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Warning: Website for 'Nicolas Hanson Solicitors' falsely claiming to be a regulated law firm

28 May 2026

A website at www.nicolashanson.co.uk is operating and falsely claiming to be a regulated law firm called 'Nicolas Hanson Solicitors'.

What is the scam?

A website at www.nicolashanson.co.uk is operating and falsely claiming to be a regulated law firm called 'Nicolas Hanson Solicitors'

The website provides a general contact email address of 'info@nicolashanson.co.uk'. The website provides multiple contact telephone numbers of +44 (712)-695-1962, +44 702-6777-9888, +44 720 677 0909, +44 720 098 0909, 1234567890 and +44 710-626-85255. The website also provides a fax number of 1234567890. The website shows the following postal address 19 Primrose St London, EC2A 2BR, UK

The website also claims and names several solicitors who work at 'Nicolas Hanson Solicitors'. The images of these solicitors have been taken from a genuine firm of solicitors (see below).

The website claims the managing director is 'Nicolas Hanson'. The SRA does not authorise or regulate a solicitor named 'Nicolas Hanson' or a solicitor’s firm named 'Nicolas Hanson Solicitors'.

Any business or transaction through 'Nicolas Hanson Solicitors' or through the above website, telephone numbers, or email address is not undertaken by a firm or solicitor authorised and regulated by the SRA.

Is there a genuine firm or person?

Olliers Solicitors Limited (SRA ID: 597078) is a genuine firm of solicitors authorised by the SRA. Olliers Solicitors Limited has confirmed that the images shown on the website above belong to genuine solicitors in their firm, however some of their names have been changed.

Olliers Solicitors Limited has confirmed that the genuine solicitors have no connection to the website or the purported firm and have not consented to their images being used in this way.

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.