The term malpractice in general refers to illegal, corrupt or careless professional behavior. It may arise from a professional's misconduct to perform his or her professional duties with adequate care and diligence. When a skilled professional rendering responsible service fails to strictly comply with generally accepted professional standards, causing loss or damage to their clients or service takers, then these instances of improper practice are called malpractice. The litigation of malpractice, practically, occurs to only those professionals - in the field of law, medicine, education and such others - who are recognized by the society as equipped with special skills and abilities.

The skilled professionals are often licensed and regulated by the state. A client approaches a skilled professional in their geographical location based on his or her reputation as provider of a decent standard of care. In case the client while retaining or relying upon the professional