Royds Withy King Solicitors Reviews

Name: Royds Withy King Solicitors
Rating: 4.51

4.5 Rating 182 Reviews

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Anonymous // 01/01/2019

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“A truly shocking firm on so many levels. There is nothing good to say about their family law department .”

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Posted 2 years ago

“I rarely write negative online reviews and have waited for a period of time before posting this one as our family was made distraught by the treatment we received from Royds Withy King; I wanted to gain some perspective before committing this to public viewing to ensure my review is fair and measured. We approached this firm in March last year (2021) to ask if they would act in a medical negligence claim on behalf of our elderly father who was shamefully neglected and also suffered various physical injuries while in the ‘care’ of a local hospital. Royds Withy King strung us along from March 2021 until 27 October 2021 leading us to believe that they had taken on our case and were working on it. We were asked to supply various types of information over these months and to sign various documents. At no point were we informed during this seven-month period that Royds Withy King were in fact just considering whether or not to take on our case. On 27 October 2021, I received a phone call out of the blue from Royds Withy King to say they would not be taking on our case and would be closing the file. Our family was devastated. (We were not interested in financial gain but wanted the hospital to be fully cognisant of its failings and to take steps to remedy them.) I would NOT recommend this firm. If you do go ahead with them, don’t assume they are working on your case, even if (as happened with us) they request documents, information and signatures over a period of months. The partners at this firm need to make it clear to potential clients whether or not they have actually taken on a case and how long it will take them to come to a final decision about it (seven months in our case, which seems excessive – especially as we didn’t even know during this time that they had not yet decided whether or not they would be taking our matter forward). They also need to realise they are dealing with human beings and treat them as such.”

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Posted 2 years ago

“If you are looking for a solicitor in Bath I would not recommend this law firm. They have been very slow in the conveyancing for my house sale, which fell through after months of ineptitude. Now they want to charge me full price for the first sale, which did not reach completion. They also want to charge full price for the second sale, even though much of the work is transferrable.”

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Posted 3 years ago

“The worst solicitors in the country. They wrote very rude letter to my wife during divorce. They a bunch of cow boys just after constant money without doing a good job and upsetti g everyone. They have no honour and no dignity do not use”

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Posted 3 years ago

“Used their Oxford office for the purchase of a Commercial property and was left feeling really frustrated, extremely poor communication and having to forever pester them to get things done. Having run a successful business for many years I have no idea how firms like this still exist, and could not recommend them. Take my advice and find yourself another firm, I would never use them again.”

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Posted 4 years ago

“was given different advice from start to finish thus case completely went against me their fees are very expensive along with bad customer service overall not impressed would avoid in future and not recommend to anyone”

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Posted 4 years ago

“they never return any phone call or email even you keep chasing. what a marvellous service they provided. Also they never communicate to us. They should be shame. This is called "professional" eyes widened.”

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Posted 5 years ago

“Rude and Incompetent is an understatement. They fail to return calls or emails without constant chasing . They also provide incorrect information when you call and ask for help, Then brush it under the carpet when they finally return your emails.Avoid this firm if you want competent, friendly and efficent staff.”

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Posted 5 years ago

“These people are absolute amateurs, inexperienced with dental negligence claims, and at the first obstacle they will close your case for no good reason, even to the point of losing mail sent out to you, having bogus medical expert reports done ( pro bono ) free of charge, we all know what that means, no substance, do not employ these people, you will be sorry.”

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Posted 5 years ago

“in a stressful divorce with is not helped by the aggressive communications coming from these people. If your goal is to stress your ex spouse out then fine however for normal, decent people avoid like they have the plague.”

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Posted 5 years ago

“Sharon MacDonald in particular is aggressive in her manner of dealing with other parties. It does not help the process and is completely contrary to the information on the website. If you want a solicitor who is going to ease relationships in a divorce do not use this solicitor. Dreadful.”

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Posted 6 years ago

“I called to ask if they offer a certified copying service, for my driving licence. The receptionist (perhaps in a call centre?) said it was best to go in after 2pm, when their people are back from lunch. When I arrived, I was left waiting for a while. Aware of the time ticking on, the receptionist asked a solicitor who had popped downstairs if she would do it, and she agreed. When I handed her the photocard, she asked for a photocopy of the card. I queried this and said I'd never been asked for this before. "Well, I've ONLY been doing this for 30 years," she replied. I told them to forget it, and that I'm not going to be patronised and belittled in this way. I went to another solicitor straight after who did it immediately and politely. I explained what had happened, and they confirmed they'd never had an instance where a client had brought in a photocopy before. This woman was arrogant, rude and condescending, and I wouldn't hesitate to spread the word about this. Her behaviour fulfilled the stereotype of solicitors.”

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Posted 6 years ago

“An error on their part led to our sale falling through in 2015. 2 years later we are still receiving bills for work that we've already paid for. Overpriced and inefficient, likely to make mistakes in conveyancing”

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Posted 6 years ago

Hello, We are sorry to hear that you are experiencing problems with this service. We have messaged you privately and we will do our best to resolve this.

Posted 6 years ago

“Royds Withy King were careless and uncaring, all for an extortionate fee. I was prepared to pay more for something which was very important to me, to get what I believed would be the best service, but I would never go near them again. There were several simple and unnecessary errors and I was made to feel disapproved of and irrelevant.”

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Posted 6 years ago

“After sending some further 10 replies, of which the last 2 were to say over £10,000 paid asap from miss payments and full backing of medical negligence by the hospital consultant and told to proced, did not even a reply come. Sure glad i looked around as 2 others picked on these and many points not even asked for. Didn't want legal funding as its cash. Plus now i get additional help as the banks business account can claim £320 per day loss of earnings as 2 operations cancelled for 3 more months. Missed a good case. Put your trust elsewhere.”

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Posted 6 years ago

“The solicitor we used for our conveyancing regularly failed to respond to correspondence or keep us informed of progress. Needed regular chasing up. Behind the scenes he was having conversations with the agent (whom he knew well) without keeping us adequately informed. That relationship felt a little uncomfortable to us and at times we wondered if he was actually working for us or the estate agency! Acted defensively when challenged. His assistant did a lot of the donkey work and things were incomplete and inaccurate (which we had to look into ourselves). Wouldnt use again in any circumstance.”

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Posted 6 years ago

“Never use a legal aid lawyer here. Never. Ours lied and bluffed her way through our case. She failed to get the evidence we needed as she was obsessed by being the firms biggest cost cutter. Had she supplied the doctor with the evidence he needed, we would not have lost so spectacularly. She only came to Court on pay day sending differing lawyers each time. She sent someone who had never been to court before to escort me on the penultimate day. But worse, she made it impossible to assess the extent of what she was up to by feigning sickly sweet 'lies' until the actual Court date as to what she was or was not doing. She claimed she would challenge the Doctor, then FAILED to be in Court that day. Represent yourself as opposing lawyers work together to make tough cases 'convenient'. She affords herself a conveyor belt of cases then does them all badly. She does not do a line in evidence, as she is too busy sucking up as their chief cost cutter. DO NOT use this org if in LEGAL AID. Am repirting them.”

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Posted 6 years ago

“Poor communication. Poor service. Only interested in getting job done and getting paid. Not interested in looking out for customer. You put your trust in a professional but I won't ever again with this firm. Shame as we had previously done business together successfully. Also when complained were over a wk beyond their own deadline in replying.”

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Posted 7 years ago

“each time we went to court they put a replacement barrister as our original legal had to go to another case They had no knowledge of my case and didn't provide support They also got the information discussed in court wrong - which resulted in it being to late to amend I wish I went with my gut and gone to another first after the first month”

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Posted 7 years ago

Hi, We’re sorry to hear about your experience. We would appreciate it if you could provide us with more information so we can track down your case and investigate it further. Please would you be able to email enquiries@roydswithyking.com with: - The main contact that you dealt with - Any other information about your experience In your email, please also reference your review on reviews.co.uk. Many Thanks, The Royds Withy King Client Care Team

Posted 7 years ago

Royds Withy King Solicitors is rated 4.5 based on 182 reviews