunal case< a> where Anupamah successfully defended her clients position. The firm's founding solicitor, Anupamah Huneewoth, became a solicitor in 2011. We the...
HJA.net - Hodge Jones & Allen LLP Solicitors in London: We did spot others too, such as www.hjallenllp.com which seems to be simply a duplicate of the main site. You'd be lucky to scrape up even a handful on any particular firm.
First off is the roots of the firm which started as duty solicitors at police stations in the p...
Helix Law Ltd - Solicitors in Brighton & Eastbourne: So yes, the fact Helix Law have taken the time to produce such pieces is a positive indication. www.helix-law.com certainly redirects to the UK version, but www.helixlaw.com is owned by someone else. I would not hesitate to recommend them."
"Avery approachable and helpf...
HH Law Ltd - Hampson Hughes Solicitors in Liverpool: The last firm we wrote an article on had a huge list of five star reviews all written within the past month by reviewers who had only ever written that one review. (Pause to raise an eyebrow.) We didn't see any of such fishy goings-on for Hampson Hughes though. From Ian Tro...
GloverPriest Solicitors Ltd in Birmingham (Great Barr), Stourbridge, Wellingborough & Tamworth: So make sure you've entered the name of the firm and it's office town when searching to make sure you're reading about the right place. Clients don't want to feel as though they're always talking to reception or junior staff. Certainly, if there is a recurring theme of incom...
Frank Rogers Law Ltd - Motoring Offence Solicitor in Birkenhead: Note that many law firm's websites will make a statement such as "40 years of experience within the firm" or "20 years of combined experience". This is limited to 30 minutes."< div>
They also appear to have a genuine Blog section. Whilst Frank Rogers does state he kno...
Fieldfisher LLP Personal Injury Solicitors in Manchester & London: Possibly a shopping centre from the sounds of it, as there are plenty around the UK with 'field' and 'fish' in the name. However these are sufficiently in the past to avoid anyone still mixing them up. However, there was a weird selection of negative comments spanning a one...
FamLegal.co.uk Family Legal Solicitors in Middlewich, Cheshire: They offer all clients an initial low-cost advice session where the first hour of our time is charged at just £75. The practice regularly features in the legal 500, and was honoured to be nominated as Best family law firm in the UK (lawyer monthly magazine in 2015). Th...
Edward Hands & Lewis Solicitors in Lewisham, Loughborough & Leicester: Plus email does have the flexibility of not only time usage for corresponding, but also keeps a written record of the back and forth. Usually if the website is long-winded in a firm of 3-4 people, then you can expect some of the staff to be a bit long-winded too. Some statem...
Hammond Trotter Solicitors Ltd | Motor Offence Lawyers in Manchester & London: However, they state a success rate of 87% and I'm sure you've seen several firms stating successes in the 90-100% range. Losing a license can often mean losing a job, let alone the school run, grocery shopping, weekends away, nights out, kids clubs, etc, etc, etc.
A...
Driscoll Kingston Solicitors in Liverpool: Be careful on other firm's sites where you'll see an * or words like 'joint' or 'combined' buried later on in the sentence.
Of course, there are always the hand-picked testimonials from the firm's own website. Often when firms want to grow they'll start accepting every...
DFA Law LLP Solicitors in Northampton: A 40-year established firm might stick you with a 1-year experienced solicitor, and a 1-year established firm might have a 40-year experience partner on staff. So how do we know DFA Law have experience staff? Most legal professionals are signed up to a local Law Society. The...
Davey Law Solicitors in Cirencester and Gloucester: These are usually life changing and chronic conditions such as head injuries, spinal injuries, amputations, and so on resulting from an accident or negligence.
So yes. Because not seeking attention deserves some attention. This will be my 49th law firm review article ...
CSL Law Ltd Solicitors in Croydon: But in this case, we'd advice it anyway just in case your memory lets you down as you type and you end up going in circles for a little while and cursing Google's name!
A last little snippet:
class="infoquote "Our team are approachable, organised, enthusiastic and...
CFG Law Personal Injury Solicitors in Cheadle, Greater Manchester: These were not paid articles created at the behest of firms, but genuine attempts to increase awareness amongst the public and the industry . Whilst the section is labelled Case Studies, it's not like any other case study section we've encountered. It's very brief descripti...
Briffa Legal Ltd Intellectual Property (IP) Solicitors in London: We love case studies in the same way teenagers love YouTube. (I really don't care what my solicitor's hobbies, pets or favourite colour are. But the firm's enthusiasm unashamedly spills out of their website anyway. It's an awkward shape and the colours are too pale to displ...
Brearleys Solicitors in Batley, Birstall, Cleckheaton and Brighouse: Hence the reason we like to see profile pages like these on law firm's websites.
Like most firms, Brearleys state national coverage. These are pages on a website that state staff member names and specialities. it is rare for a new practice to open with four offices. if ...
Barrister-Direct Ltd: Using Barristers for Personal Injury Claims: They in turn will then often approach Barristers for advice and representation if your case proceeds to Court. They aim to explain clearly the merits and risks of a case with you up front. They handle all the usual types of accident claims such as road traffic accidents, pub...
Balfour + Manson Solicitors & Property Sales in Aberdeen, Glasgow & Edinburgh: Whilst a large number of firms will ensure some level of disability help, such as wheelchair access to the offices - this seems to be something more. The course itself was the subject of much debate and controversy for years, but was handled by a different firm (Dundas & Wil...
AWH Legal Ltd - AWH Solicitors in Manchester & Blackburn: There are always a few things we would like to see from firms. Of course, most people won't have any idea whether these are worth paying attention to. Or you could end up speaking to a junior in-experienced staff member for the 'free' 30-60 consultation on offer.
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Avery & Walters Ltd - Solicitors in Leeds & Harrogate: every member of the Avery Walters team is a specialist in their chosen field and has either worked for National Law firms or has been in their sector for many years and are indeed experts in their field"< div>
Statements such as these for example can be checked through ...
Auto Logistic Solutions Ltd - Vehicle Accident Management: Our aim is to be the customer's first choice for vehicle accident management."< div>
So to answer the original question, no we haven't changed our position. Remember though, that none of this would be doubling up on anything you currently have or are paying for - e.g...
Atkinson Rose Employment Law Firm based in London: The Atkinson Rose news page currently has real< u> editorial pieces about actual< u> Employment Law matters. Some are directly relevant such as having worked in-house for British Airways as an advisor on employee matters or advising on contract matters at Western Union. I ...
Ashworth Motoring Law | Driving Offence Solicitors in Rossendale, Lancashire: There is no such thing as no win, no fee for cases like this either. At 1to1Legal, we love specialists! And we can think of no greater case type where a specialist would be wanted than motoring offences. If I were a famous footballer, I'd expect to be ripped off that amount....
APS Legal & Associates Ltd - Will Advisors and Assured Probate Services: property matters). 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 advisor on their books.
class="infoquote "With over 500 Associates na...
Apprise Legal Services - Wills, Trusts, Probate & Estate Planning in Sutton Coldfield:
So are there any consumer reviews to go on? Certainly there are the usual testimonials on the company's website:
class="infoquote "David made it easy to do, easy to explain to my Mother and my family and for a price that was excellent value for money."
"... ...
Aina Khan Law Ltd - Family Law Solicitors in Broxbourne, London: You turned the case round completely"< div>. 35+ countries covered."< div>
Another thing we see alot is firms stating they are 'Award Winning' with no further reference to what that award was for. Be aware that www.ainakhanlaw.co.uk is currently not in use. However when...
Allsop Durn Solicitors in Ruislip: As the firm has decided to use two surnames for their firm title - you're unlikely to get it mixed up with others. really.) So always put the star ratings into context by reading the comments that go with. (No ... They list standard rates and some examples based on various...
ACS Accident Claims Scotland - Road Traffic & Workplace Personal Injury Solicitors: The guy behind ACS, was one of the people that worked with us on that old system.
class="infoquote "Experts in personal injury claims - no win no fee"< div>
That's a quote from the Accident Claims Scotland website. In Scotland there is often some confusion abo...
5 Essex Court Chambers & Partners - Barristers in London: Other typical variants such as www.fiveessexcourt.co.uk or the dot com version are also similarly nothing to do with this particular chambers.
Of course, if you search for the name on a search engine the correct site will pop up at the top. However this actually makes i...
33 Legal Ltd | Claim Services in Preston & Manchester: Both statements are true. Well for one thing, they focus on criminal injury matters . As if following their local solicitor is something anyone outside the industry gets excited about. (Especially with one Southern England firm that claimed a 150 year heritage because they ...
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