Can an attorney be held liable for negligence in the discharge of his duty?
Nova Scotia, Canada
The following excerpt is from MacCulloch v. Corbett, 1982 CanLII 3046 (NS CA):
In Hett v. Pun Pong (1890), 1890 CanLII 35 (SCC), 18 S.C.R. 290 at p. 292, Sir W.J. Ritchie C.J. stated: There can be no doubt that an attorney is liable for negligence in the discharge of his duty whereby his client has sustained damage, and I think an attorney is bound to bring to the exercise of his profession a reasonable amount of knowledge, skill and care in connection with the business of his client.
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