Emma Slade
Partner
Emma is a civil litigation solicitor, primarily specialising in professional negligence claims. She also represents residential and commercial landlords.
If you are let down by a professional person such as a solicitor, an accountant, a surveyor, or an architect, and you suffer substantial financial loss as a result, our professional negligence solicitors can assist you in pursuing a legal claim to recover compensation.
We offer a range of funding options, including fixed fees and limited fees. And where you have good prospects of recovering more than £25,000, we will be happy to consider funding your case on a No Win, No Fee basis. We also deal with cases under Legal Expenses Insurance.
We have been ranked in the top three firms of solicitors dealing with professional negligence claims in the UK by the independent legal review platform, ReviewSolicitors*.
We have many years experience of dealing with complicated, high-value professional negligence claims, and we are proud of our track-record of success, which earned us a place in the 2018 edition of the prestigious legal directory, the Legal 500, for professional negligence law.
For more detailed information about the professional negligence services we offer and case studies of some of the successful claims we have concluded, visit our dedicated Professional Negligence website.
If you think you have a valid professional negligence claim that’s worth more than the small claims court threshold of £10,000, then ask our professional negligence solicitors for a free case assessment.
We will also advise you on the funding options, including ‘No Win, No Fee’ where you have a strong case and damages are likely to exceed £25,000.
If the merits of your claim are unclear and further investigation is required (such as a thorough review of a professional person’s files) then we shall be happy to discuss funding for this work on a limited fee basis.
Professional negligence claims against solicitors and barristers are one of our core areas of expertise. Over the years we have achieved many notable successes for clients who have been let down by their lawyers.
Most prudent purchasers arrange for a survey to be carried out before they buy a property. However, surveys do not always reveal serious structural problems affecting the building and when this is due to an oversight by the surveyor then a professional negligence claim may be the best solution.
We rely on accountants to provide us with clear and accurate advice on financial and taxation matters. When an accountant makes a mistake it can prove very costly, leaving the client with no alternative but to make a claim for compensation.
A mistake by an architect can result in serious financial loss. When this occurs our team is here to help you recover the compensation you are entitled to.
Veterinary mistakes can have devastating consequences. Unfortunately our legal system only allows claims to be made for purely financial losses. As a result most vet negligence cases fall within the ambit of the small claims court where it is rarely economic to retain a solicitor.
We are highly experienced in recovering compensation for the losses suffered by people who have been let down by their financial advisor.
Please contact our team if you have any questions about this area of law.
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