Professional Negligence
At Bright Solicitors, we specialise in professional negligence claims, offering comprehensive legal advice and representation. If you’ve suffered financial loss or harm due to the negligence of a professional, our experienced team is here to help you seek the compensation and resolution you deserve.
What Is Professional Negligence?
Professional negligence occurs when a professional, such as a solicitor, accountant, surveyor, or financial advisor, fails to perform their duties to the required standard, resulting in loss or damage to a client. Examples include:
- Solicitor Negligence: Mishandling cases, missing deadlines, or giving incorrect legal advice.
- Accountant Negligence: Errors in tax returns or mismanagement of financial records.
- Surveyor Negligence: Providing incorrect valuations or failing to identify property defects.
Why Choose Us?
Bright Solicitors offers exceptional legal expertise for Professional Negligence claims:
- Expertise Across Professions: Our team has extensive experience handling claims against solicitors, accountants, surveyors, and other professionals.
- Dedicated Support: We guide you through every step of the claims process with clear advice and regular updates.
- Strong Advocacy: We strive to achieve the best possible outcome, whether through negotiation, mediation, or court action.
- Transparent Pricing: Clear and straightforward pricing ensures you know what to expect.
- Proven Track Record: Our Litigation and Disputes team is highly regarded for delivering successful results in complex cases.
The prestigious Legal 500 ranks our Litigation & Disputes team, highlighting our commitment to outstanding client service and expertise in litigation law.
Professional Negligence Lawyers | Our Expertise
- Claims pertaining to negligence in tax and/or financial advice, such as mis-selling products, tax schemes, and disguised remuneration planning.
- Claims directed at insurers, including brokers, for their failure to honour claims under an insurance policy and incorrect advice leading to losses.
- Claims against surveyors for their role in either undervaluing or overvaluing a property, and their failure to report defects or provide accurate advice.
- Collective claims from groups of clients who engage our representation for the same cause of action.
- Claims against Solicitors, including instances of missing crucial deadlines, failure to provide necessary advice, oversight in advising on terms, and other forms of negligence.
Get in Touch
For expert legal advice with Professional Negligence, contact Bright Solicitors. Our experienced team of Professional Negligence Lawyers will guide you through the process and help you achieve the best possible outcome.
Call us at 01752 388883 or Email us at DisputeResolution@brightllp.co.uk to arrange a consultation.
FAQ'S & Useful Information
To be successful in a claim against a professional for negligence and/or breach of contract, you must establish the following:
- A valid contract existed between you and the professional; the professional breached the terms of the contract, leading to a loss on your part.
- The professional had a duty of care towards you, which was violated, and this breach resulted in a foreseeable loss.
Initiating the process involves sending a Letter of Claim outlining the claim's basis to the opposing party. Upon acknowledgment, the opponent has a three-month window to provide a substantive response or propose a settlement. Correspondence typically continues during this period.
If we are unable to find a resolution during the Pre-Action Protocol period, the next step is initiating Court proceedings. Once started, the Court sets a timetable, involving document disclosure and evidence exchange, leading to trial.
Throughout the litigation, parties, both before and after Court proceedings, can explore alternative dispute resolution, often through mediation, in an effort to resolve disputes.
Unless instructed otherwise, we will always prioritise finding an alternative solution to an expensive and time consuming court proceeding. If applicable to your case, we will inform you of this option.
At Bright Solicitors, we strive to be fully transparent with our Fees. Please contact a member of our specialist Litigation & Disputes team for information regarding our fees, and an estimate related to your matter.
Please contact 01752 388883, or email DisputeResolution@brightllp.co.uk
If you would like to discuss a Professional Negligence dispute with a member of our team, please contact 01752 388883, or email DisputeResolution@brightllp.co.uk
