Professional Negligence

Independent Evaluation is a fast, effective and commercially beneficial way of resolving professional negligence disputes.

Whether the disputants are businesses, organisations or individuals, litigious professional negligence disputes are invariably extremely bruising experiences for all sides. Claimants and defendants suffer the pain of costs, delays, complex court rules and the stress of the adversarial civil litigation battles.

IE is a rigorous and yet ‘cost positive’ alternative to the court process: it delivers better outcomes than litigation and mediation, at a fraction of the cost – and moreover there IE has an excellent success rate in resolving disputes.

IE is suitable for all types of disputes involving professional advisors, whether lawyers, accountants, financial advisors, surveyors, architects, engineers or insurance brokers, and of course their clients. IE also handles Appeals – we are able to bring on Appeals within a matter of weeks of permission being granted, as opposed to a wait of nearly 2 years for a Court of Appeal hearing.

Professional negligence disputes arise in every area of law, from the under settlement of personal injury claims to disputes arising from the transfer of residential or commercial property. Many such claims involve very serious implications for the individuals concerned and their families. Equally, disputes between professional practices and their business clients often have the complicating factor of an on-going commercial relationship, typically in technology and construction cases.

Whatever the circumstances, the clear attraction of IE is the opportunity for parties to receive an early evaluation by an expert Evaluator, resulting in a sensible commercial settlement at the earliest possible point, before large sums are spent on legal costs.

IE has unparalleled expertise in professional negligence claims, drawing on the experience of its highly regarded Evaluators who, as former Supreme Court and Deputy High Court Judges, KCs and barristers, have handled some of the most difficult cases across the full spectrum of professional negligence work. Each has worked on professional negligence cases for many years, dealing with numerous cases as judges and counsel, in negotiation, at trial, or on appeal. They are renowned experts in this field and therefore are perfectly placed to advise the parties of the likely outcome and facilitate the optimal outcome for all concerned.