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This business has 3 alerts.
Licensing
BBB confirmed that Cesar & Cox LLP had not obtained a necessary license from Law Society Of British Columbia. BBB encourages you to contact the following agency or agencies to confirm this information: - https://www.lawsociety.bc.ca/ - 1.800.903.5300
Alert 1
On July 14, 2021 BBB contacted Cesar & Cox LLP with a request for more information about the following claim made on the company’s website https://cesarcoxllp.com/ll/en/index.html :
- Avinguda Diagonal, 462, 08006 Vancouver Canada
- Cesar & Cox LLP is a full-service law firm based in Vancouver
Applicable section of the BBB Code of Advertising:
1. Basic Principles of the Code
1.1 The primary responsibility for truthful and non-deceptive advertising rests with the advertiser. Advertisers should be prepared to substantiate any objective claims or offers made before publication or broadcast. Upon request, they should present such substantiation promptly to the advertising medium or BBB.
1.2 Advertisements which are untrue, misleading, deceptive, fraudulent, falsely disparaging of competitors, or insincere offers to sell, shall not be used.
1.3 An advertisement as a whole may be misleading by implication, although every sentence separately considered may be literally true.
1.4 Misrepresentation may result not only from direct statements, but by omitting or obscuring a material fact.
BBB also reached out to Cesar & Cox LLP with letters on June 25, 2021 and July 24, 2021 to receive substantiations on their claims about their location and licensing with the Law Society of BC.
As of November 17, 2021, the BBB has not received the requested information and the website appears unmodified.
Alert 2
BBB received several Scam Tracker reports about Cesar & Cox LLP from a consumer on June 18, 2021. The consumer received an unsolicited letter from Cesar & Cox LLP about settling an estate inheritance. After the Scam Tracker report, BBB started an investigation and reached out to The Law Society of BC. The Law Society of BC confirmed on June 25, 2021 that the business and its website is a scam.
BBB also reached out to the business with letters on June 25, 2021to get information about their licensing.
As of July 22, 2021, BBB has not received a response from Cesar & Cox LLP. The website for the company, https://cesarcoxllp.com/ll/en/index.html is still active.
BBB is recommending consumers to check the Law Society of BC’s website https://www.lawsociety.bc.ca/ to get information on licensed lawyers and legal assistance
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