Alerts
Warning: Website claiming to be a law firm called 'Allan Maidment Law Firm'
5 August 2024
A website at 'www.allanmaidmentlawfirm.com' is operating claiming to be a law firm called 'Allan Maidment Law Firm'.
What is the scam?
A website at 'www.allanmaidmentlawfirm.com' is operating claiming to be a law firm called 'Allan Maidment Law Firm'.
The website misuses the name of a genuine solicitor and the registered address of a genuine firm of solicitors (see below).
The website provides an email address of 'contact@allanmaidmenlawfirm.com' and a telephone number of '44 741 836 7786'.
The SRA does not authorise and regulate a firm of solicitors called 'Allan Maidment Law Firm'.
Any business or transaction through the website 'Allan Maidment Law Firm' or any of the contact details above are not undertaken by a firm or individual authorised and regulated by the SRA.
Is there a genuine firm or person?
The SRA authorises and regulates a genuine solicitor called Allan Leslie Maidment.
The SRA authorises and regulates a genuine firm of solicitors called Forbes Solicitors LLP, which has a branch office at River House 22 The Crescent Salford Manchester M5 4PF.
Forbes Solicitors LLP and Allan Maidment have confirmed that 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.