Many solicitors would like more publicity to help with their law firm marketing but feel the only way this can be done is by
revealing information about clients involved in high profile cases.
Swiss banks have been prohibited by law from
revealing information about their clients since 1934, and as a result, Switzerland now holds the largest pool of off shore wealth in the world — US$ 2.7 trillion.
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.
The notion of
revealing information about a client — even if that information is available elsewhere — doesn't do anything at all for a client or a potential client.1 It just allows the lawyer to shoot their mouth off.
It is generated by the service with one click and can be used for payments without
revealing any information about the client's real method of payment — in this case, the Coinbase wallet.
Not exact matches
Now, that survey also
revealed a lot of other juicy
information that I've shared on this blog and that I keep reminding many of my
clients about:
We won't
reveal any personal
information about our
clients that's why at the university, in college or at school won't find out
about our cooperation, so there no need to worry
about that.
In one case, it appears that the Chinese government may have targeted several Canadian law firms in an apparent effort to derail a $ 40 billion acquisition.11 In another, a firm's managing clerk is alleged to have accessed inside
information about the firm's
clients as part of an insider - trading scheme.12 Also, it recently was
revealed that hackers working for the Chinese military targeted one company for
information useful in ongoing litigation.13 Failure to secure such data from malicious employees, cyber-attacks, or carelessness can cause drastic reputational damage as well as liability.
It isn't often that you see a relatively technical debate
about legal ethics and what
information lawyers may
reveal about clients playing out in real time in the non-legal press, but that's what we have happening right now.
Formal Opinion 480 explains that lawyers communicating
about legal topics in public commentary must comply with the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct, including Rule 1.6 (a) which says: «A lawyer shall not
reveal information relating to the representation of a
client unless the
client gives informed consent, the disclosure is impliedly authorized in order to carry out the representation, or the disclosure is permitted by paragraph (b).»
The two - count complaint from the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission charges Peshak with writing posts to her blog that identified her
clients and
revealed confidential
information about them.
Solmon says the Supreme Court of Canada took the position in Maranda v. Richer and R. v. Cunningham that seeking «factual»
information about a lawyer's account may still be privileged, even if this
information does not
reveal «communications» between the
client and his or her lawyer.
The duty of confidentiality not only forbids
revealing information, but also proscribes a lawyer's use of confidential
information about a
client to the disadvantage of that
client.
The search
revealed to the court that not only was the
client company indeed still active, but that a variety of
information about the
client was readily available — including the
client's website, mailing address, phone numbers, email addresses, names, and other contact
information.
We may deny access when: • it is required or authorized by law (for example, when a record containing personal
information about you is protected by solicitor -
client privilege); • to do so would
reveal confidential commercial
information, and the personal
information can not be severed from the record; • to do so could reasonably be expected to threaten the life or security of another individual, and the personal
information can not be severed from the record; or • the
information was generated in the course of a formal dispute resolution process.
Failing to inform a
client who selects title insurance
about the searches that the lawyer will not be performing and the type of
information that these searches would
reveal about the property, such as zoning, encroachments or survey issues.
In accordance with our Privacy Policy, e-Insure never
reveals personal
information about our
clients to anyone, for any reason, except as required by law or as necessary to assist our partners in providing them with an insurance quote.
The masked abstract will not
reveal any personal
information about the driver, such as their name, address, Social Security number,
client ID number, but WILL contain the following:
One caveat: Remember
client confidentiality, and be careful
about revealing private
information unless a case is public record, advises the George Washington University Law School.
Whether you are writing your resume or interviewing with a hiring manager, you should never
reveal confidential or financial
information about previous employers or
clients.
Some people working in mental health who are not licensed by their state — such as phone crisis counselors or life coaches — may not be legally required to protect
client confidentiality, but still generally agree not to
reveal identifying
information about their
clients.