Alerts

Warning: Website claiming to be for a law firm called 'Janes & Kingsley Limited'

4 September 2024

The website 'www.janes-kingsley.com' is operating, claiming to offer legal services through 'Janes & Kingsley Limited'.

What is the scam?

The website 'www.janes-kingsley.com' is operating, claiming to offer legal services as 'Janes & Kingsley Limited'. The website seen by the SRA provides a contact email address of 'info@janes-kingsley.com' and the postal code 'E14 5AB'. The website also misuses the genuine address of a genuine firm of solicitors (see below).

Any business or transaction through the website 'www.janes-kingsley.com', the email address 'info@janes-kingsley.com' or the postal code 'E14 5AB' 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 firm of solicitors called Janes Solicitors LLP. Its head office address is Cording House, 34-35 St James Street, London, SW1A 1HD.

The firm’s email domain ends with janes-solicitors.co.uk and its genuine website is www.janes-solicitors.co.uk.

Janes Solicitors LLP has confirmed that it has no 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.