Professional Negligence Solicitors Birmingham

A Professional Negligence claim is any claim that is made against a person who is considered a professional person e.g a solicitors or accountancy practice, architect or surveyor. If you are considering making a claim for professional negligence, you should ensure that you have someone who is an expert in this field of law.

Our Expertise For Your Claim

A specialist will ensure that you have the best prospects of success with your claim, in the shortest period of time possible and that you receive the right amount of compensation. Pearson Rowe’s Brian Flint is a member of the Law Society’s Professional Negligence Panel which endorses his expertise in this area of law.

There are standard procedures to follow if you have been injured as a result of negligence on a professional’s part.

Claims against a Solicitor

A claim can be made if you believe that a solicitor working for you has treated their duties in a negligent manner. A claim can be made in any of the following cases;

Complaints against solicitors are handled by the Legal Complaints Service. Once you make a complaint to them, they will determine if the complaint is legitimate and, if it is, will refer the case to the Solicitor’s Regulation Authority. This is relevant for both the providing of poor service and when a solicitor is guilty of professional misconduct.

A slightly different route is taken in the case of negligence, which is when a solicitor does not act in the way they are expected to, such as not serving papers to a defendant on time, serving them to the wrong person and generally neglecting to perform the duties for which they are responsible. In these cases the claim is handled in court.

If you feel that a professional has failed you in any respect Pearson Rowe will advise and in appropriate cases help you claim compensation.

Evaluation

After you have contacted Pearson Rowe with an initial enquiry, we will be happy to see you or discuss the matter with you by telephone or email.

The case will then be reviewed by one of our team, who will determine whether or not the incident involves the liability of the professional and, if it does, how best to pursue the claim. We will contact you as soon as this process is completed to let you know whether your claim is substantial.

The process may become quite complicated at this stage, as it is often difficult to prove the liability of the professional in question, thus the process may take a longer time than first envisaged.

This part of the process simply acts as, in essence, a quote. We put you under no obligation to pursue the enquiry, and all evaluations are provided free of charge. If your case is deemed to be eligible for compensation, and you agree to pursue it, then we will appoint one of our team of dedicated solicitors to tackle the case.

Their first step will be to make a detailed recording of all of the information that you have thus far provided. This document will then be sent to you to sign, confirming that everything you have told us is true, thus providing us with the ability to pursue the case.

The case will then enter the Advisory Period, in which we begin telling you what steps need to be taken to ensure a successful claim.

Advisory Period

The first step your solicitor will take, in most cases, is to ensure that you begin taking a This can be used as evidence to show that, in the case of a claim against a medical professional, that the injury is legitimate, as well as displaying the suffering it has caused you.

If a claim is being made against a solicitor, evidence must be gathered in relation to the nature of your claim against the solicitor, for example if the solicitor is guilty of negligence, evidence must be gathered to prove this.

This is the first step in acquiring evidence for the claim, and while you begin this your solicitor will be making contact with the person or company that the claim is being made against, informing them of the claim and your intentions.

In addition to this we will also attempt to provide an early idea of the sort of compensation you will be entitled to, as well as advice on how we intend to aid you in living with a serious injury.

Compensation

Gaining compensation against a professional is often much more complex than a personal injury claim.

In the case of a complaint against a solicitor, the following apply;

Solicitors

Professional Negligence
The court has the power to award unlimited compensation based around the severity of the claim, as well as making a finding of legal liability; however you are unlikely to receive any kind of compensation for distress or any inconvenience caused by the negligence. This will change if the claim is made against a personal injury lawyer who has been found guilty of negligence. In this case any associated elements associated with the initial injury may also be compensated.

There are various time constraints and limitations involved in these cases. You usually have 6 years to submit a complaint from the time when you deem the solicitor to have been negligent. However if you are claiming against a solicitor that was negligent during a personal injury claim, you then have 9 years to make a claim against them.

Poor Service
In these cases, the maximum compensation reward is £15,000, assuming the complaint is upheld by the Legal Complaints Service. There are limits associated with this that will be detailed below, however all Poor Service complaints must be made through the Legal Complaints Service.

In terms of limitations, if you intend to make a complaint against a solicitor, you must first submit a letter of complaint to that solicitor and allow them 28 days to respond. If the response is not received or is unsatisfactory, then you must contact the Legal Complaints Service. The complaint must be received within 6 months of the ending of your dealings with the solicitor.

Professional Misconduct
These cases are dealt with by the both the Legal Complaints Service and the Solicitors Regulation Authority. In these cases, an award of compensation can be made up to £1,000,000, depending on the level of misconduct.

In terms of limitations, if you intend to make a complaint against a solicitor, you must first submit a letter of complaint to that solicitor and allow them 28 days to respond. If the response is not received or is unsatisfactory, then you must contact the Legal Complaints Service. The complaint must be received within 6 months of the ending of your dealings with the solicitor.

In cases where the solicitor has committed a number of these acts, the client then has to use their judgment as to which type of claim to pursue. Pearson Rowe will endeavour to offer the best possible advice in relation to this.

Expenses
This area of compensation covers a number of areas, such as loss of earnings from being unable to work; care required during this period and most importantly any specialist medical treatment of equipment that is required to enable you to deal with the injury. Again this can be within a large range depending on the severity of the injury. Catastrophic Injuries tend to see large amounts of expenses recuperated.

Each case is unique and all are on a “No Win, No Fee” basis, so Claim Time work around the clock to ensure that you receive the best compensation package for your personal injury. It doesn’t stop there though, as we provide a comprehensive Aftercare program to ensure that you have all the advice you need to move forwards with your life.

Aftercare
Our relationship with our clients doesn’t end once we have attained their compensation, as we realise that they may require advice on how best to move forwards with their lives after a potential life altering injury.

In these cases, Claim Time will do its utmost to provide the best care and advice possible for its clients. If a client is in need of psychological therapy after a traumatic injury or issues with a negligent solicitor, we will endeavour to find and recommend a quality psychologist that can help them deal with the issues surrounding their injury.

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To find out more about making a professional negligence claim, please call us free on 0800 068 3242 or complete a Quick Enquiry and we will be in touch with you.

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