We have acted for and against a wide variety of professionals including surveyors, architects, construction consultants, civil engineers, law firms, accountants, actuaries, financial advisors and brokers.

Our clients include companies, partnerships, trustees and high net worth individuals. We advise on all forms of disputes arising out of and linked to professional negligence including breaches of professional duty and breaches of contract.

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We have particular expertise in acting against professionals in the construction and real estate industry including acting against valuers who have provided negligent valuation advice to investors in significant property/development portfolios and investment schemes.

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We have acted for and against a wide variety of professionals including surveyors, architects, construction consultants, civil engineers, law firms, accountants, actuaries, financial advisors and brokers.

Our clients include companies, partnerships, trustees and high net worth individuals. We advise on all forms of disputes arising out of and linked to professional negligence including breaches of professional duty and breaches of contract.

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We have particular expertise in acting against professionals in the construction and real estate industry including acting against valuers who have provided negligent valuation advice to investors in significant property/development portfolios and investment schemes.

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Recommendations

‘The practice is properly resourced. Advice is provided promptly and without chasing which takes much of the stress out of the situation.’

Legal 500 2021 Testimonial - Professional Negligence - ranked: Tier 6

‘Amanda Burge has acted for us in some tricky matters where clarity of thought and identification of objectives is important. She has been able to see the woods for the trees and been able to produce results.’

Legal 500 2021 Testimonial - Professional Negligence - ranked: Tier 6

‘The team is competent and able with a practical understanding of client needs and requirements.’

Legal 500 2021 Testimonial - Professional Negligence - ranked: Tier 6

‘Amanda Burge is a ferocious litigator. Clients really feel that she is on their side. But she’s not a “point and shoot” litigator. She continually reviews the merits of her cases and has the judgement to recognise when a case needs to be settled.’

Legal 500 2021 Testimonial - Professional Negligence - ranked: Tier 6

‘Amanda Burge has enormous experience of fighting large-scale commercial and prof neg disputes and inexhaustible tenacity. You want her on your side. Not against you.’

Legal 500 2021 Testimonial - Professional Negligence - ranked: Tier 6

‘Amanda Burge involves herself fully in all her cases and therefore provides a vastly experienced partner-led service to her clients.’

Legal 500 2021 Testimonial - Professional Negligence - ranked: Tier 6

‘Advice is well considered. Its also communicated clearly which gives one more confidence in it.’

Legal 500 2021 Testimonial - Professional Negligence - ranked: Tier 6

‘Amanda Burge is a real star.’

Legal 500 2021 Testimonial - Professional Negligence - ranked: Tier 6

‘Hamlins LLP largely acts for claimants in complex professional negligence disputes against solicitors, accountants, financial advisors, trustees and construction professionals. The team ‘understands the position from an insurer’s perspective, which gives a different insight that not all firms can offer’ and it ‘always delivers on agreed time frames and is always readily available to answer any queries’. In an example of its experience in handling cases against solicitors, the team advised on a significant claim against a leading London law firm, which examined the drafting of an estate management deed.’

Legal 500 2020 - Professional Negligence

‘Amanda Burge is a particularly tenacious litigator who is exceptionally proactive at driving cases forward.’

Legal 500 2020 - Professional Negligence - Testimonial

‘Amanda Burge has a sharp focused mind, great tenacity and an ability to negotiate forcefully and effectively.’

Legal 500 2020 - Professional Negligence - Testimonial

‘Amanda Burge has the gravitas, experience and know-how to get the job done.’

Legal 500 2020 - Professional Negligence - Testimonial

‘The team work well together.’

Legal 500 2020 - Construction: Contentious - Testimonial

‘Amanda Burge is concise and user friendly whilst commercial and incisive.’

Legal 500 2020 - Construction: Contentious - Testimonial

The team is ‘very well organised and attentive to client needs; and the team provides good advice on the strength of legal positions’.

Legal 500 2019

“Hamlins LLP’s ‘quick and efficient’ team predominantly handles claims against law firms, accountants, financial advisers, trustees, and construction professionals, including surveyors and civil engineers.”

Legal 500 2017 - Professional Negligence

“Hamlins LLP’s ‘overall level of service delights clients’.”

Legal 500 2017 - Commercial litigation

Amanda is recognised for her expertise in commercial litigation in Legal 500 2017 where she is described as ‘a top-class litigator who is unfailingly calm and has a can-do attitude’.

Legal 500 2017 - Amanda Burge

Our Experience

    • Acting for an investment management company in respect of a professional negligence claim against their legal advisors (re the inadequate drafting of a Share Purchase Agreement)
    • Acting for a trust in a large surveyors’ professional negligence claim
    • Advising a major real estate developer in respect of a professional negligence action against a leading multinational law firm relating to drafting of a deed
    • Acting on behalf of a joint venture company with a £350m property portfolio in respect of a negligent survey carried out by a leading surveying company relating to one of the sizeable retail buildings which was part of a large property portfolio
    • Acting on behalf of two investors who loaned money to an engineering company under two debentures. The debentures were inadequate as they failed to provide any security to the two individuals, contrary to their instructions. We are now providing our clients with corporate as well as professional negligence advice in their claim against a commercial law firm.
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