That is where matters stood until 2008 when the federal government amended the regulations under the Act to require lawyers to collect and maintain
certain information about their clients and the clients» activities.
Not exact matches
This year's budget increased the disclosure requirements for legislators to reveal
information about their
clients, but elected officials can still avoid disclosing
client names in
certain circumstances.
But the proposed changes call attention to the fact that you'll want to be careful when using these sites to be
certain that the comments you and others make on your site do not contain
information about you «the lawyer» or your «lawyer services» that could be considered false and / or misleading — even if that means deleting an overly flattering testimonial that could deceive potential
clients.
In a recent claim a
client was informed by email
about what was being negotiated, and agreed to the settlement; but the
client had not been given enough
information on a
certain part of the settlement.
In many cases, a
client or outside counsel will only need to see
certain information about a matter.
When consulting with potential
clients, lawyers are now required to disclose
certain information about alternative processes and fees for professionals engaged as part of the collaborative team.
«It's not
about clinical intrusion, it's not
about challenging, etcetera, but rather it is preparing the
client in a
certain way, stimulating the
information processing system, and allowing the internal links to take place so that the insight emerges, the connections emerge, the negative emotion is eliminated, and what comes up instead is a sense of empowerment... that sense that... «I can handle whatever comes up.»»