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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ULA Solicitors Ltd - Law Firm in London: That in itself is a positive sign not to be dismissed . But what do the third party sites say customer feedback is like for this firm?
class="infoquote "was very helpful and he did not allow the officer to ask me anything which could make me say anything wrong"
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Trust Inheritance Ltd Wills, Probate & Estate Planning in Weston-Super-Mare:
class="infoquote "excellent professional, prompt and accurate service every time"
"Does what it says on the tin"
"I have found to be excellent value for money."< div>
On the whole they are positive too . Clearly some mix up with company names in the are...
Trojan Solicitors Ltd Immigration & Family Law in London: So when you see very few or even zero reviews for a law practice - that's not a negative sign. For Trojan they list Agnieszka Tomasikiewicz as having qualified in 2012 and Rameez Dar in 2017.
class="infoquote "Our aim is to build long standing relationships with everyo...
The Legal Practice Ltd - Solicitors in Rickmansworth & Wembley Park, Greater London: Just try looking up the star ratings of several other property firms in your area. Maintaining such high ratings whilst working in that industry is pretty impressive .
. Serving The Local & National Community Since 1964"< div>
If you've already scoured through dozens...
Youngs Solicitors - Young & Co Solicitors Ltd in Longton (Stoke on Trent): It's quite a common company name really, so make sure you are on the correct site. However this is still a very confident move because linking through to third party sites for people to view comments about your firm has quite an element of risk. At the time of writing ther...
The Injury Solicitor Ltd - Road Accident Claims in Salford, Manchester: You can end up with a a 1-year-experienced solicitor from a 200-year-old firm, or a 40-year-experienced veteran solicitor from a 1-year-old law office. If you https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk office 2505 the-injury-solicitor-ltd" check the page for a firm< a> you'll be...
Taylor Price Legal Ltd - Solicitors in Leeds & Levenshulme (Manchester):
A quick note on navigation then with that point in mind.
class="infoquote "Emails have been sent misusing the name and contact details of Taylor Price Solicitors. Word like 'friendly', 'efficient' or 'modern' pop up constantly but don't really help to distinguish...
Swain & Co Solicitors Ltd in Southampton, Liverpool & Havant: I approached them full of cynicism after years of let downs by other lawyers. They usually include words like 'modern', 'friendly', or 'one of the leading' which all sound great but actually don't tell you anything about the firm itself.
class="infoquote "We will provi...
Stowe Family Law - Divorce Solicitors in Harrogate, York, Beverley & Other Locations: However this statement alone should qualify our decision. It's not uncommon for well-known divorce firms to demand £hundreds in a retainer deposit before even meeting with you.
class="infoquote "Within our 80-plus strong team of leading UK divorce lawyers, we ha...
Stenfield Ltd Solicitors in Norwich & Harrow on the Hill, London: Any mentions of 'Stenfield Limited' relate to the same company.
It's very important these days to keep fully aware of what site you are on and the legitimacy of the emails you receive. Luckily Stenfield are members of The Law Society of England & Wales which is simply ...
Springle & Co Solicitors Estate Planning Wills & Probate in North Shields, Tyne and Wear:
class="infoquote "We're independently owned and we believe that smaller is better. Just some star ratings. However, this is common for legal service providers. Increasingly so these days. By reducing wasteful overheads, we can improve personal client service.
O...
Simper Law Ltd - Solicitors in Norwich & Great Yarmouth: At Simper Law they have legal professionals from each of the last three decades available. Tech companies, restaurants, social media providers, and so on are always on the look out for the next new thing. For example several are related litigation matters (e.g. If you https...
The Search Bureau from Premier Searches Ltd - UK Conveyancing Search Provider: All other variants we tried such as www.searchbureau.com and www.thesearchbureau.com were owned by different firms. Most services like The Search Bureau are used by larger companies. After more than twenty years of working in the legal industry, we've built up quite a networ...
Robin Somerville Direct Access Barrister & Mediator in Barnet, Greater London: We checked with Google, Yelp, Yell.com and Trustpilot as well as some other sites like ours that recommend or list barrister information.
The fact Robin has decided to focus on an area he knows from personal experience as a three-time business owner, can only exponen...
Reynolds Macdonald Solicitors in Hackney: They are far less likely to rush and publicly talk about their messy divorce, bankruptcy, or life-long brain injury.
The age of the firm's brand name has absolutely no bearing on whether the actual solicitor assigned to your case has any experience at all. However if a ...
Richmond Legal Ltd Solicitors in Middleton, Manchester:
A quick note on navigation though as when we tried searching for information around the web about this firm, Google wasn't the most helpful.
What does that mean? For us it indicates that the firm genuinely do have an affinity and expertise for the two areas of la...
Rose Fendlen Law - Solicitors in Wigan (Formerly LRose Law): At the time of writing, any variation such as 'lrose solicitors' or 'rose fendlen solicitors' still brings up the correct firm in the top result.
class="infoquote "Rose Fendlen Law is Authorised and Regulated by the SRA (Solicitors Regulation Authority)"< div>
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Reid Black Solicitors Ltd in Belfast, Antrim & Ballyclare: The official site we link to above is www.reidblack.com with www.reidblack.co.uk not currently showing anything at all. Never discuss bank details or payments via email. None of the mis-spellings or full branding domains such as www.reidblacksolicitors.com .co.uk seemed to...
RD Costings Ltd - Criminal Injury Claims based in Portishead:
Criminal injury claims obviously require considerable tact in light of the types of cases brought. The 25% is sometimes more of a bonus. For others you may be better off with a Direct Access barrister to save some time and money. Something we would expect a personal ...
Pump Court Chambers Direct Access Barristers in London, Swindon & Winchester: Also at the moment the majority of scams are targeted at property law firms anyway because of the huge payoffs.
class="infoquote "Chambers are groups of barristers and tend to comprise between 20 and 60 barristers. Words such as 'modern', 'leading', 'top', 'award-winni...
Penerley Commercial Lawyers in Islington, London: Only five years ago one lawyer said to us 'that internet? no we don't do that' when we asked about their online offerings. Obviously with huge amounts of money changing hands, fraudsters are desperately emailing people pretending to be their solicitor and telling them to p...
Pacific Law Estate Planning Solicitors in Manchester:
Many firms since the pandemic have managed to upgrade their systems to offer video-call appointments. But these days we would say that if the firm can't offer video-chat services they are now getting behind the times. We've also seen dozens of negative reviews followe...
OTS Solicitors Ltd Immigration & Family Law in London, UK: OTS Solicitors state being listed in https: www.legal500.com " The Legal 500< a>, which unfortunately is probably more known amongst other legal industry professionals rather than general consumers.
class="infoquote "Each part of the process was explained clearly. ...
NV Legal Ltd Personal Injury Solicitors in Watford: NV Legal are with The Law Society of England & Wales which actually has one of the best society websites we've seen .
When a firm states it is a Personal Injury specialist it will usually then follow it up with a long list of case types covered including Professiona...
My Law Matters from Fentimans - Solicitors in Wolverhampton, Manchester, Solihull & Waltham Cross:
class="infoquote "we always strive to maintain consistently high standards throughout our work and aim to provide the best legal advice available."< div>
. Seasoned expert hands alongside fresh legs. But as long as the separate branding efforts have been strong (as...
Milners Law LLP Solicitors in Leeds, Harrogate & Pontefract: If they sound a little different or slightly more zealous than the reviews you typically see on third party boards such a Google, Trustpilot, Yell.com or Yelp - we'd agree, but that's actually very common. Be aware however that legal service providers are not treated the sa...
Michael Leighton Jones Solicitors in Bargoed & Tredomen, Wales:
A quick note on navigation as the name of the firm is quite long.
class="infoquote "We offer a full range of legal services for both individuals and businesses whether large or small not only in the South Wales Valleys but also nationwide."< div>
That's anoth...
MGBe Legal Immigration Lawyers in London:
MGBe Legal specialise in the latter of those. Someone who constantly updates themselves in the new legislation and guidelines.
class="infoquote "Solicitor qualified in England & Wales and in Italy, with extensive experience in immigration, nationality and asylum l...
Mckie Legal Solicitors in Penrith & St Helens (ConnectMeToaLawyer Ltd): However the concept of the local solicitors office has become something of an almost quaint, nostalgic notion these days when Amazon will bring you any item in the world within 24 hrs of you ordering it (usually whilst sat on the toilet). For example https: www.theguardia...
McEwan Fraser Legal Property Conveyancing in Edinburgh, Aberdeen & Inverness: That's not uncommon when it comes to property firms as most people feel comfortable announcing if their house sale went good or bad. But that's something we're not totally sold on.
There is a huge amount of public reviews about the firm though. Both in text and with l...
Mason Bullock CCJ & Employment Solicitors in Coventry: It's a difficult area of work , often futile, and not a massively well paying job to take on. The courts should be trying to repair the damage done. If you ever want to look up the specialties or qualification dates of the solicitor you are thinking of using, there is usual...
Linkilaw Solicitors Ltd: They obtain the relevant phone email contact details then contact the buyer seller pretending to be from the solicitors office and tell them new bank details to pay any deposits into.
You never know where the next scam might come from though so pay attention to the web...
Lindsays Solicitors Offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow & Dundee:
Hopefully we've given you a few new resources to use with these articles and provided a few bits of information you maybe didn't know before to help when deciding which firm you'd like to take your case. Their website also isn't plastered with carefully selected test...
Levins Solicitors in Huyton, Liverpool: We've genuinely seen one firm that stated they were 'continuing a 150 year history in the area' based on the fact they'd moved into a building previously occupied by a much older firm.
The firm has a range of experienced staff qualified over the past four decades such ...
Lefevres Law Firm - Litigation Solicitors in Edinburgh, Glasgow & Aberdeen: www.lefevres.co.uk brings up nothing and www.lefevres.com is an accountancy firm. At 1to1Legal we try to get a varied selection of options for people to choose from.
The only reason this might cause concern to some people is because of the huge number of law firms st...
KRS Estate Planning Ltd - Will & Probate Advice in Leicester: Like most people though, we're more interested in any negative comments to see if there is a common theme to be aware of - such as poor communication, price switching, or clients being fobbed off to junior staff once signed up.
These options are obviously incredibly ...
Khan Law - Raees Khan Personal Injury Solicitor in Glasgow: But the same themes of praise are echoed across the independent forums as well such as Trustpilot,
JPS Walker Solicitors Ltd in Manchester: But coming back to the original statement we're continuing to expand on:
class="infoquote "offering an effective and first class no win no fee service"< div>
This is another important statement to make sure you've read correctly on any law practice's website. This...
Jacobs Law Solicitors: That's because "established in 2013" can sound ridiculously new to some considering so many solicitors quote centuries-old founding dates. You'd think that would be a universal trait by now, but it's not. So having direct contact details for every lawyer at the firm listed o...
Howe + Co Solicitors in Brentford, London: Gushingly so on occasions, as I'm guessing they were in relation to situations such as immigration where people can feel literally in the middle of life death struggles. Howe & Co are registered with The Law Society of England & Wales which is a great resource offering a h...
HooperHyde Business Law Solicitors in Solihull: On hand ready to help you with your business needs."< div>
The majority of firms will make a statement like this one on the HooperHyde site relating to their experience. So how can you tell the crafty sales-pitches from the useful information?
One of the best res...
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:
class="infoquote "Our experienced team is both dependable and professional."< div>
When we see statements like this one when putting together an article on a more southern firm, we can simply go to the England Wales Law Society website and look up the experience ...
Frazer Coogans Ltd - Solicitors in Ayr, Prestwick & Glasgow: 'Leading' also sounds great but of itself doesn't actually provide any definition of what area, stats, or other measurable metrics they are 'leading' in. For example on the one of their most r...
Fieldfisher LLP Personal Injury Solicitors in Manchester & London: For this firm to have individual offices within the UK that have remained focused on a relatively small target group and one that can bring just regular smaller (again, relatively) claimants alongside larger ones - is unusual. The main site we link to above is www.fieldfis...
Fair Result Ltd Divorce Settlement Mediation Services in Leicester: This gives you our undivided attention."< div>. So there is a massive difference between a firm saying they are 'one of the leading firms' versus something actually specific and therefore useful such as 'one of the top five personal injury firms in Wales'. In other words if ...
Education Law Service Ltd - Special Educational Needs Lawyer in London:
One lesser known area of litigation is Special Education Needs work (SEN).
class="infoquote "We offer a free thirty minutes remote virtual consultation"< div>
A nice respectable middle offering that will hopefully let you get some information about what help...
Dylan Nair Solicitors Ltd in Preston, Lancashire: No win, no fee just means that there will be no fees if your case loses. It may be a sad side-effect of the Facebook Instagram age we live in but many people do make decisions about whether to use a solicitor or not much easier if there is a photo. Don't despair. That's not ...
DV Solicitors (Deo Volente Legal LLP) Law Firm in Bedford & Luton:
class="infoquote "We create value for our clients, our people and our community"< div>
If you https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk office 529702 deo-volente-legal-llp" check out the page they have< a> on this firm you'll be presented with a wealth of details su...
DisrepairClaim.co.uk - Housing Disrepair Claims Company based in Brighouse, West Yorkshire: for other inconveniences and loss of amenity ..."< div>
So is there a compelling reason we've made an exception for this CMC? Yes and unfortunately it's a very bleak one because most high street law firms across the UK do not take Housing Disrepair claim matters. In fac...
David Stinson & Co Personal Injury Solicitors in Aylesford, Kent:
No win, no fee means that if the case loses you have nothing to pay. We love case studies on a law firm's website. But note that 'no win, no fee' and '100% compensation guarantee' are not the same thing. Often you will be asked to sign an 'After The Event' insurance do...
Cooks Solicitors in Newcastle under Lyme & Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire:
The largest conveyancy provider in the UK has over 1500 reviews on Google and a star rating of just over two stars. So how are Cooks Solicitors looking on the independent boards?
class="infoquote "Graeme Tennant dealt with my Right to buy conveyancing and I cou...
CEL Solicitors in Liverpool - Housing Disrepair, Knotweed, & Data Breach Claims: < p>
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It's always great to have options and many of those just mentioned could save considerable time and money over a regular 'high street' law office.
If you want to see the disparity between the number of firms willing to take these cases on, just use o...
Catteralls Solicitors in Wakefield: More importantly, which solicitors are actually well established with experience in your matter. There are so many typical high-street-looking types of law firms around these days it can be hard to find differences between them in order to make a more informed decision abo...
QualitySolicitors Burton & Co in Lincoln & Sleaford: There are negative reviews from people who were told they didn't have a case.
One of the best resources for finding out the specialties and experience of the individual solicitors within a firm is the local law societies.
class="infoquote "Acted quickly and very p...
OneLaw Chambers - Solicitors, Barristers & Advocates in London: A solicitor that helps you with your immigration application may still have to hire a barrister when it comes to fighting the matter further.
Direct Access, or Public Access as it's sometimes known, allows members of the public to skip that step and hire a barrister di...
Branch Austin McCormick LLP Solicitors in Mayfair, London: Firms that handle a single case type call themselves 'specialists' giving the impression that firms handling a wider range of matters are not so. There were a couple of negative ratings, but unfortunately the reviewers left absolutely no comments for us to know what generate...
BLZ Solicitors NIHL, PPI & Immigration Lawyers in Stockport: That's why we have general practice firms along side specialists - as well as alternate solutions such as mediation companies.
class="infoquote "Should you require expert legal advice please contact BLZ Solicitors for a free initial consultation."< div>
We absolu...
Bilkus and Boyle Solicitors & Estate Agents in Glasgow:
As a Scottish business ourselves, we hope our national Law Society can catch up and provide a bit more in the future . For example, the review we saw criticising a Criminal Law firm for refusing to take on someone's Divorce case. You can then click the links of solici...
Bell Lax Ltd - Solicitors in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham: The second is about how much experience the actual solicitor has. But the basic checks we use when judging a firm for inclusion in our database can easily be used by potential clients as well to filter out non-suitable firms much quicker. We would just always recommend tha...
Beers LLP - Solicitors in Kingsbridge & Plymouth, Devon: However that doesn't mean we ignore flaws or hide negative press when we find it.
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 no...
Aspire Licensing & Administrative Services in Whitley Bay, Newcastle: For cases such as Motor Offenses or a Personal Injury, absolutely we would recommend a firm that is clearly a law office.
class="infoquote "We can take your initial instructions, provide relevant training to you and your staff, draft and submit applications to all rele...
Argue & Co Legal - Allan Argue Personal Injury Solicitor in Glasgow: The Scottish site has https: www.lawscot.org.uk news-and-events legal-news allan-argue-launches-his-own-practice " several articles about the launch of this firm< a>, but not a lot of good details such as staff, specialties, or qualification dates. The legal industry genu...
APS Legal & Associates Ltd - Will Advisors and Assured Probate Services: So how as a front end website browsing consumer can you tell which claims are potentially true?
If the will writing service you're looking at is run by or at least backed by a law firm, then they will absolutely state this. Hopefully we'll get an article about it out ...
Antony Hodari Solicitors Housing Disrepair Specialists in Manchester: Over the past few years alone https: www.theguardian.com money 2020 feb 29 bank-scam-solicitors-email-hacked" people have lost millions to scammers< a> over property matters when buying or selling a house. One we saw last week was particularly odd because the complaint wa...
Aconveyancing Ltd in Tamworth & Shirley (Solihull): For example this article from https: www.standard.co.uk homesandproperty property-news stamp-duty-holiday-deadline-extension-rish-sunak-a140746.html" The Evening Standard< a> on stamp duty during the lengthy lockdown and the pressure currently on conveyancing firms in suc...
ABS Lawyers Ltd Solicitors in Corby & Maghull, Liverpool: Some go as far as big bold letters with boastful 'the client is king' banners (slightly sexist in our opinion though). If the firm you're researching is signed up to them - wonderful. The official website we link to is www.abslawyers.co.uk and at the moment www.abslawyers.co...
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