Disputes & Litigation · Eastern Suburbs & Inner West
2 professional negligence firms in Eastern Suburbs & Inner West, New South Wales, including Bondi Junction, Randwick, Newtown, Burwood.
2 firms
North Strathfield, NSW · Eastern Suburbs & Inner West
Adventure Legal provides legal services in North Strathfield, NSW. Listed practice areas include Professional Negligence, Personal Injury and Immigration & Visas.
Burwood, NSW · Eastern Suburbs & Inner West
KJV LAWYERS PTY LTD provides legal services in Burwood, NSW. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Personal Injury and Property & Conveyancing.
Claims arise when a professional's negligent advice causes financial loss.
When accountants, lawyers or advisers get it wrong, the financial loss can be severe.
Claims are brought in negligence and contract, and professional standards schemes in each state cap liability for members of approved professional associations.
Understand the next step
Identify the professional engagement, advice or work in question and the loss said to follow. An unsatisfactory result and a legally supportable claim are not the same assessment.
Ask about the cost of investigating the matter before committing to a claim.
The Eastern Suburbs and Inner West are grouped together for browsing, so a result in Burwood may not suit someone seeking an appointment near Bondi Junction. Compare the location alongside experience in your legal issue.
For professional negligence, ask which parts of the work the firm handles itself and whether it has relevant NSW experience. Let the lawyer know if a property, employer, other party or existing proceeding is outside Eastern Suburbs & Inner West. Your home address alone does not determine the applicable process.
Prepare a chronology, agreement or policy, important communications and a calculation of any claimed amount. Distinguish firsthand facts from assumptions.
Discuss negotiation, a complaint scheme, mediation, a tribunal or court. Ask which options are available for this particular matter.
Agree on a first step and a point to reassess progress and cost. Before settling, understand what claims would be released and how obligations would be recorded.
Request stages for advice, correspondence, negotiations and proceedings. Discuss filing, expert and barrister costs and any potential liability for another party’s costs.
Ask for a written scope identifying the work you are authorising, the person responsible and when costs will be reviewed. If you only want advice on one step, say so before the firm begins wider work.
Provide every demand, decision and court document with its date. Do not assume informal negotiations suspend a response or filing deadline.
In New South Wales, most criminal and minor civil matters start in the Local Court, with more serious matters in the District Court and Supreme Court. Tenancy, strata, consumer and guardianship disputes usually go to NCAT. Solicitors are licensed by the Law Society of New South Wales, and complaints about lawyers go to the Office of the Legal Services Commissioner.
Good to know
If their negligent advice caused you loss, you may have a claim. Time limits apply.
Most matters start in the Local Court. More serious cases go to the District Court or the Supreme Court of NSW. Family law matters are heard by the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia.
Practising certificates in New South Wales are managed by the Law Society of New South Wales. You can check a solicitor's status on its public register or by contacting it directly.
Directory guidance updated 19 September 2026. General information to help you prepare for a conversation with a professional; not advice about your individual matter. Check current requirements with the relevant authority.