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Assessment · criminal defence solicitors round criminal-defence-solicitors-2026-09

Hine Solicitors review

Ranked 2 of 8 in Criminal defence solicitors in Telford

Best for: financial-crime and white-collar defence

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Trading as Hine Solicitors Limited · 1D & 2B Radford House, Stafford Park 7, Telford, Shropshire, TF3 3BQ · Service area: Telford

Hine Solicitors in short

Hine Solicitors is a national firm with a staffed Telford office at Radford House on Stafford Park, listing white-collar and financial crime alongside family, disputes and military work. The Telford page gives a street address, a local phone number and weekday hours, which marks it out as a real local door rather than a forwarding number. Our review finds it the natural call for money and paperwork cases.

Customer reviews are the strongest in the round after the leader: near-perfect on Google across a solid base of reviews. SRA registration is on the register, and the company record stretches back a decade. Few Telford criminal practices pair that feedback with a national firm's resources.

What counts against Hine, in our judgement, is pricing: the site promises open charges but publishes no amounts, rates or VAT position, with costs confirmed only on enquiry. No insurance detail is published either. Neither gap touches the defence itself, but both mean the first call carries the pricing questions.

Hine Solicitors reviews and ratings on other sites

Every public rating we hold for Hine Solicitors, with the source, scale, count and the date we read it. These are customers' ratings, not ours.
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Google4.9 out of 532

Our verdict

Our judgement: Hine suits you if you want financial-crime advice from a national firm with a staffed Telford office [1] [2]. The 4.9 Google rating across 32 reviews stands out [5]. What counts against it is the absence of published fees and insurance detail, with costs confirmed only on enquiry [1].

Score summary

Scored on the home trades rubric v2.0. Insufficient evidence takes the neutral value and is not shown as a low mark.

Composite score
69.8 / 100

Customer evidence C1 · weight 30%

70

Google 4.9 out of 5 from 32 reviews [5].

Qualifications and accreditations C2 · weight 25%

85

SRA registration is listed on the register [3].

First-hand responsiveness C3 · weight 15%

Insufficient evidence

Insufficient evidence

Trading history C4 · weight 10%

80

On the Companies House record since 2014 [4].

Insurance and safeguards C5 · weight 10%

Insufficient evidence

Insufficient evidence

Pricing transparency C6 · weight 5%

60

The site promises a clear cost breakdown from the outset but publishes no amounts, rates or VAT position [1]. Partial transparency only.

Website and service information C7 · weight 5%

80

The site sets out family, crime, disputes and military services [1], with a Telford office page giving address, phone and hours [2].

Evidence

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Limited company since2014Source companies-house

Industry qualifications

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Strengths

  • The site lists white-collar and financial crime in its service range, alongside family, disputes and military work, seen 4 September 2026 [1].

  • The Telford office page gives the Radford House address, phone 01952 201039 and weekday hours, and the SRA register lists the firm as regulated [2] [3].

  • Google shows 4.9 from 32 reviews, seen 4 September 2026 [5].

Limitations

  • The site promises open charges but publishes no amounts, rates or VAT position [1].

  • No insurance details are published on the pages checked.

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Questions about Hine Solicitors

Is Hine Solicitors any good?

On the evidence, yes for money cases. It sits second in our Telford criminal-defence table, lists white-collar and financial crime in its range, and holds a near-perfect Google rating [1] [5]. Costs are confirmed only on enquiry, so read the full page and ask for the fee basis first.

Is Hine Solicitors SRA registered?

Yes. Hine Solicitors Limited appears on the SRA register as regulated [3]. Search the register by the firm name and check the entry matches the business quoting you. The Telford office page gives the Radford House address, phone and hours to match against [2].

What does Hine Solicitors charge?

It publishes no amounts, rates or VAT position, though the site promises a clear cost breakdown from the outset [1]. That makes the first meeting the pricing meeting: ask for the fee basis, the VAT position and the payment stages together. Confirm who attends each hearing at the same time.

Where does Hine Solicitors work?

From Radford House on Stafford Park in Telford, with a local phone number and weekday hours [2]. It is a national firm, but the Telford page marks a staffed local office rather than a forwarding number. Send your postcode with the enquiry to confirm you are covered.

How is Hine Solicitors ranked?

Second of the eight criminal defence solicitors in our September round, and the best pick for financial-crime and white-collar defence. What customers say counts most toward the score, then qualifications. Read the full review, then ask for the fee basis in writing.

Others assessed for this trade

  1. Talbots Telford71.1 / 100Ranked 1. Best for full police-station-to-court cover with a round-the-clock line.
  2. WMB Law69.2 / 100Ranked 3. Best for serious criminal cases with 24-hour cover.
  3. FBC Manby Bowdler69.1 / 100Ranked 4. Best for motoring offences and business-crime defence.
  4. Wade Solicitors65.0 / 100Ranked 5. Best for a defence-only practice with fixed motoring fees.

Sources

  1. Hine Solicitors homepage — services, white-collar crime, charges approach Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  2. Hine Solicitors Telford page — Radford House address, phone, hours Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  3. SRA register — HINE SOLICITORS LIMITED (656253) Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  4. Companies House — HINE SOLICITORS LIMITED overview (09010555) Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  5. Google Maps listing — Hine Solicitors, Telford Retrieved 4 September 2026.

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