Professional Negligence and Liability

Edited by Mark Simpson KC

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This chapter was updated in August 2025. The next review of this chapter is due in February 2026.

Chapter 4 STRATEGY AND TACTICS

Authored by Craig Orr KC and Paul Mitchell KC

I. INTRODUCTION

1. Defining the scope of the chapter

4.1 This chapter is for lawyers involved with professional negligence claims. It is designed to provide a practical guide to issues arising in this field of litigation. It is based on the practical experience of the authors of the chapter over many years of practice. It is assumed that those reading this chapter will have a working knowledge of the Civil Procedure Rules. The rest of this chapter is divided into the following sections:

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