Professional Negligence Solicitors

Have you been wronged by a professional and suffered financial loss, an injury or property damage? Perhaps you’ve received poor financial advice that resulted in you losing money, or maybe your home has become unsafe due to a bodged builder’s job?

Whatever the case, Setfords is here to help. Our team of professional negligence solicitors are experts in this field, and are skilled in quickly assessing whether a claim is worth pursuing and how best to proceed.

Learn more about how we can help you below.

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Professional Negligence Law Areas of Specialism

How exactly can our professional negligence lawyers assist you? Check out our main specialisms below.
As well as the professional negligence claims against professionals detailed below, we also undertake cases against estate agents, banks, brokers, patent agents, trade mark agents, auditors, auctioneers and actuaries.

Claims against solicitors and barristers
Claims against solicitors and barristers
These claims will usually revolve around negligent advice and/or representation from which you have suffered a loss. This could include:
- Giving incorrect advice on problems or potential problems in a conveyance or a lease.
- Negligent wills or estate planning advice.
- Failing to advise on settlement options in litigation.
- Incorrect advice which results in unnecessary litigation.
Claims against builders, surveyors and architects
Claims against builders, surveyors and architects
Setfords has expertise in claims against property professionals due to our strong team of property litigators, some of whom are also members of the Property Litigation Association. Such cases typically involve:
- A claim for negligent works by builders.
- A claim against surveyors for negligent advice or a negligent report or survey (for example, a survey carried out prior to purchasing which has failed to pick up defects in your property).
- A claim against architects for negligent advice on works, planning advice, plans or supervision of a building contract.
Claims against financial advisors and accountants
Claims against financial advisors and accountants
A huge amount of trust is placed in financial advisers and accountants, which can make cases of negligence even more distressing, particularly with the amount of money that can be involved. Our professional negligence lawyers are used to dealing with these typically high value claims, in what can be very emotional and stressful cases.
These negligence claims are usually relating to
negligent advice, preparation of accounts or financial, tax and estate planning.
Claims against doctors and medical professionals
Claims against doctors and medical professionals
Setfords has experienced medical negligence solicitors whose specialties include, but are not limited to, cases involving:
- Failure by a GP to diagnose something.
- Failure of a surgeon to warn of a recognised risk.
- General hospital negligence.
- Negligent performance of an operation/cosmetic operation.
- Dispensing of the wrong drug by a chemist.
- Negligent delay in diagnosis
- Negligence in delivering a baby.

Claims against solicitors and barristers

These claims will usually revolve around negligent advice and/or representation from which you have suffered a loss. This could include:

Giving incorrect advice on problems or potential problems in a conveyance or a lease.
Negligent wills or estate planning advice.
Failing to advise on settlement options in litigation.
Incorrect advice which results in unnecessary litigation.

Claims against builders, surveyors and architects

Setfords has expertise in claims against property professionals due to our strong team of property litigators, some of whom are also members of the Property Litigation Association. Such cases typically involve:

A claim for negligent works by builders.
A claim against surveyors for negligent advice or a negligent report or survey (for example, a survey carried out prior to purchasing which has failed to pick up defects in your property).
A claim against architects for negligent advice on works, planning advice, plans or supervision of a building contract.

Claims against financial advisors and accountants

A huge amount of trust is placed in financial advisers and accountants, which can make cases of negligence even more distressing, particularly with the amount of money that can be involved. Our professional negligence lawyers are used to dealing with these typically high value claims, in what can be very emotional and stressful cases.

These negligence claims are usually relating to

negligent advice, preparation of accounts or financial, tax and estate planning.

Claims against doctors and medical professionals

Setfords has experienced medical negligence solicitors whose specialties include, but are not limited to, cases involving:

Failure by a GP to diagnose something.
Failure of a surgeon to warn of a recognised risk.
General hospital negligence.
Negligent performance of an operation/cosmetic operation.
Dispensing of the wrong drug by a chemist.
Negligent delay in diagnosis
Negligence in delivering a baby.

Setfords’ Approach to Professional Negligence

Our professional negligence lawyers have significant experience in their field, and will listen, think, and give you the best possible legal advice.

Setfords is different from other law firms — all of our professional negligence solicitors are experts, ensuring you never receive legal advice from an under qualified junior.

Furthermore, our unique support system guarantees that our professional negligence lawyers focus entirely on their clients, and not on internal billing targets or office administration. As a result, Setfords’ clients always receive a world class service.

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