https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=105999 A litigant who engages an advocate for consideration may invoke consumer jurisdiction for alleged professional negligence, because such legal services fall within the Consumer Protection Act despite the disciplinary framework under the Advocates Act. However, liability requires affirmative proof of deficiency in service on the record. On the facts examined, the Commission found that the main relief had been obtained, the landlady's objection was addressed by an N.O.C., and the contempt matter had been treated as infructuous. As the complainant did not rebut the advocate's explanation, negligence was not established. The impugned order was set aside and the consumer complaint dismissed. en-us Wed, 15 Mar 2000 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 16:28:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=105999 A litigant who engages an advocate for consideration may invoke consumer jurisdiction for alleged professional negligence, because such legal services fall within the Consumer Protection Act despite the disciplinary framework under the Advocates Act. However, liability requires affirmative proof of deficiency in service on the record. On the facts examined, the Commission found that the main relief had been obtained, the landlady's objection was addressed by an N.O.C., and the contempt matter had been treated as infructuous. As the complainant did not rebut the advocate's explanation, negligence was not established. The impugned order was set aside and the consumer complaint dismissed. Case-Laws Companies Law Wed, 15 Mar 2000 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=105999