Nov 2018 Q1 e.
State TWO (2) elements of Professional Negligence. (2 marks)
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Attorneys, architects, and engineers, like doctors, are skilled professionals who must meet certain minimum standards of care in the provision of professional services to their clients. The elements of a cause of action in tort for professional negligence are
- the duty of the professional to use such skill, prudence, and diligence as other members of his profession commonly possess and exercise;
- a breach of that duty;
- a proximate causal connection between the negligent conduct and the resulting injury; and
- actual loss or damage resulting from the professional’s negligence (Any 2 points)