For that reason, several other jurisdictions have recently
amended their rules of professional conduct to add an explicit rule requiring lawyers to maintain appropriate tech competence.
For instance, one of the speakers on the call, Scott Wolfe, Jr., recently sued the Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board in U.S. District Court, alleging that the state's recently
amended rules of professional conduct regarding online legal communications restrict, unduly burden, and chill the exercise of commercial speech rights under the First and Fourteenth Amendments the U.S. Constitution.
If this proposed change is adopted, provincial regulators will have to consider whether to similarly
amend their rules of professional conduct.
Not exact matches
Today's order
amends Rule 1.1 of the rules of professional conduct to revise Comment 6 to the r
Rule 1.1
of the
rules of professional conduct to revise Comment 6 to the
rulerule.
The Federation
of Law Societies
of Canada has proposed
amending the Model
Rules of Professional Conduct — the enforceable rules of conduct that set out the baseline standards of professionalism to which lawyers in Canada must adhere — to include technical competency as a component of the definition of «competency.&r
Rules of Professional Conduct — the enforceable
rules of conduct that set out the baseline standards of professionalism to which lawyers in Canada must adhere — to include technical competency as a component of the definition of «competency.&r
rules of conduct that set out the baseline standards
of professionalism to which lawyers in Canada must adhere — to include technical competency as a component
of the definition
of «competency.»
(ie duly passing a new
rule of professional conduct, or
amending the bylaws).
The Federation
of Law Societies
of Canada has proposed
amending the Model
Rules of Professional Conduct — the enforceable rules of conduct that set out the baseline standards of professionalism to which lawyers in Canada are to adhere — to include technical competency as a component of the definition of «competency&ra
Rules of Professional Conduct — the enforceable
rules of conduct that set out the baseline standards of professionalism to which lawyers in Canada are to adhere — to include technical competency as a component of the definition of «competency&ra
rules of conduct that set out the baseline standards
of professionalism to which lawyers in Canada are to adhere — to include technical competency as a component
of the definition
of «competency».
16 SB 319 / HCSFA S. B. 319 (SUB)- 1 - HOUSE SUBSTITUTE TO SENATE BILL 319 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT 1 To
amend Title 43
of the Official Code
of Georgia Annotated, relating to professions and 2 businesses, so as to provide that
professional counseling includes diagnosing emotional and 3 mental problems and conditions; to clarify that persons licensed as
professional counselors, 4 social workers, and marriage and family therapists are not authorized to
conduct 5 psychological testing; to provide for legislative findings and intent; to provide for a 6 curriculum
of continuing education relating to diagnosing; to provide for the establishment 7
of rules and regulations regarding testing
conducted by licensed
professional counselors; to 8 clarify that psychological testing is part
of the practice
of psychology; to provide that certain 9 licensed persons are able to perform certain tests other than psychological testing; to revise 10 definitions; to
amend Code Section 37 -1-1
of the Official Code
of Georgia Annotated, 11 relating to definitions relative to the general provisions governing and regulating mental 12 health, so as to conform a cross-reference; to provide for related matters; to provide an 13 effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.