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Warning: Website misusing the name of John Kent Solicitors
6 July 2023
The website 'www.johnkentllp.com' is operating misusing the name of John Kent Solicitors.
What is the scam?
The website 'www.johnkentllp.com' is operating purporting to be a genuine firm of solicitors.
The websites provide an email address of 'info@johnkentllp.com' and a telephone number of '44 744 256 2772'.
The website provides 'Joyce Hardy', 'Adi Brown' and 'Henry Bradley' are 'Associates' of the firm and provides email addresses with their name and domain address of '@johnkentllp.com'.
The website misuses the name and address of a genuine firm of solicitors and the name of genuine solicitors (see below).
Any business or transaction through the email domain of '@johnkentllp.com' and '44 744 256 2772' are not undertaken by a solicitors' practice 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 John Kent Solicitors. The genuine address of the firm is 34 Huntingdon House, 278-290 Huntingdon Street Nottingham, NG1 3LY and the telephone number is 0115 993 4286. The firm does not have a website.
The SRA does authorise and regulate a genuine solicitor called John Kent who is the owner of John Kent Solicitors.
John Kent Solicitors has confirmed they do not have any connection to the website above.
The SRA does authorise and regulate a couple of genuine solicitors called Robert Douglas. It is believed none of the genuine solicitors have any connection to the website 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.
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