This requirement to disclose is nothing new, because the common law of agency has always demanded that agents (if they are not being paid by their own clients) must disclose who is paying them and how much. (remonline.com)
Brokers are no longer subjected to court proceedings in which the common law of agency comes to haunt them through their fiduciary obligations. (remonline.com)
As with any contractual agency relationship, the courts would expect a licensee acting as a designated agent to perform his / her obligations in a manner that is consistent with the contract and the common law of agency. (remonline.com)