Sentences with phrase «ethical rules even»

By failing to remove the metadata, he has disclosed confidential and work product information, which is contrary to ethical rules even if it is not immediately useful to the receiver.

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Even business people who really want to be ethical and law abiding may be forced to behave immorally and illegally in order to survive in a world that is ruled by the service of wealth..

Not only did ethical conceptions moderate the behavior of rulers, but, very explicitly in the Tokugawa period, complaints from commoners and even revolts were justified in the name of ethical failure of those above — their lack of «benevolent rule.»

Three (maybe four) men will still meet in a room to decide the state's legislative agenda, who gets what billion in the budget process and, even, what the ethical and political rules of engagement will be.

Other applicable ethical rules, statutes, court orders, and other sources of law (or even as a prerequisite for the pro se litigant to recover attorney's fees covering the cost of ghostwriting in some states) may nevertheless compel disclosure.

Not all states follow the ABA Model Rules, but even in states in which payment of pure referral fees is permitted, other ethical rules may impact the payment of those Rules, but even in states in which payment of pure referral fees is permitted, other ethical rules may impact the payment of those rules may impact the payment of those fees.

In short, litigation financing presents ethical concerns for lawyers even before their client signs an agreement, while litigation financing companies are not governed by any ethical obligations or advertising rules.

Even when it is clear which ethical rules apply, differing cultural and legal backgrounds may mean that lawyers involved in the same arbitration may act differently based on conflicting ideas about what is professional and ethical conduct.

Some of the onerous, even punitive, and certainly wacky rules now seem to work against the general purpose of CLE — to promote more competent, ethical lawyers.

101 Incidents of ethical violations resulting in professional discipline and even criminal prosecution are on the rise.102 Faced with declining profit margins, firms have been accused of «overworking files» and overstaffing projects in an effort to increase billable hours.103 And they have bent the rules governing conflicts of interest.104 One survey indicated that one - third of the 30,000 clients interviewed felt dissatisfied with the representation they received from their attorneys, citing primarily a failure to communicate and inadequate attention given to their cases, suggesting that law firms are under pressure to increase their case loads without hiring new associates to staff them.105 The recent decline in professionalism is even further evidenced by a decline in pro bono commitment.106 Thus, new graduates face even heavier workloads, increased pressure to meet high billable requirements, and fewer pro bono opportunities.

Second, you may want to consider disclosing your judicial campaign contributions to opposing counsel even though the ethical rules do not specifically require you to do so.

Even though formal ethical rules may not apply for the most part, a lawyer who decides to contribute to a judicial campaign should consider the implications of contributing.

With that, the fundamental ethical obligation of every Canadian lawyer to promote and protect the rule of law becomes even more important.

Nowhere within the codes of ethics will you find a rule that even addresses ethical practices regarding clients obtained via open houses — at least not in CREA's, REBBA's or TREB's.