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Note that the only other place it works like this law. Lawyers are always "providing advice" about complex legal matters, with no actual responsibility for the
by curiousllama 6y ago
Note that the only other place it works like this law. Lawyers are always "providing advice" about complex legal matters, with no actual responsibility for the outcome (with limited exceptions). So the idea that lawyers would apply similar logic to a reasonably-similar circumstance (in terms of complexity, difficulty, potential liability, etc.) is not unreasonable.
- arethuza 6y agoI don't know about the US but lawyers in the UK most definitely have liability for what they recommend - if a lawyer gives me advice that ends up causing me £X because it was legally wrong then I'd have a pretty good case for a claim on their professional indemnity insurance.
- peteretep 6y agoOnly if you can show negligence
- wittyreference 6y agoWhat? Lawyers are absolutely liable. Their only shield is in the most complex realms where the actual legal theory isn't yet tested in court / with a regulator, so you know going in their advice may not pan out, because it's /experimental/. That's not the vast majority of law, though.