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Warning: Website for 'Boscoe & Bailey Legal Partners' claiming to be a law firm

4 October 2022

The website at 'www.boscoeandbailey.com' has been operating falsely claiming to be a law firm in London called ‘Boscoe & Bailey Legal Partners’.

What is the scam?

The website at 'www.boscoeandbailey.com' has been operating falsely claiming to be a law firm in London called ‘Boscoe & Bailey Legal Partners’.

The website misuses the name and photograph of a number of genuine solicitors (see below).

The website provides a postal address of '16164 SW 113th Ave, #48 Tigard OR 972’, a telephone number of '425-332-5511' and an email address of 'info@boscoeandbailey.com'.

The SRA does not authorise and regulate a firm of solicitors called ‘Boscoe & Bailey Legal Partners’.

Any business or transaction through ‘Boscoe and Bailey Legal Partners’ or the above contact details are not undertaken by a solicitors' practice or individual authorised and regulated by the SRA.

Is there a genuine firm or person?

The SRA  authorises and regulates  genuine solicitors called Arpinder Dhillon, Dominic Hopkins, Dawn Oliver and Charlotte Thornton Smith. They are all Partners at a genuine firm of solicitors called Harrison Clark Rickerbys Limited whose head office is  5 Deansway Worcester WR1 2JG. The genuine firm’s telephone number is 01905612001, its website is www.hcrlaw.com and its email domain ends with @hcrlaw.com.

The genuine solicitors have confirmed they do not have any connection to the website 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.