Professional Negligence Disputes

What is professional negligence?

In essence, professional negligence occurs when a professional person or body fails to perform to the standards reasonably expected of them. Most of the time, when you engage a professional to provide you with a service, it will be carried out properly.

There are unfortunately times when that is not the case.

If a professional fails to provide the agreed-upon advice or service to you at a standard that a reasonable person within the same profession would expect, there may be a claim for professional negligence. As a result, you may have suffered a significant loss, for example in monetary loss, time or a missed opportunity.

Our specialist team of professional negligence solicitors can assist in assessing the prospects of a professional negligence claim, engaging the relevant pre-action protocol and progression of the claim via court proceedings, if necessary.

Making a professional negligence claim

To make a professional negligence claim you need to be able to prove that the professional had a clear duty of care they owed you, as well as that breaking this duty of care caused you a loss and was easily foreseeable. This is called causation and is crucial in making a successful professional negligence claim.

All professional negligence cases use something known as the Pre-Action Protocol, which is designed to help claimants settle their case outside of court and outline the process they should take in terms of identifying issues, gathering evidence, and making their claim.

Get in touch with a specialist member of the team for advice and guidance on professional negligence.