FAQs about Negligence Claims

What are the main duties of a professional  ?

  • Contractual  terms
  • Law of  Negligence
  • Breach of Statutory duty

What is the general standard of service required from a professional ?

  • The starting point is always the contract
  • Negligence law sets the standard as “the ordinary skilled man” in that particular field. It will vary according to the facts and circumstances of each case

How are damages calculated ?

Whether contract law or general negligence law (tort) damages are intended to put the claimant so far as money can achieve in the same position he would have been in had the negligence not occurred.