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title: "London’s Leading Professional Negligence Litigation Lawyers"
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date: 2019-07-19
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author: "Jaron Dosanjh"
description: "We are a City of London law firm of specialist professional negligence Solicitors and Barristers. We're experts in settling very high value contentious professional negligence disputes. We excel in dealing..."
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# London’s Leading Professional Negligence Litigation Lawyers

We are a City of London law firm of [specialist professional negligence Solicitors and Barristers.](https://www.pnla.org.uk/members/jaron-dosanjh-21698/) We're experts in settling very high value contentious [professional negligence](https://lexlaw.co.uk/practice-areas/professional-negligence-solicitors-london) disputes. We excel in dealing with complex and sensitive claims against other leading organisations. We regularly assist with legal claims against:

- [Solicitors](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/sue-negligent-solicitor-law-firm/)

- [Barristers](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/sue-a-barrister/)

- [Conveyancers](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/negligent-licenced-conveyancer-property-lawyer-clc-compensation-free-advice/)

- [Legal Executives](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/legal-negligence-claims-against-solicitor-barrister/)

- [Accountants](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/compensation-negligent-accountants-financial-tax-advisors/)

- [Auditors](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/negligent-auditor-claims/)

- Auctioneers

- Valuers

- [Surveyors](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/rics-property-surveyor-expert-valuer-compensation/)

- Will-writers

- Estate agents

- Trade Unions

- [Independent Financial Advisors (IFAs)](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/financial-negligence-claim-solicitor/)

- [Tax advisers](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/bad-hmrc-finance-advice-sue-advisor/)

- [Insurance brokers](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/legal-claim-negligent-insurance-broker-policy-advice/)

- Medical and Healthcare Professionals

- [Architects](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/riba-property-expert-no-win-no-fee-advice-claims/)

- Engineers

- [Project Managers](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/negligent-builder-construction-defects/)

- [Construction professionals](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/negligent-builder-construction-defects/)

- others who hold themselves out as professionals

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## Instruct our Professionals to pursue your Claim

*Our dual-qualified Solicitor & Barrister team assess your case at the outset. We will quickly determine the merits and prospects of the claim and then also advise you on how to obtain an optimal settlement (often on a no win no fee basis).*

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##### LONDON LAWYERS
Qualified lawyers at the only law firm with chambers in the Middle Temple (a Barristers' Inn of Court) in the City of London

[About](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/expert-uk-negligence-legal-advice/)[](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/expert-uk-negligence-legal-advice/)![PNLA MEMBERS](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Small-PNLA-logo-solicitor-professional-negligence-lawyers-association-london-UK-e1600012077556.png)
##### PNLA MEMBERS
Dedicated PNLA member specialist negligence lawyers with expertise in high value professional negligence disputes and claims

[Expertise](http://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk)[](https://www.pnla.org.uk/members/jaron-dosanjh-21698/)![PROFESSIONALLY REGULATED](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/UKLawSociety_Use_a_Professional_Solicitor_Logo-e1600012003683.png)
##### PROFESSIONALLY REGULATED
Our professional negligence solicitors and barristers offer regulated, independent & confidential legal advice

[Regulated](https://www.sra.org.uk/home/home.page)[](https://www.barstandardsboard.org.uk/)

We provide results-focused legal representation to individuals and companies that have been subject to bad advice or conduct and can often act on a no win no fee basis after an initial assessment.

Our typical cases have a value of several hundred thousand pounds and our largest current case is worth in the region of £7 million and is a complex case against a large well-known London law firm.

Our experience and advice will help guide you on the ideal legal strategy to obtain optimal compensation for the loss you have suffered.

We have a specialist team of [professional negligence legal experts](https://www.pnla.org.uk/members/jaron-dosanjh-21698/) with years of experience in negotiating with professionals, their indemnity insurers and their solicitors. We regularly represent our clients at mediations with insurers which often lead to settlement.

Where cases have to be progressed we are experienced at acting as legal representatives on negligence claims before the County Court, High Court and Court of Appeal and can take over conduct of existing claims.

We recommend that you let us, as [experts](https://lexlaw.co.uk/bankruptcy-petition-and-annulment-solicitors/), handle your matter. Here’s why:

- reduce failure risk from attempting to manage and understand complex negligence disputes or civil procedural rules and laws yourself;

- expert assistance and advice which can obtain an optimal result; and

- dedicated specialists which results in a faster solution to your problem.

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## Areas of Expertise:

*We regularly undertake professional negligence litigation in these core areas:*

### LEGAL NEGLIGENCE
Compensation claims against [legal professionals](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/legal-negligence/), [solicitors](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/sue-negligent-solicitor-law-firm/), [barristers](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/sue-a-barrister/), [law firms](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/legal-negligence-claims-against-solicitor-barrister/), [conveyancers](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/negligent-licenced-conveyancer-property-lawyer-clc-compensation-free-advice/) and intellectual property attorneys

[Legal Negligence](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/legal-negligence/)

### FINANCIAL NEGLIGENCE
Negligence claims against [financial professionals](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/financial-negligence-claim-solicitor/), auditors, actuaries, [insurance brokers](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/legal-claim-negligent-insurance-broker-policy-advice/), lenders, stockbrokers, [IFAs](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/financial-negligence-claim-solicitor/), [accountants](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/compensation-negligent-accountants-financial-tax-advisors/) & [tax consultants](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/bad-hmrc-finance-advice-sue-advisor/)

[Financial Negligence](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/financial-negligence-claim-solicitor/)

### PROPERTY NEGLIGENCE
Claims against [conveyancers](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/case-study-successful-result-for-our-client-against-negligent-conveyancers/), [architects](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/property-professional-negligence-claims/), [chartered surveyors](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/rics-property-surveyor-expert-valuer-compensation/), valuers, [quantity surveyors](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/rics-property-surveyor-expert-valuer-compensation/), planning consultants & [builders](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/negligent-builder-construction-defects/)

[Property Negligence](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/property-professional-negligence-claims/)

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## Need a specialist negligence lawyer to bring a claim against a professional?

*Had bad advice? Suffered financial or personal loss? *

We are a specialist [leading City of London law firm](http://lexlaw.co.uk/) based in the [Middle Temple Inn of Court](https://www.middletemple.org.uk) adjacent to the Royal Courts of Justice, High Court and Court of Appeal. We specialise in [bringing professional negligence claims](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/start-issue-professional-negligence-court-claim-case-legal-advice/) and have years of experience in handling, resolving and settling negligence disputes and are members of the Professional Negligence Lawyers Association ([PNLA](https://www.pnla.org.uk)).

Our [City of London solicitors](https://lexlaw.co.uk/our-people/jaron-dosanjh/) and barristers have market-leading experience of providing bespoke legal advice and bringing complex claims to settlement.  As a leading law firm regularly featured in the news and media and with a track record of success, you can be assured that your compensation claim will proceed with precision and care.

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## ProNeg Litigation News

*UK Professional Negligence Legal News Articles from our team:*

[![Engagement letter on a walnut desk with one liability clause highlighted in yellow, a fountain pen resting across it](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Fountain-Pen-on-Highlighted-Legal-Contract-1-300x149.png)](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/limitation-of-liability-clause-sue-adviser/)[Auditor Negligence](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/category/professional-negligence-cases/auditor-negligence/), [Contracts](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/category/contracts/), [Contractual Disclaimer](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/category/contractual-disclaimer/), [Financial Negligence](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/category/financial-negligence/), [Legal Negligence](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/category/legal-negligence/), [Letter Before Claim](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/category/letter-before-claim/), [LEXLAW](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/category/lexlaw/), [Limitation periods](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/category/limitation-periods/), [Litigation advice](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/category/litigation-advice/), [Negligence Claim](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/category/negligence-claim/), [Negligent Solicitor](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/category/negligent-solicitor/), [Pre Action Protocols](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/category/pre-action-protocols/), [professional negligence](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/category/professional-negligence/)
### Limitation of Liability Clause: Can You Still Sue Your Adviser?
pncs·November 10, 2026An engagement letter may cap what your solicitor, accountant or other adviser has to pay, but the cap rarely ends the matter. Find out when a court will apply a limitation of liability clause, when it will not, and how long you have to sue.

[... Continue reading](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/limitation-of-liability-clause-sue-adviser/)

[![Uncapped fountain pen resting on a blank cream sheet on a green leather desk blotter in walnut panelled chambers](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/a_cozy_elegant_study_office_scene_with_a_shallow-300x169.webp)](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/legal-ombudsman-or-negligence-claim-solicitor/)[Legal Negligence](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/category/legal-negligence/), [Negligent Solicitor](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/category/negligent-solicitor/), [professional negligence](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/category/professional-negligence/)
### Legal Ombudsman or a negligence claim: which route when your solicitor gets it wrong?
pncs·November 6, 2026If your solicitor’s mistake has cost you less than £50,000 and the real problem is poor service, the Legal Ombudsman is usually the quicker and cheaper route. If the loss is larger, or may grow, a professional negligence claim in the courts is the better choice, because once you accept an ombudsman’s decision, section 140(11)...[... Continue reading](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/legal-ombudsman-or-negligence-claim-solicitor/)

[![Grand English townhouse with illuminated windows and exposed architectural foundations symbolising the risks of unregistered property ownership and conveyancing negligence.](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Solicitor-Failed-to-Register-Your-Property-at-the-Land-Registry-Your-Rights-and-How-to-Claim-300x169.png)](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/solicitor-failed-to-register-your-property-at-the-land-registry-your-rights-and-how-to-claim/)[Case study](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/category/case-study/), [Cases](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/category/cases/), [Court of Appeal](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/category/court-of-appeal/), [High Court](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/category/high-court/), [Lawyers](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/category/lawyers/), [legal](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/category/legal/), [Legal Negligence](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/category/legal-negligence/), [Letter Before Action](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/category/letter-before-action/), [LEXLAW](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/category/lexlaw/), [Limitation periods](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/category/limitation-periods/), [Litigation advice](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/category/litigation-advice/), [Media](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/category/media/), [negligence](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/category/negligence/), [Negligence Claim](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/category/negligence-claim/), [Negligent Solicitor](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/category/negligent-solicitor/), [professional negligence](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/category/professional-negligence/), [Professional Negligence Cases](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/category/professional-negligence-cases/), [Supreme Court](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/category/supreme-court/)
### Solicitor Failed to Register Your Property at the Land Registry? Your Rights and How to Claim
Qasim Mehmood·November 6, 2026Has your solicitor failed to register your property with HM Land Registry? Discover your legal rights, potential financial losses and whether you can claim compensation for conveyancing negligence

[... Continue reading](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/solicitor-failed-to-register-your-property-at-the-land-registry-your-rights-and-how-to-claim/)

[![Realistic professional office desk featuring probate documents, wills and estates law books, a laptop, calculator and property model illustrating probate solicitor negligence and delays in estate administration.](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Probate-and-Estate-Administration-Desk-300x200.png)](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/probate-solicitor-errors-and-delays-can-executors-or-beneficiaries-claim/)[Lawyers](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/category/lawyers/), [legal](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/category/legal/), [Legal Negligence](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/category/legal-negligence/), [Letter Before Claim](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/category/letter-before-claim/), [LEXLAW](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/category/lexlaw/), [Limitation periods](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/category/limitation-periods/), [Litigation advice](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/category/litigation-advice/), [negligence](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/category/negligence/), [Negligence Claim](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/category/negligence-claim/), [Negligent Solicitor](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/category/negligent-solicitor/), [Pre Action Protocols](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/category/pre-action-protocols/), [professional negligence](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/category/professional-negligence/), [Professional Negligence Cases](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/category/professional-negligence-cases/), [Second Opinion](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/category/second-opinion/), [Third party claims](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/category/third-party-claims/), [tort law](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/category/tort-law/)
### Probate solicitor errors and delays: can executors or beneficiaries claim?
pncs·November 2, 2026Usually yes, but which person brings the claim matters more than most families expect. A probate solicitor’s client is the executor or administrator, so it is the personal representative who normally sues the firm for losses the estate suffers through its mistakes or delay, and in most cases that claim must be issued within six...[... Continue reading](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/probate-solicitor-errors-and-delays-can-executors-or-beneficiaries-claim/)

[![House keys left in the lock of a slate blue front door on a London terrace, illustrating completion money stolen in conveyancing fraud](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/london_victorian_front_door-300x169.webp)](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/completion-money-stolen-fraudsters-sue-conveyancer/)[conveyancer](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/category/conveyancer/), [Negligent Solicitor](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/category/negligent-solicitor/), [property negligence](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/category/property-negligence/)
### Completion money stolen by fraudsters: can you sue your conveyancer?
pncs·October 30, 2026Yes, in many cases you can sue. If your conveyancer paid your completion money to a fraudster, the firm has usually broken the trust on which it held your money and must put it back, even where nobody at the firm acted dishonestly. If you sent the money yourself after a fake email, the claim...[... Continue reading](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/completion-money-stolen-fraudsters-sue-conveyancer/)

[![Circuit board, molecule model and unopened envelope on a walnut desk, illustrating an R&D tax credit adviser negligence claim](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Innovative-Office-Desk-with-PCB-and-Envelope-300x169.png)](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/rd-tax-claim-rejected-can-you-sue-your-adviser/)[Financial Negligence](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/category/financial-negligence/), [Letter Before Claim](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/category/letter-before-claim/), [Limitation periods](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/category/limitation-periods/), [Litigation advice](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/category/litigation-advice/), [Negligence Claim](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/category/negligence-claim/), [Pre Action Protocols](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/category/pre-action-protocols/), [professional negligence](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/category/professional-negligence/), [tort law](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/category/tort-law/)
### R&D Tax Claim Rejected? Can You Sue Your Adviser?
pncs·October 27, 2026Yes, a company can sue its R&D tax credit adviser if the adviser was negligent and the company lost money because of it. The harder question is what that loss is. Money HMRC claws back because the company was never entitled to it is often unrecoverable. Lost valid relief, penalties, interest, wasted fees and the...[... Continue reading](https://professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/rd-tax-claim-rejected-can-you-sue-your-adviser/)

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## Professional Negligence FAQs

*Our frequently asked questions about professional negligence litigation:*

#### What does professional negligence mean?

Professionals must act to the standard of a reasonable body of professionals in the same profession. Therefore not every error is actionable negligence unless the act or omission breaches the duty of care expected of a reasonable professional. Duties of care can arise by way of contract or by common law tort.

#### What's the basis for a negligence claim?

A negligence claim must satisfy three basic requirements on the balance of probabilities otherwise it will fail: (1) a duty of care must be owed by the professional; (2) the professional must have breached this duty; and (3) the breach of that duty must cause a loss.

If you'd have suffered a loss regardless of the professional’s negligence or if the real cause of your loss was due to an extraneous factor outside of the responsibility of the profesional then a claim would be reduced or extinguished.

#### Can I start a professional negligence claim?

A legal claim in England & Wales in must follow the [Professional Negligence Pre-Action Protocol](https://www.justice.gov.uk/courts/procedure-rules/civil/protocol/prot_neg), per the [Civil Procedure Rules (CPR)](https://www.justice.gov.uk/courts/procedure-rules/civil/rules). The Pre-Action Protocol encourages a letter before claim, a response and an exchange of information and sets out a timetable.  

#### Is my professional negligence case time-barred?

The primary limitation period to issue a court claim is 6 years from the cause of action ([*s2, Limitation Act 1980*](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1980/58)). Limitation is usually fatal to any claim. However, if a claimant has only just discovered the problem, then the limitation period *may *be extended to 3 years from the date of knowledge ([section 14A, Limitation Act 1980](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1980/58)).

Legal advice should always be sought promptly.

#### How much compensation can I get from a negligence claim?

Compensation will be awarded in the amount that puts you back into the position you would have been in had the breach by the professional not occurred. Damages are generally assessed from the date of the breach but the Court could select another date to do justice between the parties. Only damages that are reasonably foreseeable can be claimed.

Ordinarily a professional will have professional indemnity insurance to ensure any compensation claim can be satisfied. A professional is required to have indemnity insurance if they are a member of professional bodies such as the [Bar Council](https://www.barcouncil.org.uk/), the [Law Society](http://www.lawsociety.org.uk/) or the [Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)](https://www.rics.org/uk/).

Solicitors normally have minimum insurance cover of £3,000,000.00.

#### What if the professional is insolvent or has limited worth?

Almost all professionals have professional indemnity insurance (PI insurance) which may payout against legal claims. For example, regulated solicitors may have minimum insurance cover of £3,000,000.00.

We will investigate this for you once you formally instruct us to resolve your dispute.

If your opponent is in an insolvent position we will work with our in-house [insolvency litigation lawyers](https://windinguppetitionsolicitors.co.uk/) to make a creditor claim.

#### Who can be sued for professional negligence?

A claim can be brought against any professional - the list is extensive. A professional is an individual or a firm who hold themselves out as having expertise and skill in the services they provide.

We help clients make a successful professional negligence case after receiving bad advice from: lawyers; financial advisers; accountants; valuers; IFAs; surveyors; architects; builders; tax consultants.

#### What are examples of negligence by a professional?

Establishing professional negligence is more than being given *“bad advice”*- a claim can be made where a professional fails to perform their responsibilities to the standard expected of them, for example:

- **Lawyers**: missed time limits; failure to investigate fundamental evidence; failure to prepare a case with due care; failure to comply with court directions; and providing incorrect legal advice.

- **Financial advisers**: failure to advise on the risks of a entering into a financial product; wrongly assessing a client’s attitude towards risk when recommending a (risky) financial product to invest in; and failing to follow instructions provided by a client.

- **Surveyors**: failure to discover latent defects such as dry rot, woodworm, a leak; over-valuation of a property; and failure to identify subsidence.

- **Conveyancers**: failure to investigate title correctly; failure to discover or warn of restrictive covenants burdening the property; failure to ensure proper planning permissions and building regulations consents obtained.

#### What does 'contributory negligence' mean?

This means that your own negligence contributed to the loss or damage suffered by you. In such circumstances, the opponent professional argues that you (or another party) has caused or contributed to the damage suffered.

This is a partial legal defence and if successfully argued, the losses claimed would be reduced (the judge would have to consider and determine your share in the responsibility).

#### What does legal 'causation' mean?

You must show that the defendant's actions caused the actual loss or damage. Causation arguments are relevant to the assessment of damages.

There are two aspects to the question of causation:

(1) *The factual element* i.e. did damage result from the breach of duty? Factual causation requires you to prove that it is more likely than not that the loss or damage wouldn't have occurred "*but for*" the defendant's breach of duty ; and

(2) *The remoteness element* i.e. even where loss or damage has been caused in fact by the defendant's breach of duty, should the defendant be held responsible for all the consequences of his breach?

#### Are there any restrictions on damages recoverable?

Even where the professional's wrongful conduct caused the loss, it will not necessarily be responsible for every loss as some losses are irrecoverable. Sometimes losses will be viewed as (1) too remote to be recoverable, (2) or you may have 'failed to mitigate' your loss or (3) you may have contributed to the loss suffered.

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