Money · professional negligence
Professional negligence barristers, instructed directly.
When a professional's poor advice or work causes you loss, a barrister can advise on a negligence claim and represent you.
At a glance
Breach of duty
Whether the professional fell below the required standard.
Causation and loss
Whether the breach caused a quantifiable loss.
Many professions
Solicitors, accountants, surveyors, advisers and more.
Professional negligence claims arise when a solicitor, accountant, surveyor, architect, financial adviser or other professional falls below the standard expected and causes financial loss. A barrister can advise on whether there was a breach of duty, whether it caused your loss, and what the loss is worth.
A barrister will assess the merits, the evidence needed including expert evidence, and the realistic prospects, and represent you in court. Through Direct Access you can instruct a barrister directly, without going through a solicitor first.
Barristers are regulated by the Bar Standards Board.
Through Direct Access you can instruct a professional negligence barrister directly, without going through a solicitor first. Barristers are regulated by the Bar Standards Board (BSB).
When to bring in a barrister
Negligent advice or work has caused you a financial loss
A solicitor or adviser mishandled your matter
You want a view on whether you have a claim
Andrew Mckie
Representing both claimants and defendants, Andrew has experience in a wide range of landlord and tenant disputes, including: - Disrepair claims -...
Barnaby Hope
Barnaby Hope is a barrister specialising in legal costs, professional negligence and commercial disputes. Called in 2011 after four years as an...
Charles Mannan
Mr Mannan has a thriving practice, being instructed by solicitors and directly by members of the public under direct access in employment law. His...
Charles Price
Charles Price is an employment and discrimination barrister at No5 Chambers with over 22 years' experience, acting for both employees and employers. A...
David Fearon
David specialises in construction, engineering and process engineering work, dealing with contentious and non-contentious matters and in particular...
Duncan Kynoch
Duncan is a commercial chancery practitioner. His work ranges across the full spectrum of property and company/commercial and disputes including;...
Farhan Asghar
Farhan Asghar is a barrister specialising in legal costs alongside a wide property, wills, probate and trusts practice, often involving foreign...
Horaine Henry
Horaine has a broad practice that intersects across Civil and Public and Regulatory law. Horaine regularly appears in the County Court, before...
Hugh Preston KC
Hugh Preston KC (ranked as a “Star Individual” by Chambers & Partners 2025) is a leading silk in the fields of Clinical Negligence, Group Litigation,...
John Meredith-Hardy
John is regularly instructed on coverage, indemnity & related disputes by both the insured and insurers. John's experience encompasses a range of...
Meg Cochrane
Meg is a commercial and civil disputes barrister acting for directors, shareholders and companies in commercial, contract and consumer disputes,...
Muhammad Imtiaz
My professional experience lies in Commercial Chancery, Company, Construction, Civil Fraud, Deformation, International and offshore, Landlord and...
Nick Blake
I have been instructed in a broad range of professional negligence matters. Over the years since commencing practice in 1998, I have acted in most...
Nigel Brockley
I have extensive experience of advising both companies and individuals in relation to all insolvency issues. My experience within this field has...
Philip Galway-Cooper
Philip is a property barrister appearing before all tribunals including the Court of Appeal, High Court, County Courts and Leasehold Valuation...
Philip Newman
I qualified as a barrister in 1977, and have practised both as a barrister and solicitor. That gives me a distinct advantage when advising my clients,...
Simon Cavender
In relation to construction matters, Simon has advised and acted for Employers, main Contractors, sub-Contractors and members of the professional...
Stephen Boyd
I offer expertise in disputes about contracts, particularly relating to travel, as I have arbitrated 60 holiday disputes, namely, claims brought...
Timothy Becker
This includes all areas of corporate and individual insolvency related litigation both in UK and some cross boarder. **Personal**: Statutory demand...
Frequently asked questions
Can a barrister advise on a professional negligence claim directly?
Yes. Through Direct Access a barrister can advise on the merits and value of your claim and represent you, without going through a solicitor first.
Is there a time limit?
Yes, usually six years, sometimes extended by later knowledge of the loss. Take advice early to protect your position.
What does it cost?
Barristers often agree a fixed fee for an advice on the merits. There is no charge to enquire.
Related areas of law
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