Negligence Claims
PROFESSIONAL NEGLIGENCE CLAIMS SOLICITORS WATFORD
“Experience is that marvellous thing that enables you to recognise a mistake when you make it again”
Mistakes are an unavoidable part of human progress. However, not all mistakes necessarily = progress. This is certainly true for cases of professional negligence.
If you have paid good money to a professional expecting progress where in fact you feel you have only gone backwards, and want to receive a truly professional service, get in touch with our experienced professional negligence solicitors in Watford. As all our solicitors are based in Watford, they are in a unique position to combine a tailored service with local knowledge and conveniently deliver it on your doorstep. We deal with all areas of professional negligence including:
- Negligent accountants
- Negligent solicitors
- Negligent barristers
- Negligent valuers and surveyors
- Negligent architects
- Negligent estate agents
- Negligent dentists
- Negligent doctors
Let’s get down to brass tacks and have a look at the fundamentals of negligence. There are generally three basic hurdles you need to jump in order to make a successful negligence claim.
Step 1 – show that you were owed you a “duty of care,” which is fairly straightforward to demonstrate in professional negligence cases because there is usually a pre-existing relationship defined by contractual terms and conditions. However, even without a contract, such a relationship can exist.
Step 2 – show that the duty of care was breached i.e. did they do something they were not supposed to do or did nothing when they were supposed to act? There are countless situations which can be defined as a breach of duty.
Step 3 – show that you suffered “loss” as a result of the breach, which is simply not a case of showing that you should be awarded compensation. Loss can be quite widely defined. The important and difficult to thing to prove is that the loss was a direct consequence of the breach of the duty of care. This is generally the most hotly contested areas of professional negligence cases.
Reading this may have further confirmed your feeling that you have lost out due to professional negligence. Perhaps it has created some doubt. Even if you come under the latter, it is certainly worth making absolutely sure of where you stand under the law. It is complex area of the law that is never entirely set in stone.
To understand where you stand, contact us today to book an initial consultation with one of our professional negligence lawyers in Watford or simply ask for a quote.