Sentences with «integrity of the legal profession»
If the lawyers have separate practices and there is no evidence that confidential information was disclosed, removal is not appropriate and permitting the lawyer of record to remain on record is consistent with the values discussed in MacDonald Estate of (i) the high integrity of the legal profession and (ii) the importance of a client's right to choose a lawyer. (slaw.ca)
The Court of Appeal for British Columbia released a scathing judgment in Mide - Wilson v. Hungerford Tomyn Lawrenson and Nichols on New Year's eve, upholding a Supreme Court decision earlier in the year which had reduced legal fees in a contingency arrangement from nearly $ 17 million to $ 5 million, in the interest of maintaining the integrity of the legal profession. (slaw.ca)
[178] In order to maintain the integrity of the legal profession, a legal account must have some relationship to the actual work carried out. (slaw.ca)