Do I Have a Case?

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO KNOW?

A solicitor needs to act with reasonable care and skill.  This is a legal duty.  If he doesn’t perform to the standard of a reasonably competent solicitor in his field, you are entitled to receive compensation if you have suffered a loss as a result of this negligence.  In other words if the solicitor’s mistake caused you to lose your case, or receive less money then you should have done, then you should be asking us to bring a claim for you.

You might well be worried about taking on your solicitor in a legal fight.  Don’t be.  You will be in safe hands.  The solicitors must be insured, by law, and so your fight will be with their insurers.

ARE THERE ANY TIME LIMITS?

Yes, it is important that you act straight away as the time limits in claims for professional negligence are complicated.  We will advise you in detail on your own case but in general terms you must start a Court case against the solicitor within 6 years of the date the negligent mistake was made.  This may have been early in your injury claim so please don’t delay in getting in touch with us.

HOW DO I KNOW IF THE SOLICITOR MADE A MISTAKE?

You might not, but we will once we have seen the solicitor’s file of papers.  We can obtain these at no cost to you.  We will then let you know if we believe you have a good case.  If we do, we will be happy to act for you on a “No win-no fee” basis, so again it will not cost you any money.

The solicitor should have told you if they had done something wrong so you could then take legal advice from someone else.  It doesn’t always happen like that.  If your claim came to a sudden end or if you were not sure why your case failed, why not let us investigate it for you, free of charge.

WHAT SORT OF MISTAKES ARE MADE?

Personal injury claims can be complicated.  Quite often though the cases are dealt with by non-qualified staff, particularly in some big law firms.  They can try to deal with the claim too quickly and all sorts of things can go wrong.

Some of the most common errors we see are:

  • Not starting Court proceedings within 3 years of the date of the accident;
  • Where a child is injured, not starting a Court case before their 21st Birthday;
  • Settling the claim for too little money;
  • Not taking out insurance for clients and leaving them with a large bill of costs;
  • Not choosing the right experts;
  • Taking the claim on and doing nothing with it;
  • Not serving Court papers in time;
  • Not obeying the Court directions;
  • Not protecting clients from having their benefits stopped once compensation has been paid;
  • Stopping acting for clients just before the end of the three year time limit.

These are just some of the many problems we see.

Call or email today to find out how we can help you rescue your compensation.