Advising on a claim against a solicitor brought by its former employer

We acted for a law firm in relation to a claim for professional negligence, breach of contract, and breach of director’s duties by a former director and employee (solicitor) of our client.

There was a series of failings in which the Defendant made several costly errors when managing client matters and caused our client both substantial reputational and financial damage. These errors required our client to carry out steps including, but not limited to, rectifying mistakes by way of court applications and dealing with complaints to the Legal Ombudsman (which we advised on and assisted to resolve).

We sent robust correspondence to the Defendant, following which we entered into bilateral written negotiations and obtained a satisfactory settlement for our client, which included a substantial sum in compensation.