Ombudsman decision data

We publish data about the final decisions made by ombudsman.

Our Policy Statement sets out why we publish this information.

This data is updated on a rolling quarterly basis and most of our decisions will be published in the quarter after the decision was made.

Each decision remains published for 12 months from the date of publication.

Included in the table below are details of the ombudsman decisions made between 1 October 2024 – 30 September 2025.

The CSV file for this information can be found here.

How to use this information


General information

The information in the table below shows:

  • Name of the service provider.
  • Total decisions about the service provider in the last 12 months.

Click on the name to find the details of each complaint.



Choosing a service provider

This information can be used to look at the record of service providers. When you look at the information it's useful to ask:

  • Does a complaint mean the firm provides poor service?

No. It's important to check the data and see if we decided whether the service was reasonable or not.

Also take into account that everyone makes mistakes from time to time. When this happens it is important how the service provider responds to the complaint. The data will also show you whether we thought their own (first-tier) complaints handling process was reasonable or not. You should be able to find information about their complaints process on their website.

  • How big is the provider?

If a provider has more than one complaint with us, it could be because they are a big provider and deal with thousands of cases. In this situation it is not unusual for them to have a few complaints listed with us. Always look at the decision we make, not just the number of complaints.

  • What type of work do they do? 

We know that some legal work, such as personal injury, litigation and criminal work, can be more complex for people to understand and the outcomes might not be what people want. This means that complaints could be more likely, but always check what the outcome of the complaint was first.



Downloading data

If this information is used, for example on comparison sites, we encourage you to signpost to the Legal Ombudsman so consumers have the opportunity to find out more about the complaints data.

 


Please click on the green cross in the table below and this will give you more information about the legal service provider and the total decisions made in the last 12 months.

You will find the green cross in front of the name of the legal service provider.

In the table below, the ‘ombudsman remedy required’ field will be 0 if:

  • the ombudsman did not propose a remedy or

  • the remedy proposed by the ombudsman was equal to, or less than, the remedy offered by the firm before we investigated the complaint.

Where data says N/A, this means the ombudsman found the provider’s service to be reasonable.

Filter results by area of law

Number of firms: 738

Number of decisions: 1043

Name Number Of Decisions Ombudsman Remedy Required
Mr John McLanachan 15 14
BEAUMONT ABS LTD 10 10
Ackroyd Legal (London) LLP 9 9
ERIC SMITH LAW LIMITED 9 9
NIGEL BROADHEAD MYNARD 9 9
MINSTER LAW LIMITED 10 8
Axiom Ince Limited 9 7
CARPENTERS LIMITED 6 5
DAVISONS SOLICITORS LIMITED 6 5
IRWIN MITCHELL LLP 10 5
Jarmans Solicitors (JS) Limited 5 5
STEVE DAVIES SOLICITORS LTD 5 5
Connect2Law Limited 4 4
CUTHBERTSONS 4 4
OPTIMA LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED 6 4
Read Roper & Read Solicitors Limited 4 4
Bespoke Law Services (UK) Limited 3 3
BPL SOLICITORS LIMITED 3 3
DLG LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED 3 3
LINNITTS SOLICITORS LLP 3 3
LYONS DAVIDSON LIMITED 7 3
MARK ABBOTT SOLICITORS 3 3
MLL Limited 3 3
Morr & Co LLP 4 3
PCS Legal Limited 4 3
PM PROPERTY LAWYERS LIMITED 3 3
SIMPSON MILLAR LLP 5 3
Slater and Gordon UK Limited 6 3
Taylor Rose Limited 7 3
VEALE WASBROUGH VIZARDS LLP 3 3
ADMIRAL LAW LIMITED 2 2
ALISON LAW SOLICITORS LLP 2 2
Allchurch Property Lawyers Limited 2 2
BERRY & LAMBERTS LLP 2 2
BRIDGER & CO LIMITED 2 2
Cavendish Law 2 2
CAVERSHAM SOLICITORS LIMITED 2 2
CHAMBERLINS 2 2
CHARSLEY HARRISON LLP 2 2
COODES LLP 4 2
DPH LEGAL LIMITED 2 2
DUNCAN LEWIS SOLICITORS LTD 4 2
EATON SMITH LLP 2 2
EMG SOLICITORS LIMITED 3 2
F W MEGGITT & CO LTD 2 2
FORWARD & YUSSUF SOLICITORS 2 2
FRANKLINS SOLICITORS LLP 2 2
Giles Wilson Law Limited 4 2
GLOVER PRIEST SOLICITORS LIMITED 2 2
HODDERS LAW LIMITED 3 2
Holden Smith Law Limited 2 2
IRVINGS LAW LIMITED 2 2
ISON HARRISON LIMITED 3 2
JMR SOLICITORS LTD 2 2
JMW SOLICITORS LLP 4 2
JOHN W DAVIES LEGAL LIMITED 2 2
Kings Court Trust Ltd 2 2
LAMBERT PUGH LLP 2 2
LATIMER LEE SOLICITORS LIMITED 2 2
LAWCOMMERCIAL TRADING LIMITED 2 2
LAWTEC SOLICITORS 2 2
LINDER MYERS LLP 2 2
MARK SWATTS MORSE LLP 2 2
MELLOR SOLICITORS LIMITED 2 2
MERIDIAN PRIVATE CLIENT LLP 2 2
METAMORPH LAW LTD 2 2
Mr Gregory Hamilton Dowell of Whitechapel Chambers 2 2
Mr Mohammed Latif 2 2
Mr Peter Wareing of Bell Yard Chambers 3 2
NELSONS SOLICITORS LIMITED 2 2
NEWMANS SOLICITORS LIMITED 4 2
PARROTT & COALES LLP 2 2
PENNINE KENNEDY LIMITED 2 2
Perduco Law Ltd 2 2
PREMIER SOLICITORS (BEDFORD) LIMITED 2 2
PURE LEGAL LIMITED 2 2
R A W Clark LLP 2 2
RAWLINS DAVY REEVES LIMITED 2 2
RIGHT LEGAL GROUP LIMITED 2 2
SANDERS WITHERSPOON LLP 3 2
SCOTT ROWE LIMITED 2 2
SMITHS (SOLICITORS) LLP 2 2
SSB Group Limited 3 2
TALBOTS LAW LTD 2 2
WALKER FOSTER LIMITED 2 2
WATSON RAMSBOTTOM LIMITED 3 2
YOUNGS LAW LTD 2 2
A-Z LAW SOLICITORS LIMITED 1 1
A.G. LUCAS AND CO 1 1
A.P. BERKELEY LTD 1 1
ABBEY SOLICITORS LIMITED 1 1
ABENSONS LAW LIMITED 1 1
ABRAHAM BARON SOLICITORS LTD 1 1
Ackroyd Legal Limited 1 1
ADAMS HARRISON 1 1
ADDISON & KHAN SOLICITORS LONDON LIMITED 1 1
AFFINITY SEVEN LAW SOLICITORS LTD 1 1
AFG LAW LIMITED 2 1
AGEAS LAW LLP 3 1
Alan Kerr 1 1

If you cannot see any information relating to a decision you have selected above, the ombudsman decided that no remedy was required in the case