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Professional Negligence and Liability

This chapter was updated in February 2026 with Service Issue 48.

Chapter 18

IT PROFESSIONALS

Authored by MATTHEW LAVY KC, IAIN MUNRO, GIDEON SHIRAZI, QUENTIN TANNOCK, ANNA HOFFMANN, JACOB HADDAD AND CAROLINE ZIEBART

I. INTRODUCTION

18.1 Since the first version of this chapter was published (over 20 years ago) the IT sector has transformed beyond recognition both technologically and organisationally.

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