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Warning: A website is operating misusing the name of Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP

31 January 2025

The website at ‘www.bcplegal.com’ is operating misusing the name of Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP.

What is the scam?

The SRA has been informed that a website at ‘www.bclplegal.com’ is operating misusing the trading name of a genuine firm of solicitors (see below).

Any business or transaction through the website ‘www.bclplegal.com’ is 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 Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP. It uses the trading name BCLP.

The firm’s genuine website is www.bclplaw.com.

The genuine firm of Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP, trading as BCLP, 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.