Alerts

Warning: Documents from 'Law Trust Ltd' or 'Law Trust Company Ltd' claiming to be from a law firm

2 July 2025

Documents from 'Law Trust Ltd' or 'Law Trust Company Ltd' in relation to providing legal services for recovering investment funds.

What is the scam?

Documents have been sent to a member of the public from 'Law Trust Ltd' or 'Law Trust Company Ltd'. We understand that the instructions related to supposedly helping to recover funds from previous lost investments, with one document seen by the SRA referring to the firm as being instructed in 'Suspending a non-British Investment file'.

Correspondence or documents also included the website address 'www.law-trust.com' and telephone contact numbers of 44 203 9293932 and 447922436298. The first telephone number is linked to the website address 'www.lawtrustlaw.com', that provides an email address of info@law-trust.com.

Documents provided to the recipient included supposed ID or 'stamped' documentation, which misuse the names and SRA ID numbers of two genuine solicitors (see below).

The SRA does not authorise or regulate a firm of solicitors called 'Law Trust Ltd' or 'Law Trust Company Ltd'

Any business or transaction through 'Law Trust Company Ltd' or 'Law Trust Ltd', or through the website, phone numbers or email address referred to above, is not undertaken by an individual or firm of solicitors authorised and regulated by the SRA.

Is there a genuine firm or person?

The SRA authorises and regulates a genuine solicitor called Malik Asim Saeed, whose SRA ID is 230056.

The SRA authorises and regulates a genuine solicitor called Maryam Shaikh, whose SRA ID is 590170.

The genuine Malik Asim Saeed and Maryam Shaikh have confirmed that they do not have any genuine connection with the documents or supposed firm 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.