Professional Negligence – Who, What & How

Professional negligence can be an area of much discussion, which is why we have broken it down for you into three simple areas.

• Who can commit professional negligence?
• What does suffering professional negligence mean for you?
• How can you go about doing something about it?

Who

Professional negligence, according to English Law is defined as, “is a subset of the general rules on negligence to cover the situation in which the defendant has represented him or herself as having more than average skills and abilities. The usual rules rely on establishing that a duty of care is owed by the defendant to the claimant, and that the defendant is in breach of that duty.” (Wikipedia)

Industries who are most commonly found at fault in these situations include:

• Solicitors
• Medical Professionals
• Financial Advisers
• Barristers
• Construction Industry Professionals
• Accountants

In most cases their negligence has caused an individual to suffer a loss, most frequently financial.

What

Individuals who suffer professional negligence are often left out of pocket by the actions of the professional. In a legal situation this maybe that failure to meet a deadline has caused a case to be thrown out and no compensation to be paid. Alternatively an error during the process could have resulted in you not receiving the compensation you deserve due to an oversight by the solicitor.

In the construction industry negligence could again leave you out of pocket. If errors made by those in the position of ‘more than average skills and abilities’ have caused delays or incurred greater costs you again could find yourself at a financial loss.

In the medical profession, negligence could leave you with life altering results as well as financial losses. Negligence in this sector could range from errors resulting in a longer recovering period and in turn loss of earnings to permanent physical injuries.

How

If you feel that you have been the victim of professional negligence then the best thing to do is to seek professional advice from some one with years in the business.

Mulderrigs Solicitors have been helping secure individuals the compensation they deserve for over 25 years. To see how they could help you main a professional negligence claim then contact them today via their website: http://www.mulderrigs.co.uk