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Case 2

A patient entering the office of a private-practice physiotherapy office trips over a loose carpet near the clinic reception desk and falls, sustaining a Colles' fracture.

Assuming negligence on the part of the clinic, is that negligence classified as ordinary or professional negligence?

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