| NIFA experts have significant
experience of providing accounting, commercial and financial
guidance to solicitors whose clients face professional negligence
issues, whether they be claimants or defendants.
In accountancy negligence cases we providing evidence on
liability as well as quantum and are well able to deal with
the assessment of standards of professional competence
We are also experienced in advising on cases of alleged
negligence by other professionals including solicitors,
patent agents, medical practitioners, surveyors, architects
or engineers. In such cases we can provide an opinion on
the quantum of loss likely to have flowed from the alleged
negligent act.
We can assist at various stages of a dispute and have experience
of alternative dispute resolution, including mediation and
settlement negotiation.
Where there are complex liability issues, credible expert
evidence from a specialist experienced in the field is vital.
An expert report speaking with authority on the liability
issue can be of great value in bringing about an early settlement.
Our experience on questions of liability includes claims arising
from professional negligence in the following areas:
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Audit |
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Insolvency |
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Corporate finance including AIM fundraising |
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Taxation advice |
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Consultancy, including information technology
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