Professional negligence

Some of our clients have a lot of experience of dealing with litigation, for others, their contact with us is their first experience of litigation or dispute resolution.

Professionals are instructed to advise on a wide range of matters. On occasions, professionals’ advice is wrong, which can result in businesses and individuals suffering financial losses.

We have extensive experience in dealing with professional negligence disputes, which enables us to focus our advice directly on the area most relevant to you. Our experience also means that you can be confident that your case will be dealt with by an appropriate specialist in the field and will be supervised by a partner with significant knowledge of the area.

Our specialist team is able to provide advice on resolving a broad range of professional negligence disputes whether by litigation, negotiation or some form of alternative dispute resolution, including mediation. 

We can advise on claims against professionals, including:

• legal professionals
• accountants and tax advisers
• surveyors and valuers
• directors
• construction professionals, including contract administrators
• insurers and brokers
• financial advisers
• trustees

For further information, please see The Law of Legal Services by Senior Partner John Gould.

We aim to help clients avoid disputes, or resolve them at an early stage. We offer a service tailored to the size and complexity of each case and provide practical and commercial advice to achieve the best possible outcome for our clients.

We are prepared to consider alternative forms of funding in appropriate circumstances

Our lawyers are experienced in areas such as:

• real estate disputes
• construction disputes
• fraud and asset tracing
• intellectual property enforcement and dispute resolution
• commercial contractual disputes

We ensure that you receive the breadth of support you require from lawyers who are able to see alternative approaches to resolving your problems.

We can also draw on the range of experience across the firm, so that we are able to consider and advise on issues relating to:

• corporate restructuring and insolvency disputes
• family and children
• regulators