Professional Negligence

Professional negligence covers the situation in which the defendant has created a duty of care. They have then breached that duty through acts or omissions that a reasonably competent practitioner would have avoided. These acts or omissions would have caused the other party financial losses.

In our busy, complex lives we increasingly rely upon professionals for their knowledge and advice. The scope of work which falls under professional bodies is ever expanding, as is the type of transactions that they undertake.

We can help claimants get justice from professionals operating in many different sectors of business such as:

Solicitors & Barristers
Accountants
Financial Advisors
Insurance Brokers
Architects
Surveyors
Estate Agents
Doctors
Dentists
Vets

We have a specialist Dispute Resolution team who are fully adept at dealing with professional negligence matters. This includes fraud claims on behalf of our lender clients.

A professional may be required to complete various duties for you as the client. In some cases, these tasks may be clearly set out. For example, where there is a written retainer or an agreement between the professional and the client. However, in other matters it may not be so obvious.

It is not necessarily negligent for a professional to give you advice which later turns out to be wrong. To prove Professional Negligence, you must demonstrate that the professional fell below the standards of a reasonably competent professional. This is with reference to the usual standards set out for that profession.

A successful claimant must also demonstrate that they suffered loss as a result of the negligence. The correct measure of a claimant’s loss is tied into a variety of issues. The basic principle is to determine the position of the claimant had the professional acted correctly.

We are committed to achieving the maximum amount of compensation at the earliest possible stage. We try to utilise ADR (if it is in the best interests of your matter) to try and minimise your own costs of going through the courts and keeping costs to a minimum.