RUGBY Offices

Private Client Department, Address: 16 Church Street, RUGBY, CV21 3PW, Telephone: + 44 (0) 1788 579 579, Fax: +44 (0) 1788 570 949

Conveyancing Department, Address: 26 Regent Street, RUGBY, CV21 2PS, Telephone: + 44 (0) 1788 551 611, Fax: + 44 (0) 1788 551 597

Commercial/ Wills, Trusts & Probate Departments, Address: The Robbins Building, 25 Albert Street, RUGBY, CV21 2SD, Telephone: + 44 (0) 1788 579 579, Fax: + 44 (0) 1788 552 888

LONDON Offices

2nd Floor Berkeley Square House, Berkeley Square, London, W1J 6BD, Telephone enquiries: +44 (0) 2078876590, Fax number: +44 (0) 207 8876001

BANBURY Offices

Strathmore House, Waterperry Court, Middleton Road, BANBURY, OX16 4QD, General Telephone enquires: + 44 (0) 1295 270999

Professional Negligence Advice

Professional negligence is a complicated and specialist area of law. When you enlist the help of professionals, you have a right to assume a standard of care which is greater than you would get from the average person.  When professional advisers act for you, a certain amount of trust is placed with them, and when professional standards do slip, vital action is needed. A professional negligence dispute is sensitive and can be a potentially damaging issue for any business.  Therefore it is vital that your case is handled by a specialist team, who has the knowledge you can trust.   Sometimes when things go wrong, it is difficult to pinpoint who is to blame, but our team of skilled legal professionals can assess whether or not any person or company can be held accountable for an injury or loss. 

Your case will be thoroughly investigated and we will provide you with a realistic assessment of your case and the costs that might be involved if it proceeds to court.   With our experience of negligence claims, we can help guide you through the process from beginning to end and we will actively seek to negotiate a settlement of your claim without the necessity of court proceedings.   Examples of professional negligence claims include:

  • Claims against solicitors and barristers arising from failed litigation 
  • Claims against surveyors for failing to properly value or identify defects with property
  • Claims against doctors, health practitioners, or hospitals in medical negligence cases
  • Mis-selling of financial products such as pensions, share portfolios, endowments, foreign mortgages and with-profits policies
  • Claims against architects, often jointly with engineers and builders
  • Negligent tax advice, in particular inheritance tax planning
  • Litigation surrounding the negligence of advice, leading to loss or fraud.
    In negligence claim disputes, each party appoints their own set of lawyers and often insurance companies are involved.  It is therefore very important for you to ensure that you are also properly represented by lawyers with relevant experience and knowledge of disputes. 

We will discuss your specific options at the outset and we always aim to achieve the best results for you.  Our litigation fees are fair and you will be informed of the likely costs before you commence proceedings. Clients can take out legal expenses insurance to protect them against costs of court cases and we also offer clients the ability to pay in instalments or the provision of a special loan.

If you would like to discuss your case with one of our professional negligence litigators, then please contact our Senior Partner, Richard Pell who will be able to help with your enquiry: 

 

Law Partner Litigation Richard Pell

Richard Pell
Tel: (01788) 579 579 
Email richardpell@brethertons.co.uk 

 

 

 

Richard Hopkin
Tel: (01788) 532 932
Email: richardhopkin@brethertons.co.uk 

 

 

 

Torquil Maccleod

         Torquil Macleod, Senior Litigation Executive

         Tel: (01788) 532 924
         Email: torquilmacleod@brethertons.co.uk