Professional Negligence Disputes

When instructing a professional for their advice and professional services, whether a medical practitioner, lawyer of tax or financial advisor customer have the right to expect a reasonable level of skill, care and attention. However, what they say and how they help can differ quite significantly. This may give rise to different liabilities or even different level of the ‘duty of care. Assessing the scope of that duty of care, whether it has been exceeded and what loss that has, in turn, caused can be a complicated assessment.

The loss must be directly flowing from the breach of the duty of care but can often be substantial. Frequently professional advisors carry insurance and, partly in consequence of that, settlement is more frequently achieved in these sorts of claims than in other areas of the law. Consequently, our lawyers are highly skilled in all forms of alternative dispute resolution methods including Arbitration and Mediation.

However, should you need to go to court, our lawyers are experts in assessing the relative position of the parties and providing a robust litigation strategy. We will lead you through what can often be a daunting process of bringing a claim against professional advisors. In relation to financial mis-selling or negligence please also see our financial services team.