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Warning: Website misusing the name of Cheshire Estate and Legal Limited (trading as CEL Solicitors)

15 December 2025

A website is operating at 'https://fosterross.com/' misusing the name of Cheshire Estate and Legal Limited (trading as CEL Solicitors) and claiming to be regulated by the SRA.

What is the scam?

A website is operating at 'https://fosterross.com/' misusing the name of Cheshire Estate and Legal Limited (trading as CEL Solicitors) (see below) and claiming to be regulated by the SRA.

The website provides an email address of 'info@foster-ross.com' and the telephone numbers of '+441224008930' and '+116473669608'. The website also provides the addresses of '425 Queen St W, Toronto, ON M5V 2A5, Canada', 'Limmatquai 4, 8001 Zürich, Switzerland', 'Kurfürstendamm 30, 10719 Berlin, Germany' and 'Lower Road, London SE16 2XB, United Kingdom'.

The SRA does not authorise or regulate a firm called 'Foster Ross'.

Any business or transaction through the above contact details or website is not undertaken by a firm or individual authorised and regulated by the SRA.

Is there a genuine firm or person?

The SRA authorises and regulates a genuine firm of solicitors called Cheshire Estate and Legal Limited (trading as CEL Solicitors) (SRA ID 606304). The genuine firm uses the genuine email domain @celsolicitors.co.uk and the genuine firm's website is www.celsolicitors.co.uk. Its head office is 20 Chapel Street, Liverpool, L3 9AG and contact number is 015 1909 8212.

Cheshire Estate and Legal Limited (trading as CEL solicitors) has confirmed that it does not have any connection with the website 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.