Sentences with phrase «new rule of professional conduct»

• The central issue raised by the Final Report of the Advisory Committee is whether a new rule of professional conduct should be adopted which would always require current client consent even if there is no real or no substantial risk of impairment of client representation.

Also at issue is whether a new rule of professional conduct should be created which relies on an interpretation of the common law that is not yet settled.

(ie duly passing a new rule of professional conduct, or amending the bylaws).

While punting issues to the membership may be appropriate where the decision involves matters of policy (say, in establishing a rule on how many hours of CPD time lawyers are required to obtain or in approving new rules of professional conduct or bylaws) rather than administrative decisins involving a weighing of Charter values, in these sort of circumstances, it's hard to see how the decision in BC or NB can survive judicial scrutiny (even if one doesn't believe that the earlier SCC decisionin TWU doesn't govern).

I think the point she's making is that the processes used in BC and NB would only be appropriate if they were performing an quasi-legislative role (i.e., in the example I gave earlier, establishing new rules of professional conduct or by - laws, or making rules of general application).

Interviews with 253 SRL's in my recent study (http://www.representing-yourself.com/PDF/reportM15.pdf) expose the reality that despite a decade of provincial Law Societies drafting new rules of professional conduct on limited scope retainers (LSR's) or unbundled legal services — when lawyers provide services on an hourly basis for specific contracted tasks — lawyers who regularly offer their clients LSR's are still about as rare as a shooting star on a cloudy night.

Not exact matches

In addition, as a lawyer, Foye is obligated to uphold rules of professional conduct outlined by the Unified New York State Court System which includes,

I am very pleased to let you know that the Federation of Law Societies of Canada has launched the Interactive Model Code of Professional Conduct, a new free online tool that links the provisions in the Federation's Model Code to the matching or related rules of professional conduct in every law societProfessional Conduct, a new free online tool that links the provisions in the Federation's Model Code to the matching or related rules of professional conduct in every law societprofessional conduct in every law society in Canada.

The ABA created the Commission on Ethics 20/20, the purpose of which was to conduct «a thorough review of the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct» to consider the need for change in light of the impact of new technology.

The New York Times column cogently shows why rules of professional conduct permitting turning a blind eye to criminal or fraudulent client conduct would be inappropriate.

The New York Times columnist was highly critical of the American rules of professional conduct in similar contexts.

While there are general notification obligations under the regulatory regime and rules of professional conduct for lawyers, some query whether an unintended consequence of the new FCA / PRA regulatory regime (which provides that protections should apply to all whistleblowers) will be a concern for firms over the sanctity of their discussions with their legal counsel.

In New South Wales and Victoria (Australia), each «principal» of a structure that provides legal services (regardless of the type of structure, and notably regardless of whether it is an ILP or not) is responsible for the firm's compliance with professional conduct and other rules.

«Law societies across the country have to come to grips with whether we need a new series of professional conduct rules to deal with this,» said Edelson, «and whether judges need some direction in when and how to deal with it.

The Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act and our Rules of Professional conduct may require us to confirm the identity of new clients.

In somewhat the same vein, put up a hand if you're in favour of a new rule of lawyer's professional conduct which states that lawyers acting for the winning side in a law suit are allowed to comment on the merits of the result for the media — print, electronic, and otherwise — only if the lawyers concede, on the record, that the decision is wrong on the facts and the law, and that they were surprised (nay, astonished, flabbergasted, etc) that any of their arguments were accepted by the judge.

As you can see, the Washington Times mentions Eric Turkewitz because they are using him as the source for two points they are raising: First, that the conduct falls under section DR 2 - 102 of the New York Lawyer's Code of Professional Responsibility, and second, that Sotomeyor overstepped the bounds of the rule.

Professionals already practicing collaborative law need to understand the newly enacted Collaborative Law Process Act, along with the new rules of procedure and professional conduct.