Alerts

Warning: Website claiming to be a law firm called 'Precision Legal'

25 June 2024

A website at 'www.precisionlegalltd.com' is operating and claiming to be a law firm called 'Precision Legal'.

What is the scam?

A website at 'www.precisionlegalltd.com' is operating and claiming to be a law firm called 'Precision Legal'. The website claims to be 'Corporate Solicitors', 'Property/Estate Solicitors' and 'Commercial Solicitors'.

The website provides and misuses a registered company name and address and provides a telephone number of '+44 116 464 9541' and an email address of 'info@precisionlegalltd.com'.

The SRA does not authorise and regulate a firm of solicitors called 'Precision Legal' or 'Precision Legal Ltd' but see below in relation to a genuine solicitor and a company of that name, whose name and address are being misused.

Any business or transaction through the website 'www.precisionlegalltd' or the telephone number or email address above are not undertaken by a firm or individual authorised and regulated by the SRA.

Is there a genuine firm or person?

The SRA has been informed there is a genuine company called Precision Legal Limited, based at Office 9 The Coach House, Desford Hall, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, LE9 9JJ, Company number 11859382. It is not a firm of solicitors, but we understand that it is owned and operated by a genuine solicitor, Matthew Buswell (SRA ID:576252), as a separate recruitment company.

The genuine solicitor, Matthew Buswell, has confirmed that neither he nor his genuine company called Precision Legal Limited have any connection to the website 'www.precisionlegalltd.com' referred to in the above alert.

The SRA does also authorise and regulate a genuine firm of solicitors called Precision Solicitors Limited (SRA ID:645143), whose genuine website is at www.precisionsolicitors.co.uk and who have confirmed they have 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.