Civil liability lawyer in Oviedo, Ribadesella and Llanes

Traffic accidents / pedestrian accidents / accidents involving bicycles or motorbikes.

Medical liability:

Diagnostic errors: A radiologist misinterprets an image, which delays appropriate treatment and worsens the patient's condition.

Surgical errors: A surgeon leaves surgical instruments inside the patient during an operation, causing serious complications.

Legal liability:

Negligence in legal advice: a lawyer provides faulty legal advice, resulting in the client losing a case.

Undisclosed conflicts of interest: a lawyer represents two parties with opposing interests without adequately informing both parties.

Accounting liability:

Accounting fraud: an accountant manipulates figures in financial statements to hide losses, harming investors and stakeholders.

Omission of information: an accountant fails to disclose crucial information that affects the company's decision making.

Architectural and engineering responsibility:

Faulty structural design: a civil engineer designs a bridge with structural defects that leads to its collapse.

Inadequate project planning: an architect does not take climatic factors into account when designing a structure, resulting in damage.

Responsibility of consultants:

Misleading financial advice: a financial consultant recommends investments that are harmful to the client without providing full information.

Inefficient system implementation: a technology consultant installs a faulty computer system that causes loss of data and time.

Liability of estate agents:

Falsification of documents: an estate agent falsifies information about the property, misleading the buyer.

Concealment of defects: an agent does not disclose known structural problems in a house during the transaction.

Responsibility of psychologists or therapists:

Confidentiality breached: a therapist discloses confidential patient information without the patient's consent.

Inappropriate therapy: a psychologist uses harmful therapeutic methods that cause emotional harm to the patient.

Responsibility of auditors:

Incomplete audit: an auditor does not perform sufficient tests to detect significant fraud.

Risk assessment errors: an auditor fails to properly assess financial risks, resulting in an inaccurate assessment of a company's financial health.

Injuries occurring in the home due to negligence or dangerous conditions.

Injuries caused by defective or mislabelled products.

Damage caused by unlawful acts.

Personal injury: If a person is injured due to the negligence of another, either by a slip and fall on poorly maintained property or by physical assault, the responsible person could face a tort claim.

Product liability: If a defective product causes damage to a consumer, the manufacturer, distributor or seller could be held liable for the resulting damages.

Property damageIf someone damages another person's property due to negligence or recklessness, they may be liable to cover the costs of repair or replacement.

Fires: Suppose a fire, caused by negligence or recklessness, damages someone else's property. In this scenario, the responsible party could face legal action under tort liability, where they would be obliged to cover the costs of repair or replacement. In cases such as these, our team of fire tort lawyers is ready to provide you with the legal representation you need to protect your rights and seek appropriate compensation.

Management decisions that cause damage to the company or to third parties.

Pollution or damage to the environment giving rise to civil liability.

Construction defects are defects or problems that affect the quality of a building. They can arise due to design errors, poor workmanship, the use of substandard materials or even unfavourable environmental conditions during construction. Some of these defects may include:

Cracks and crevices: They can be caused by settlement of the ground, lack of flexibility in the materials, temperature changes or errors in the mixing of the materials.

Dampness and leaks: They are caused by defects in the waterproofing, problems in the pipes, poorly sealed joints or even structural problems.

Inadequate insulation: Both thermal and acoustic, which may be due to poor installation of materials or incorrect choice of materials.

Electrical or plumbing problems: Poor installations that may cause short circuits, water leaks or malfunctions.

Structural deficiencies: They may occur due to incorrect calculations, poor quality of materials or poor workmanship.

Poor finishes: Poorly applied paints, defective coatings, levelling problems, among others.

Non-compliance with rules and regulations: Buildings that do not comply with safety, accessibility or quality standards required by law.