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Warning: Documents misusing the name and address of Equal Justice Ltd

30 July 2025

Emails and a document have been sent misusing the name and address of Equal Justice Ltd.

What is the scam?

The SRA has been informed that emails and a document have been sent to members of the public from an individual called David Elivato purporting to work for Equal Justice Ltd.

The document is a purported contract for services to assist in recovering funds fraudulently obtained.

The SRA does not authorise or regulate an individual named David Elivato.

Any business or transaction through David Elivato who is purporting to work at Equal Justice Solicitors is not undertaken by a firm or a solicitor authorised by the SRA.

Is there a genuine firm or person?

The SRA authorises and regulates a genuine firm of solicitors Equal Justice Ltd with an SRA ID 420325. Its office address is Unit 11, Siddeley House, 50 Canbury Park Road, Kingston upon Thames, KT2 6LX.

The genuine firm has confirmed that it does not have any genuine and intended connection to the document referred to in the above alert. The genuine firm has also confirmed that it does not employ anyone with the name of David Elivato.

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.

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Update 03 July 2025

The SRA has received a report that emails have been sent from the individual purporting to be David Elivato from the following email address 'davidelivato@equal-justice-lawyers.com' in respect of the above matter. The website https://equal-justice-lawyers.com/ has also been used by this individual purporting to work for Equal Justice Ltd (see above).

Any business or transaction through the email address davidelivato@equal-justice-lawyers.com or website https://equal-justice-lawyers.com/ is not undertaken by a firm or individual authorised and regulated by the SRA.

Update 18 July 2025

The SRA have seen a further email that has been sent from an individual called David Catch who is presenting as a 'Financial Lawyer' and purporting to work for 'Equal Justice'. The email has been sent from the following email address 'davidcatch@equal-justice-lawyers.com' in respect of the above matter. The email again misuses the website address 'https://equal-justice-lawyers.com/' (see above) and includes the following phone numbers as contact details + 44 7349 774 372, +44 7448 022 352, +420 732 186 749 and +41 21 821 39 15.

The SRA have also seen a further stamped document entitled 'Legal Contract for Refund' that was sent to a member of the public. It claims to be assisting the client in recovering funds fraudulently obtained by scammers. The document has the logo with the name 'Equal Justice' and is signed by a purported lawyer named Yan Veik. The document also has a false stamp for 'Equal Justice' and misuses the genuine head office address of the genuine firm Equal Justice Ltd (see details above).

The SRA does not authorise or regulate a solicitor named David Catch or a solicitor named Yan Veik.

The SRA also does not authorise or regulate a firm of solicitors named 'Equal Justice Lawyers'.

Any business or transaction through the above contact details or website is not undertaken by a firm or individual authorised and regulated by the SRA.

The genuine firm Equal Justice Ltd (see details above) has confirmed that it does not have any genuine connection to the individuals named David Catch or Yan Veik, the email, document, website or any of the above phone numbers.

Update 25 July 2025

The SRA has received further reports about individuals called 'Yan Veik' and 'Markus Kalnis', purporting to be lawyers with 'Equal Justice Ltd' contacting members of the public and offering services to recover money or cryptocurrency lost to scammers.

Emails were sent to members of the public using the email address yanveik@equal-justice-lawyers.com and markuskalnis@equal-justice-lawyers.com. The emails included a link to a website at https://equal-justice-lawyers.com/contact-us, contact numbers: WhatsApp (NL)+31619263571 and +48665658265; and Equal Justice incoming lines: + 41 2182 13 904, + 42 0732 187 170 and + 44 1517 008 776 with an office address of Rue du Simplon 37, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland.

The SRA also does not authorise or regulate the individuals named 'Yan Veik' or 'Markus Kalnis'

Any business or transactions through the above contact details or lined websites are not undertaken by a firm or individual authorised and regulated by the SRA.

The genuine firm Equal Justice Ltd (see details above) has confirmed that it does not have any genuine connection to the individuals named Yan Veik or Markus Kalnis, their emails, websites or any of the above phone numbers.

Update 30 July 2025

The SRA has been informed that an email has been sent to a member of the public from an individual called Emily Malinowski who is purporting to work for Equal Justice Law.

The email purports to provide a service to assist in the recovery of funds/cryptocurrency lost through fraudulent transactions.

The email is titled `EQUAL JUSTICE FUND RECOVERY` and is sent from email address, emilymalinowski@equal-justice-lawyers.com and claims to be sent by Emily Malinowski, Legal Services, Financial Lawyer, Equal Justice Law.

The email also provides the following contact numbers for Emily +(412) 182 13 904 | + (420) 732 187 170| + (44) 517 008 776 and Whatsapp + 420 733 288 892.

The email uses a link - Proof of registration, which takes the recipient onto the Companies House website for the genuine firm, Equal Justice Ltd.

It also uses the genuine firms address of Siddeley House, Canbury Park Road, Kingston Upon Thames, England, KT2 6LX, in addition to an incorrect address of Rue du Simplon 37, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland.

The SRA does not authorise or regulate an individual named Emily Malinowski.

Any business or transaction through Emily Malinowski who is purporting to work at Equal Justice Lawyers is not undertaken by a firm or a solicitor authorised by the SRA.

The SRA authorises and regulates a genuine firm of solicitors Equal Justice Ltd with an SRA ID 420325. Its office address is Unit 11, Siddeley House, 50 Canbury Park Road, Kingston upon Thames, KT2 6LX.

The genuine firm Equal Justice Ltd (see details above) has confirmed that it does not have any genuine and intended connection to the email referred to in the above alert. The genuine firm has also confirmed that it does not employ anyone with the name of Emily Malinowski.

Update 7 August 2025

The SRA has been informed that emails have been sent to members of the public from an individual called 'Mike Khalil' purporting to work for Equal Justice Ltd and/or Equal Justice Lawyers.

The email was sent from the email address 'mikekhalil@equal-justice-lawyers.com' and provides a link to a website at https://equal-justice-lawyers.com/, contact numbers: WhatsApp +48 782 079 294; and Equal Justice incoming lines: + 41 2182 13 904, + 42 0732 187 170 and + 44 1517 008 776 with an office address of Rue du Simplon 37, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland.

The emails misuse the name and genuine contact details for a genuine firm of solicitors, Equal Justice Ltd trading as “Equal Justice Solicitors” (see above).

The SRA does not authorise or regulate an individual named 'Mike Khalil' or Equal Justice Lawyers.

Any business or transaction through the above contact details or website is not undertaken by a firm or individual authorised and regulated by the SRA.

Equal Justice Ltd (see details above) has confirmed that it does not have any genuine connection to:

1. Equal Justice Lawyers
2. That business' website, email addresses and phone numbers
3. Any of the staff who purport to work for Equal Justice Lawyers including the individual named Mike Khalil
4. Any office address outside the UK including the above address in Lausanne, Switzerland

Equal Justice Ltd have also confirmed that they only deal with UK employment law issues and therefore any lawyer or person seeking to connect themselves to Equal Justice Ltd or who claim to be associated with that law firm, and who is offering legal services outside of employment law, is not a genuine or legitimate representative of Equal Justice Ltd.