Sentences with phrase «ethical obligations of the parties»

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Because the lawyer has an ethical duty to keep Mrs. X's information confidential, the lawyer's obligation to Mrs. X «materially limits» the lawyer's representation of the party adverse to her.

There were 11 allegations which included that he circumvented the terms of a British Columbia Supreme Court order and attempted to mislead the court; he breached his ethical obligations by receiving funds from an individual and disbursing them for the benefit of a client without advising the individual that his interests were not being protected; and he represented parties in a B.C. Supreme Court action despite a conflict of interest.

Though the Canadian Judicial Council in its Statement of Principles did not explicitly refer to the hazards of sharp lawyering when dealing with an unrepresented party, it nevertheless advised that «Members of the Bar are expected to be respectful of self - represented persons and to adjust their behavior... in accordance with their professional ethical obligations.»

Attorneys have an ethical obligation to put their clients» interests ahead of all other parties.

And we have a core ethical obligation in the dispute resolution field that we're going to protect the confidentiality of the information our parties share.

Freed from the role of acting as an advocate for a single party (the ethical obligation of an attorney), a mediator can envision options that neither party (nor their counsel) imagined!