Solicitors in Wood Green and Tottenham, Haringey
Finding a solicitor in Haringey
This page is a guide to finding and checking a solicitor in Haringey, London, including the areas around Wood Green and Tottenham. It points you to official sources, so you can start your search from a reliable place. Three of those sources are worth using, and none of them depends on the borough you choose.
- The SRA Solicitors Register lets you look up the records of the solicitors and law firms the SRA regulates.
- The Law Society Find a Solicitor service searches by organisation or person, name or SRA ID, location, area of practice and legal issue.
- The “Find a legal aid adviser or family mediator” service finds legal aid advisers in England and Wales by postcode.
The register also tells you whether somebody is a solicitor and where they work. The SRA’s “Choosing a solicitor” page therefore tells consumers to check it. Legal aid advisers work differently, since they ask about your problem and finances to judge whether you can get legal aid.
Courts and tribunals for Haringey
Some matters end up in court, so it helps to know the address. Wood Green Crown Court is at Woodall House Lordship Lane Wood Green N22 5LF. The Find a court service lists it as handling crime and the single justice procedure.
Other cases may go elsewhere, because each court handles different work. Find a Court or Tribunal on GOV.UK shows which court handles a case. It gives each court or tribunal’s address, opening times, what it handles and contact details.
Free and low-cost legal help in Haringey
Locally, Citizens Advice Haringey is listed on Citizens Advice at 20e Waltheof Gardens London N17 7DN. The Law Centres Network lists Haringey Law Centre, which has its own website. Haringey Council’s official website also includes a page titled “Benefits and financial support”.
Nationally, GOV.UK’s “Check if you can get legal aid” asks about your legal problem, income and savings. It then tells you whether to speak to someone for phone advice or how to find a legal adviser or mediator near you. A legal adviser applies for legal aid for you, so you cannot apply on your own.
If you cannot get legal aid, GOV.UK points to free advice from the Law Centres Network, Citizens Advice and AdviceNow. The Law Centres Network says Law Centres help people in poverty overcome legal problems, and it lists all of them across the UK on one page.
Common reasons to look for a solicitor
Four areas of law appear here, and each starts from a different task. Family law covers separation, divorce and arrangements for children. Conveyancing is the legal work behind buying or selling a home. Wills and probate covers making a will and dealing with an estate, while Employment law covers problems with an employer.
Other tasks need a different specialist. Immigration deals with visas and the right to stay in the UK. Criminal defence is for people facing a charge or police questioning. Dispute resolution covers disagreements over money or contracts. Personal injury covers claims after an accident. If you are buying a home, our guide on whether you need a solicitor to buy a house is a useful read.
Checking that a solicitor is regulated
Regulation means a named body sets standards and can act when a solicitor falls short. Legal Choices says the SRA keeps watch over all solicitors in England and Wales and the firms they work for, and takes action when solicitors fall below the required standards or act dishonestly. The SRA describes its register as the definitive impartial source of information about the firms and people it regulates. As a result, a short search before you instruct anyone is sensible, and the check-a-solicitor page shows you how.