With over 30 years experience defending benefit fraud cases, we provide peace of mind
Our team are all experts in benefit fraud casework. Not only do we provide help for those facing investigation, we also provide training for Citizen’s Advice and others in this very specialised area of law.
If you have received a DWP compliance letter, have been asked to attend an interview under caution, are facing benefit fraud prosecution we can help.
We also advise many people on how to resolve fraudulent claims before they are discovered thereby avoiding investigation.
Why Choose Benefit Legal Services?
Benefit Fraud Is All We Do
Benefit Legal Services specialises exclusively in benefit fraud defence. Unlike firms where benefit fraud is one part of a wider criminal law service, this is the sole focus of our practice.
Over 30 Years Focused on Benefit Fraud
Our experience in benefit fraud defence stretches back more than 30 years.
Specialist Experience Built From Real Cases
We advise on more than 1,000 benefit fraud cases each year, giving us extensive practical experience of DWP investigations.
Advice From an SRA-Regulated Solicitor
Your case is handled by an experienced solicitor regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
From the First DWP Letter to Court Proceedings
We advise at every stage, from compliance checks and Interviews Under Caution through to prosecution and court proceedings.
Due to our knowledge of the complex rules and guidelines that the DWP & Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) prosecutors must take into account before they can authorise prosecutions we are successful in avoiding court in many cases. However, if your case does go to court we use our skills and experience to ensure you get the best possible outcome.
We do our utmost to ensure that you receive the best possible representation & advice from the beginning to the end of your case.
The team at Benefit Legal Services began defending benefit fraud cases in the ‘not for profit’ advice sector in 1995. They then formed a specialist benefit fraud defence team at Bobbetts Mackan Solicitors before developing that role at Southwest Law, where we gained an unrivalled nationwide reputation and became the UK’s leading specialists.
We can also draw upon a team of the UK’s leading welfare benefit barristers, consultants and caseworkers when necessary.
Benefit Legal Services is a limited company and we hold full professional indemnity and public liability insurance. We are not part of the SRA compensation fund.
Our Head Office is located in Bristol but we cover the whole of the UK, no matter where you live.
We are often called on to deal with and advise in complex and serious cases by other solicitors and advice agencies.
Due to our knowledge of the complex rules and guidelines that the DWP & Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) prosecutors must take into account before they can authorise prosecutions we are successful in avoiding court in many cases. However, if your case does go to court we use our skills and experience to ensure you get the best possible outcome.
We do our utmost to ensure that you receive the best possible representation & advice from the beginning to the end of your case.
The team at Benefit Legal Services began defending benefit fraud cases in the ‘not for profit’ advice sector in 1995. They then formed a specialist benefit fraud defence team at Bobbetts Mackan Solicitors before developing that role at Southwest Law, where we gained an unrivalled nationwide reputation and became the UK’s leading specialists.
When Southwest Law closed, we founded Benefit Legal Services, where we pride ourselves on being the UK’s go-to benefit fraud practice. All cases will be dealt with by an experienced Law Society registered Solicitor, who is regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA).
We can also draw upon a team of the UK’s leading welfare benefit barristers, consultants and caseworkers when necessary.
Benefit Legal Services is a limited company and we hold full professional indemnity and public liability insurance. We are not part of the SRA compensation fund.
Our Head Office is located in Bristol but we cover the whole of the UK, no matter where you live.