Alerts

Warning: Website profile for a 'law firm' called 'Chun Iam Solicitors'

24 April 2024

The website 'www.nicelocal.co.uk' has published contact details for 'Chun Iam Solicitors'.

What is the scam?

The SRA have been advised that a website 'www.nicelocal.co.uk' has published contact details for 'Chun lam Solicitors'.

The website gives the postal address of 'Chun Iam Solicitors' as being that of a genuine firm of solicitors (see below). It also gives the telephone number 020 8638 8828.

The SRA does not authorise and regulate a firm of solicitors called 'Chun Iam Solicitors'.

Any business or transaction through 'Chun Iam Solicitors' is not undertaken by a solicitors' practice authorised and regulated by the SRA.

Is there a genuine firm or person?

The SRA authorises and regulates a genuine firm of solicitors called 'Leanne Allcock-Mead Solicitors' whose postal address is 110 The Causeway, Heybridge Business Centre, Maldon, CM9 4ND and whose telephone number is 01621 856683.

The SRA does authorise(s) and regulates several genuine solicitors named Chun Lam, who are currently non-practising. We do not believe they have any connection to the website referred to above.

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.