The success or failure of your business could depend not just on you but on the expertise of a number of other people such as bank managers, IFAs, accountants, solicitors, surveyors, architects . . . more

But what if they get it wrong? If you have received bad advice from anyone, come and talk to Ford Simey. We are experienced in recovering compensation from all manner of professionals.

At some point everyone in business inevitably has to rely on professional advice to cover such areas as start-up finance, a business lease, insurance, staff/employment, credit control/factoring or a weighty franchise agreement.

If your accountant or solicitor gets it wrong and that causes financial loss to you, then you will have a case to bring. Nowadays most professions require their members to carry indemnity insurance so you can make a claim. Most importantly, because that negligence insurance is in place, you know that if you win your claim your compensation will be paid and you will recover your costs.

That’s the best-case scenario. Of course, problems arise if your business is suffering financially or has even failed because of bad advice from your bank manager, accountant, solicitor or some other professional. How do you pay the legal fees in the first place? All is not lost and again Ford Simey can help with a little known approach to cost-free and risk free commercial litigation. If you have a good case, we can offer you a Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA). This is sometimes known as “no win no fee” agreement and the essence of a CFA is that if you lose the case, you do not pay us anything. If you win the case, we recover our costs from the other side.

And now, with Ford Simey’s new U-gain package, you can also eliminate any risk of having to pay the other side’s costs if you lose because it can all be covered by insurance. We can organise the policy, there is no premium to pay, no credit agreement, and no deduction from your compensation. U-gain really can be a no-cost, no-risk package.

At this point and as you are visiting a legal services website, it would be opportune to dispel some myths about making claims against solicitors. It is a fairly common belief that solicitors will not sue other solicitors or that you have to go “out of the area” to find someone prepared to help you. Ford Simey has a good track record of winning compensation from members of our own profession who have been found guilty of negligence or of offering bad advice; nor do we set geographical limits.

We can help with your claim for bad professional advice not only in relation to any aspect of your business but also in connection with individual or more personal matters such as the purchase of your home or private investments or disputes concerning building design or supervision.

Even if you think you can’t afford to go to court to pursue a claim, come and see us anyway because we may well have the solution for that too. Contact Ford Simey on 01392 274126 and we will be happy to arrange an initial, no-obligation discussion.

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