Professional Negligence
If you believe the service or advice you have received from a professional to be negligent and which has not been addressed having made a formal complaint, you may have a claim for compensation.
We have a wealth of knowledge and experience in handling a range of claims involving the negligence of a professional. If you do not believe that your solicitor, accountant or surveyor did their job properly we can help by looking at the circumstances of your case and the consequences of any negligence advice you may have received.
How we can help
It is important to get expert legal advice as soon as possible after being advised by a negligent professional. There is a strict six years deadline from the date of the negligent act to bring a claim, even if you did not know the act was negligent at first.
To be successful the professional must have breached the duty of care owed to you, which breach has caused you a loss. Breach of duty means the service or advice fell below the standard of a reasonably competent professional in the same discipline. Poor service alone is insufficient to make a claim.
Common mistakes made by solicitors include:
- Settling your claim below its true value.
- Missing important limitation dates or court deadlines.
- Failing to advise properly on funding issues.
- Failures with regard the sale or purchase of your residential property whether freehold or leasehold.
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Conveyancing Solicitors failure to report correctly
This was a matter where conveyancing solicitors had erroneously reported that a property had title absolute when in fact it only had possessory title. When the clients then came to sell their property, their prospective buyers (whose solicitors noticed the above) pulled out.