SRA confirms lawmaster.Info is not a regulated legal practice
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has issued a public warning about a website operating under the address www.lawmaster.info that is falsely claims to be a law firm.
According to the regulator, the site presents itself as a provider of legal services and lists a UK contact number, +44 7520 656 311. It also displays two addresses: 40 Bank Street, London, E14 5NR, and Rembrandtlaan 54, 7545ZL, Enschede, The Netherlands.
The website names several individuals as “attorneys”, including Steward James, James Thomas Anderson, David Andrews, Sophie Evans-Farrell, Anthony Ward and Lisa Miller.
The SRA has confirmed that it does not authorise or regulate a firm of solicitors called Law Master. It also does not authorise or regulate a solicitor called Steward James.
The regulator stated that it is not believed that any of the individuals listed on the website have any connection with www.lawmaster.info.
In addition, the SRA confirmed that it authorises and regulates a genuine solicitor named Sophie Farrell, SRA number 527241, who has confirmed she has no connection with the website or its details. It also regulates James Thomas Anderson, SRA number 26591, who has similarly confirmed he is not linked to the site.
Anthony John Ward, SRA number 141644, is also a regulated solicitor and has confirmed that he has no connection with the website. The SRA further stated that a number of solicitors named David Andrews and Lisa Miller, whom it authorises and regulates, have also confirmed they are not associated with the website.
The SRA emphasised that any business or transactions conducted through www.lawmaster.info, the listed telephone number, or the addresses provided are not undertaken by a firm or individual authorised and regulated by the SRA.
The regulator described the situation as one where the identity of genuine individuals appears to have been copied or misused in order to give credibility to an unauthorised operation.
Members of the public who receive correspondence claiming to be from the website or the individuals named are advised to carry out their own due diligence. The SRA recommends contacting law firms directly using verified contact details and checking regulatory status through the SRA’s register. Additional verification methods, such as reviewing public records, may also be appropriate depending on the circumstances.
The warning forms part of the SRA’s ongoing publication of scam alerts aimed at protecting the public from impersonation and cloned identity schemes.