A solicitor who has allowed a client's claim to become statute-barred owes a duty, arising from the solicitor-client relationship, to advise the client not only of the right to sue the solicitor but also of the limitation period within which such proceedings must be commenced. Failure to give that advice constitutes a separate breach of duty giving rise to a fresh cause of action. Damages for vexation are recoverable in tort for professional negligence where the plaintiff has also suffered pecuniary loss.
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