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We ask all consumers to be vigilant and follow the steps below, but not an exhaustive list, to take preventive measures:
1. Check the law firm is regulated by any of the following regulatory bodies in England and Wales:
CILEx Regulation - https://cilexregulation.org.uk/
OISC - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/office-of-the-immigration-services-commissioner
SRA - https://www.sra.org.uk/
Bar Standards Board - https://www.barstandardsboard.org.uk/
2. Check the individual is regulated by any of the following regulatory bodies in England and Wales:
CILEx Regulation - https://cilexregulation.org.uk/
OISC - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/office-of-the-immigration-services-commissioner
SRA - https://www.sra.org.uk/
Bar Standards Board - https://www.barstandardsboard.org.uk/
3. If the individual is not regulated and is providing legal advice/service you may contact OISC
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/check-it-out-oisc-on-social-mediawho has the legislative power to bring forth criminal prosecution
4. Make sure the communication is written i.e. an email or letter and the email address and postal address on letterhead match those on the regulatory body’s website.
Potential scams
- Asking you for money over the phone
- Sending false invoices for legal services
- Making urgent requests for payment
- Pretending to be a qualified lawyer when unqualified
- Giving legal advice as part of the firm
- Communicating on behalf of the law firm but from another telephone number/email address not on our website and not on our letterhead
Please note that the above is not an exhaustive list. You are encouraged to take urgent action with respect to any emails/communication that may seem suspicious by reporting to Action Fraud UK https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/as well as reporting to the regulatory bodies listed above. You may also call the police 999 in case of an emergency.
From time to time criminals may attempt to use our firm’s good reputation and wide renown for their fraudulent personal gain by claiming that they work for the firm when they do not work for the firm and are not even qualified.
One individual has come to our attention bearing the name Swetang Joshi – we have reported him to Action Fraud and raised the report with our Regulatory body – as he fraudulently represented to another of working in our firm Joshi Advocates Ltd and having made personal financial gain when he has never worked in our firm as he is not even qualified. If you have had any communication with him where he has claimed to work for our firm Joshi Advocates Ltd you must report him to Action Fraud UK urgently https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/and call our office 07462425149 to provide all necessary details allowing us to raise the report to our regulatory body.