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Professional negligence

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-003951

A breach of the duty of care owed by a professional to their client, resulting in harm or damage. This occurs when a professional fails to exercise the degree of skill and care that a reasonably prudent professional in the same field would have exercised under similar circumstances. Claims of professional negligence are common against doctors, lawyers, and accountants.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-003951
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-003951",
  "term": "Professional negligence",
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  "definition": "A breach of the duty of care owed by a professional to their client, resulting in harm or damage. This occurs when a professional fails to exercise the degree of skill and care that a reasonably prudent professional in the same field would have exercised under similar circumstances. Claims of professional negligence are common against doctors, lawyers, and accountants.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/professional-negligence/"
}

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