Professional Negligence Claims Arising From...
Posted in Professional Negligence on 19th Jun 2020
The unprecedented disruption caused by Covid 19 may have resulted in you, or your business, suffering loss as a result of a failure on the part of a professional advisor to carry out work for you with reasonable care and skill.
Despite the upheaval caused by the coronavirus pandemic, and despite over 30% of the UK workforce being furloughed, your professional advisor still had a duty to act in your best interests, and if you have suffered loss you may have a claim.
Many professionals have received advice from their professional bodies and others...
Gas Safety Certificates and Possession Actions
Posted in Professional Negligence on 18th Jun 2020
Many landlords have been waiting anxiously for the decision of the Court of Appeal in Trecarrall House Ltd v Rouncefield, a decision on a seemingly dry point of law, but one that will have large ramifications.
In the original claim, Trecarrell sought possession of Ms Rouncefield’s flat following service of a section 21 notice.
Ms Rouncefield argued that the Section 21 notice was invalid as she had not been provided with a Gas Safety Cetificate (GSC) before moving into the property, contrary to the requirements of the Gas Safety (Installation and...
Inviting a Solicitor Negligence Claim
Posted in Professional Negligence on 24th Mar 2020
Solicitors, Barristers and Chartered Legal Executives are often referred to as legal advisors and there is a good reason for that, beyond convenient shorthand.
The job of a lawyer is to advise their client on the law and their options and take instructions from the client.
Except in very specific circumstances, such as when the lawyer is acting on a no-win, no-fee agreement and so is putting their own money at risk, it is not the lawyer’s job to decide what is best for their client.
Example of Solicitor Negligence: Solicitor acting against client...
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