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Continuing undertaking rule

Term · Insurance and risk management · MLC-T-INS-000935

A legal principle that extends the statute of limitations for professional negligence claims when the professional's services for a client are ongoing. The clock for filing a lawsuit does not begin until the professional's involvement in the specific undertaking has concluded. This rule prevents professionals from escaping liability for latent errors by simply continuing their work.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-INS-000935
FieldInsurance and risk management
SubjectProfessional Liability
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-INS-000935",
  "term": "Continuing undertaking rule",
  "field": "Insurance and risk management",
  "definition": "A legal principle that extends the statute of limitations for professional negligence claims when the professional's services for a client are ongoing. The clock for filing a lawsuit does not begin until the professional's involvement in the specific undertaking has concluded. This rule prevents professionals from escaping liability for latent errors by simply continuing their work.",
  "subject": "Professional Liability",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/insurance/continuing-undertaking-rule/"
}

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