Professional Negligence

At some point you and your business will need to rely on professionals be they lawyers, surveyors, or financial advisers.

Blacks Solicitors’ Professional Negligence team provide a full range of dispute resolution services in relation to claims against professionals which includes negotiation, mediation, adjudication, expert determination, arbitration, and litigation in the Technology and Construction Court.

Has a professional adviser let you down, and caused you or your business losses?

The majority of the time professional advisers provide a proper service in accordance with their instructions and professional duties; but things can go wrong.

Professional Negligence is a breach of the duty of care, which professionals owe to their clients, that causes a loss, and most professionals carry insurance against which claims can be made.

Our team has extensive experience in dealing with claims against solicitors, barristers, accountants, mortgage brokers, and other advisers giving advice in a professional capacity.

Construction Disputes

We deal with all types of disputes arising out of construction and building contracts, against surveyors, architects, and engineers, including:

Claims for outstanding payments
Breaches of contract
Claims for liquidated damages
Claims for extensions of time
Claims relating to defective workmanship

Our team are also experienced in dealing with claims for associated loss and expense caused by delay or disruption to a building project, final account disputes, use of withholding notices, and claims relating to the cost of carrying out additional works (or variations) under a contract.

For more information about how we can help you, or for a free no obligation discussion, please email or call Blacks’ Professional Negligence team today on 0113 207 0000.

What our clients say

We really appreciated your help. Good work. That is twice your firm have helped us out of a tight corner and considering our trade, I expect we will be a back again.
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We cannot adequately convey our gratitude to Luke Patel and his team for the overwhelming support and hard work for bringing us to our success.
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I wanted to say a massive thank you to you and the company of how you treated me and my case I cannot recommend you both highly enough. I look forward to meeting again in 28 days.
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It has been a hard two years in terms of money on our part and effort on your part. One thing that sustained us was your indefatigable energy and skills in confronting a determined organisation who did not listen to reason.
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The quality of the service was excellent. We were kept up to date throughout our one year experience.
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Luke was very personable, professional, measured and met all our expectations. The strategy and tactics he deployed from day one were carefully thought out. He gave us clear and honest advice throughout and informed us of the options available to us at each stage of the litigation. He was able to deliver his “killer blow” at the right time which caused the opponents to come to the table and do a deal. I would have no hesitation recommending him or using him, and Blacks, should the need ever arise again.
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As always Luke was at once incisive, caring and comprehensive in providing a legal solution in the most concise and cost-efficient way possible. He is a man of great integrity, sincerity and poise. In my experience, he acts in his client’s best interests always. My go to lawyer.
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