Making a Barrister Negligence Claim
Professional negligence claims against barristers require specialist knowledge of the barrister’s role in our legal system.
Our team of specialist professional negligence lawyers are experienced in bringing successful claims against barristers and we are seeing an increase in this type of claim. This may be due to the blurring of the traditional distinction between barristers and solicitors. Direct Access (the scheme by which barristers can be instructed by members of the public directly, bypassing the solicitor) is another factor and we have recently recovered compensation for clients who were let down by a barrister working under the Direct Access scheme.
Types of barristers negligence
Barrister negligence claims can arise in a number of different ways, including:
- when a barrister gives incorrect legal advice in a written document
- when a barrister gives incorrect legal advice in a case conference
- when a barrister makes a legal error in court
- when a barrister makes an error drafting a legal document
- when a barrister misses a key deadline
Barristers duty of care
A barrister will owe their client a legal duty of care. If that duty is breached then it’s likely the barrister will have been negligent.
If breach of duty and negligence can be established then the client will be entitled to recover any financial losses that have arisen as a direct result of the barrister’s negligence.
No Win, No Fee negligence claims against barristers
We deal with barrister negligence claims nationally on a No Win, No Fee basis and are willing to consider any claim where the losses incurred as a result of the barrister’s negligence exceed £10,000 – the current small claims court limit.
Free legal helpline
We operate a free legal helpline, so if you have suffered significant financial loss as a result of barrister negligence and would like us to provide you with a FREE barrister negligence case assessment then call us now on 0333 888 0403. We will review what the barrister’s has done and consider whether it is likely to amount to a breach of the barrister’s duty of care, allowing you to make a compensation claim.
Alternatively you can email details of the barrister negligence claim to i[email protected]
