In all walks of life and in all areas of business, professional advisors play an important part in guiding you through a specialist process or procedure.
While most of these working relationships run smoothly and achieve great results, there will always be occasions when the work carried out is below the standard expected of them and causes individuals or businesses to suffer financial loss. This failure to deliver adequate service may constitute professional negligence.
Professional disputes are complex matters, particularly when professional negligence is concerned. It can be especially difficult to establish whether you or your business are entitled to compensation for the actions or omissions of a professional advisor. Additionally, there is a key difference between the professional providing bad service and being negligent – establishing negligence is paramount if your claim is to be successful. In some cases, the professional may not have been negligent but you may be able to raise other professional disputes or claims, such as breach of contract, breach of statutory duties, or maybe even fraud or misinterpretation.
Is there a time limit to make a claim?
There are time limits for pursuing claims against professionals and although this can be up to six years in most circumstances, it is advisable to act swiftly if you think you may have a case to ensure that events are fresh in everyone’s minds and evidence and documents are preserved.
Who can I make a professional negligence claim against?
A professional negligence claim can be pursued against any professional, but some of the most common include accountant disputes and solicitor disputes. The team of professional negligence lawyers at CMP Legal have considerable experience in dealing with a variety of professional negligence claims, such as cases involving surveyors, architects, accountants, solicitors, barristers, and more.
If you think you have a professional negligence case, our team will be able to discuss this with you and explain the legal process and the funding options available to you so that you can decide whether pursuing a case is the right option. Please contact us to discuss how we can assist you.