Alerts
Warning: Bogus website for 'Brabners LLP' and emails misusing the name of 'Mark Feeny'
19 October 2021
The website 'www.brabnerslaw.com' is operating, falsely claiming to be for a genuine firm of solicitors. Emails and faxes have also been sent purporting to be from a genuine solicitor.
What is the scam?
The website ‘www.brabnerslaw.com’ is operating, falsely claiming to be for Brabners LLP (see below). The website misuses the names and contact details of genuine individuals at the genuine firm.
The website incorrectly states that the telephone number for the Liverpool office is 0745 127 4665.
The website also incorrectly provides the email address info@brabnerslaw.com and lists other fee earners email addresses ending @brabnerslaw.com.
The SRA has also seen copies of correspondence sent by email and fax purporting to be from Mark Feeny (see below) in relation to an inheritance scam. The email addresses provided are ‘mark.feeny@brabnerslaw.com’ and ‘markfeenylaw@gmail.com’. The telephone number provided is ‘011 44 745 127 4665’.
Any business or transaction through ‘www.brabnerslaw.com’, or the telephone numbers and email addresses above, is not undertaken by a solicitors’ practice or by an individual authorised and regulated by the SRA.
Is there a genuine firm or person?
The SRA authorises and regulates a firm of solicitors called Brabners LLP, whose head office is Horton House, Exchange Flags, Liverpool, L2 3YL. The firm’s genuine telephone number is 01516003000, its genuine email address is law@brabners.com and its website is www.brabners.com.
The SRA also authorises and regulates a genuine solicitor called Mark Feeny who is a Partner at the genuine firm of Brabners LLP. Mark Feeny’s genuine email address is mark.feeny@brabners.com and his genuine contact number is 0151 600 3450.
The genuine firm of Brabners LLP and the genuine Mark Feeny have confirmed that they do not have any genuine or intended connection to the website or scam correspondence referred to in the above alert.What should I do?
When a firm's or individual's identity has been copied exactly (or cloned), due diligence is necessary. If you receive correspondence claiming to be from the above firm(s) or individual(s), or information of a similar nature to that described, you should conduct your own due diligence by checking the authenticity of the correspondence by contacting the law firm directly by reliable and established means. You can contact the SRA to find out if individuals or firms are regulated and authorised by the SRA and verify an individual's or firm's practising details. Other verification methods, such as checking public records (e.g. telephone directories and company records) may be required in other circumstances.