Under current law concerning partnership liability for partner conduct, the partnership is liable for the wrongful conduct of a partner performed in the ordinary course of the business of the partnership or with the authority of the other partners, but only to persons who are not also partners in the partnership. RUPA is the same as the current law, except that a partner can sue as well. The RUPA provision also includes no-fault torts under the phrase "other actionable conduct."

Under current law concerning partner liability, there is joint and several liability for tortuous conduct and joint liability for contractual obligations. Under RUPA, there is joint and several liability for all obligations of the partnership. With regard to registered liability partnerships except for professional limited liability partnerships, the liability shield under current law for a Maine limited liability partnership protects only against tort liabilities. RUPA provides full shield liability protection for a tortuous liability and for contractual obligations. Current law contains no provision concerning whether the partnership agreement affects the liability imposed by the statute. In contracts, RUPA provides that it expressly overrides anything to the contrary in the partnership agreement. The current law limits the liability of an incoming partner to the partnership property. RUPA provides that there is no liability to incoming partners for preadmission liabilities.

Current law contains no provision concerning actions by and against the partnership and partners. RUPA establishes the partnership as distinct from partners for judgments, levies and legal actions generally.

Under current law, a partner is obligated to contribute immediately to offset a deficit of the partnership. RUPA provides that each partner is chargeable with a share of the partnership losses in proportion to the partner's share of profits. The partner is not obligated to contribute to any deficit obligation before the partner withdraws or the partnership liquidates.

Under current law and under RUPA, profits and losses are split evenly under default provisions.

Under current law, partners have a tenancy in the partnership. RUPA provides that the partners have no separate