A Senior Partner Delegated the Drafting and Filing of a Statement

question 35

Multiple Choice

A senior partner delegated the drafting and filing of a statement of claim to a first-year lawyer employed by the firm.The first-year lawyer erroneously sued the wrong parties.How will the law assign responsibility for the obligation with regard to the quality of the work performed?

• A) The employer will be held responsible in law for the incompetent performance.
• B) Both parties will be jointly held responsible for their combined incompetence.
• C) The law will hold each party proportionately responsible for the incompetence.
• D) The employee will be held responsible in law for the incompetent performance.

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Definitions:

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