Professional Negligence Mediation in Devon and Cornwall
Professional negligence claims — against solicitors, architects, surveyors and other professionals — are often complex, document-heavy and expensive to litigate. Mediation provides a confidential forum in which both sides can engage frankly with the real issues and reach a negotiated settlement.
Claims Laurence mediates
Laurence mediates professional negligence claims against solicitors (including conveyancing errors, missed limitation periods, and negligent advice), architects and designers (defective design, planning failures), surveyors (negligent valuations, missed defects in surveys), and other professionals where advice or work has fallen below the standard reasonably expected.
Why these cases suit mediation
Professional negligence cases involve significant factual and legal complexity, and both parties typically face genuine uncertainty about the outcome at trial. Insurers and defendants are often willing to settle — mediation provides the structured forum to make that happen efficiently and confidentially.
Laurence's background
As a litigation partner, Laurence has particular insight into claims against legal professionals. He understands the standard of care expected of solicitors, the difficulty of proving causation, and the way these cases are typically valued and settled.
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Email Laurence 07757 216 786CMC-Registered mediator · 25+ years' litigation experience · Accredited, London School of Mediation
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