Alerts

Warning: Website claiming to be Lawyers Point Solicitors Limited

7 March 2024

A website at 'www.point-solicitors.com' is operating and falsely claiming be to 'Lawyers Point Solicitors Limited’.

What is the scam?

The SRA has seen a website at 'www.point-solicitors.com' which is operating and falsely claiming to be for a genuine firm of solicitors (see below).

The website misuses the main office address of the genuine firm. It also misuses the email address 'info@point-solicitors.com’.

Any business or transaction through the website at 'www.point-solicitors.com' or the email address 'info@point-solicitors.com’ is not undertaken by a firm or individual authorised and regulated by the SRA.

Is there a genuine firm or person?

The SRA currently authorises a firm of solicitors called Lawyers Point Solicitors Limited based at Suite 1 - 22A, Margaret Powell House, 401-447 Midsummer Boulevard, Milton Keynes, MK9 3BN. The genuine firm’s website is www.lawyerspoint.co.uk and its email domain is @lawyerspoint.co.uk.

Lawyers Point Solicitors Limited has confirmed that it does not have any connection to the website or email address 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.