Personal Injury Case Negligence Claims

Duncan Lewis Professional Negligence Solicitors – Personal Injury Case Negligence Claims

Disputes with professionals over personal injury claims can be especially distressing, not only because of the injury and possible rehabilitation involved, but also because it can seem as though you have been let down again by the negligent actions of another person or company.

Duncan Lewis professional negligence solicitors are well placed to deal with claims against a solicitor who is negligent in handling a personal injury case – Duncan Lewis is one of the largest personal injury claims solicitors in the UK and our professional negligence lawyers know exactly how a personal injury claim should be handled.

A claim for professional injury case negligence might involve:

• Case assessment errors
• Delay/Failure to appoint medical experts
• Delay/Failure to obtain expert opinion
• Delay/Failure to instruct counsel
• Drafting errors in court papers
• Solicitor failed to contact witnesses
• Solicitor gave wrong advice
• Solicitor missed deadline (eg for serving claim)
• Solicitor proceeded against/without client instructions or failed to proceed in a timely manner
• Solicitor withdrew funding options unexpectedly, so claim could not proceed.

Professional negligence claims relating to Personal Injury Claims are becoming increasingly common – and many are now settled out-of-court.

Duncan Lewis has a successful track record in winning compensation for clients in Personal Injury Claims, including but not limited to:

• Accident at Work Claims
• Birth Injury Claims
• Children’s Accident Claims
• Claims Against MoD
• Clinical Negligence Claims
• Holiday Accident & Illness Claims
• Industrial Accident Claims
• Industrial Disease Claims
• Medical Negligence Claims
• Road Traffic Accident Claims
• Sports Injury Claims.

Duncan Lewis Professional Negligence Solicitors’ wealth of experience in the area of personal injury law enables them to offer the best claims service to clients thinking about suing a solicitor who is negligent and has caused them further loss – including a negligent solicitor who underestimated the value of a personal injury claim or failed to assess the costs of future care adequately.

Making a Professional Negligence Claim

Clients who suffer financial loss or other loss as a result of a solicitor who is negligent should first make a complaint through the solicitor’s own complaints procedure.

The Legal Ombudsman can also adjudicate in cases where a solicitor is negligent in a matter relating to a personal injury claim, but any compensation awarded may be modest.

Clients considering suing a solicitor for professional negligence have six years from the date of the event constituting negligence – or three years from the date they first realised negligence had occurred – in which to make a compensation claim.

Funding for Personal Injury Case Professional Negligence Claims

Duncan Lewis lawyers offer professional negligence clients a Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA) to fund claims.

Duncan Lewis also offers a fixed fee to cover the costs of the initial client meeting and case assessment – so our professional negligence clients know from the outset how much they will have to pay.

If you are a personal injury client whose solicitor has provided a negligent claims service that resulted in further loss to you, call Duncan Lewis Professional Negligence Solicitors for more information about making a compensation claim on 020 7923 4020