Under current Maine law, every partner has access at all times to inspect and copy the partnership's books and records. RUPA is generally the same as the current law except that access is also afforded to former partners with respect to books and records pertaining to the period during which they were partners. Also under RUPA, a partner's right of access to books and records may not be unreasonably restricted by the partnership agreement. Thus, reasonable restrictions by agreement are authorized.

RUPA provides that partners and the partnership have an affirmative obligation to furnish to a partner without demand any information concerning the partnership's business and affairs reasonably required for the proper exercise of the partner's rights and duties under the partnership agreement for the act. As to other information, a partner and the partnership must furnish the information on demand, except to the extent that the demand or information is unreasonable or otherwise improper under the circumstances. Current law contains no express provision.

RUPA clearly and exclusively defines the duties of loyalty and duty of care; it specifies that a partner may transact business with the partnership without violating any duties and it provides that there is no per se violation of a duty solely on account of the fact that the conduct furthers a partner's interest. There is no comparable provision in current law on standards of partner conduct, so it must be addressed by the common law.

Current law does not address an action of the partnership against a partner. RUPA permits a partnership to maintain an action against a partner.

Current Maine law provides that any partner has the right to a formal account as to partnership affairs under certain circumstances. The right of a partner to make an action against a partnership is much broader and more specific under RUPA. In particular, RUPA allows an action to be made against the partnership by a partner with or without an accounting as to the partnership business.

Under current law, the partners are tenants in partnership as to partnership property. Under RUPA, a partner is not a co-owner of partnership property; a partner has no interest in partnership property that can be transferred.