Professional Services
Practical advice and strategic support for providers of
professional services and their insurers.
As the providers of advice on which other parties may base
important decisions and undertake substantial commitments,
professional services providers are in a special, often vulnerable
position.
When disputes, complaints or claims arise, they will usually
need the support of a legal specialist.
Weightmans' Professional Services team provides these services
to a wide variety of disciplines across the whole professional
services sector, including lawyers, accountants, engineers,
surveyors, architects, brokers and financial advisers, as well as
their insurers.
Our expert team can provide you with advice on every area of
risk and how to reduce them, along with cost effective strategies
for settling complaints and claims and the investigation of
regulatory breaches and disciplinary offences.
We have the experience and expertise to resolve issues swiftly
and efficiently, based on a firm understanding of the commercial
context of your particular service.
compl-i - a bespoke consultancy service for
lawyers.
With ever increasing consumer awareness and rigorously enforced
regulation, lawyers in particular now face significant risks to
their reputation and livelihood through disciplinary sanctions and
an industry-wide rise in claims and complaints. This has the effect
of reducing efficiency and profitability and the potential to
increase your professional indemnity insurance premiums.
To avoid these issues draining your time, resources and
emotions, Weightmans have introduced compl-i, an innovative and
flexible package that provides law firms with expert advice and
assistance from a market leading team of specialists with
unrivalled experience.
We act for law firms of differing size, structure and needs,
from sole practitioners in need of help and support in managing
risk to larger partnerships/LLPs handling their claims and
complaints. One size does not fit all and we take great care to
ensure that the advice and support we give is appropriate to your
business needs.
A range of services are available and flexible to meet both your
needs and budget. These include an outsourced claims and complaints
handling service together with crucial management information and
data to show where any improvements can be made; a customised
consultancy service aimed at ensuring regulatory compliance and
risk awareness; general advice on systems and procedures; advice
and representation on regulatory matters; a helpline for staff on
compliance issues and the preparation and delivery of any training
which will help you reduce the risk to your business.
“In dealing with compliance one must be proactive through
appropriate practises and procedures which must be audited
regularly. Problems must be dealt with in the most appropriate
manner. At Hammonds Direct we have no doubt that Weightmans can
provide value in both circumstances.'' Philip
Harling