Sentences with phrase «society rules of professional conduct»

The OSC policy also excludes in - house lawyers from disclosing information «in connection with providing legal services to, or conducting the legal representation of» their employer if such a disclosure would violate law society rules of professional conduct.

However, large firm partners are reticent to move their content to the cloud, even assuming that the law society rules of professional conduct allow such a move, which would seem to be an open issue.

Not exact matches

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.

Yet the Model Code and the Law Society Codes and Rules of Professional Conduct (the «conduct rules») contain no such express requireRules of Professional Conduct (the «conduct rules») contain no such express requirerules») contain no such express requirement.

The Law Society has an obligation to promote human rights in the legal profession and licensees are already bound by human rights equality, diversity and inclusion principles under their respective professional rules of conduct and the Code.»

«We went through the Law Society of Upper Canada's bylaws, and checked the rules of professional conduct.

A disciplinary panel has ordered the Law Society of Upper Canada to pay $ 250,000 in legal costs to each of Beth DeMerchant and Darren Sukonick after the regulator failed to prove that either lawyer breached professional conduct rules in work they did for Hollinger...

2 - 23.2 (1) A lawyer must not practise law in an MDP unless (a) the lawyer and all members of the MDP are in compliance with Rules 2 - 23.1 to 2 - 23.12 and the Professional Conduct Handbook, (b) all lawyers who are members of the MDP have obtained express permission under this Division to practise law in the MDP, (c) all non-lawyer members of the MDP are of good character and repute, (d) all members of the MDP agree in writing (i) that practising lawyers who are members of the MDP will have actual control over the delivery of legal services by the MDP, (ii) that non-lawyer members of the MDP will not interfere, directly or indirectly with the lawyer's (A) obligation to comply with the Act, these Rules and the Professional Conduct Handbook, and (B) exercise of independent professional judgement, (iii) to comply with the Act, these Rules and the Professional Conduct Handbook, and (iv) to cooperate with and assist the Society or its agents in the conduct of a practice review, examination or investigation, and (e) all members of the MDP who are governed by the regulatory body of another profession agree to report to the MDP any proceedings concerning their conduct orProfessional Conduct Handbook, (b) all lawyers who are members of the MDP have obtained express permission under this Division to practise law in the MDP, (c) all non-lawyer members of the MDP are of good character and repute, (d) all members of the MDP agree in writing (i) that practising lawyers who are members of the MDP will have actual control over the delivery of legal services by the MDP, (ii) that non-lawyer members of the MDP will not interfere, directly or indirectly with the lawyer's (A) obligation to comply with the Act, these Rules and the Professional Conduct Handbook, and (B) exercise of independent professional judgement, (iii) to comply with the Act, these Rules and the Professional Conduct Handbook, and (iv) to cooperate with and assist the Society or its agents in the conduct of a practice review, examination or investigation, and (e) all members of the MDP who are governed by the regulatory body of another profession agree to report to the MDP any proceedings concerning their conduct orProfessional Conduct Handbook, and (B) exercise of independent professional judgement, (iii) to comply with the Act, these Rules and the Professional Conduct Handbook, and (iv) to cooperate with and assist the Society or its agents in the conduct of a practice review, examination or investigation, and (e) all members of the MDP who are governed by the regulatory body of another profession agree to report to the MDP any proceedings concerning their conduct orprofessional judgement, (iii) to comply with the Act, these Rules and the Professional Conduct Handbook, and (iv) to cooperate with and assist the Society or its agents in the conduct of a practice review, examination or investigation, and (e) all members of the MDP who are governed by the regulatory body of another profession agree to report to the MDP any proceedings concerning their conduct orProfessional Conduct Handbook, and (iv) to cooperate with and assist the Society or its agents in the conduct of a practice review, examination or investigation, and (e) all members of the MDP who are governed by the regulatory body of another profession agree to report to the MDP any proceedings concerning their conduct or competence.

The court found that the lawyer's statements violated Rule 6.03 of the Rules of Professional Conduct, and ran contrary to Principle 27 of the Principles of Civility published by The Advocates» Society, which provide that a lawyer should not: ``... attribute bad motives or improper conduct to opposing Counsel, except when relevant to the issues of the case and well - founded.»

(1) Without prejudice to any other provision of this Part the Council may, if they think fit, make rules, with the concurrence of the Master of the Rolls, for regulating in respect of any matter the professional practice, conduct and discipline of solicitors [and for empowering the Society to take such action as may be appropriate to enable the Society to ascertain whether or not the provisions of rules made, or of any code or guidance issued, by the Council are being complied with].»

Lawyers in MDPs be subject to the rules of professional conduct of the law societies and remain responsible for ensuring that the services they deliver comply with all such requirements.

«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.

This case, arising from the discipline by the Barreau du Québec of one of its members, involves the rules of professional conduct of a law society, and the intersection of these rules with both the administration of justice and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (the «Charter»).

To ensure that legal professionals are not unwittingly used by their clients to help with these activities, all of Canada's law societies enforce rules of conduct based on model rules developed by the Federation.

The Federation has established a Standing Committee on the Model Code of Professional Conduct, which monitors professional conduct developments and changes in the law and recommends improvements to the Model Code as law societies applProfessional Conduct, which monitors professional conduct developments and changes in the law and recommends improvements to the Model Code as law societies applprofessional conduct developments and changes in the law and recommends improvements to the Model Code as law societies apply the rules.

However, lawyers usually give each other the benefit of the doubt, constrained as we are by the limits of our own expertise, and bound as we are by a sense of professional responsibility, collegiality, and rules of professional conduct — such as Rule 6.03 (1) of the Rules of Professional Conduct of the Law Society of Upper Canada, which bids us to «avoid ill - considered or uninformed criticism of the competence, conduct, advice, or charges of other legal practitioprofessional responsibility, collegiality, and rules of professional conduct — such as Rule 6.03 (1) of the Rules of Professional Conduct of the Law Society of Upper Canada, which bids us to «avoid ill - considered or uninformed criticism of the competence, conduct, advice, or charges of other legal practitioners.&rrules of professional conduct — such as Rule 6.03 (1) of the Rules of Professional Conduct of the Law Society of Upper Canada, which bids us to «avoid ill - considered or uninformed criticism of the competence, conduct, advice, or charges of other legal practitioprofessional conduct — such as Rule 6.03 (1) of the Rules of Professional Conduct of the Law Society of Upper Canada, which bids us to «avoid ill - considered or uninformed criticism of the competence, conduct, advice, or charges of other legal practitioners.&rRules of Professional Conduct of the Law Society of Upper Canada, which bids us to «avoid ill - considered or uninformed criticism of the competence, conduct, advice, or charges of other legal practitioProfessional Conduct of the Law Society of Upper Canada, which bids us to «avoid ill - considered or uninformed criticism of the competence, conduct, advice, or charges of other legal practitioners.»

Various provincial law societies within Canada provide, in written rules of professional conduct, for the duties of skill and care owed by solicitors to their clients during the course of a retainer or engagement and following its conclusion.1.

However, the law is more likely to evolve in that direction if law societies provide some specific guidance, in the rules of professional conduct, for the role of ethics counsel.

Rule 7.1 - 3 (d) of the LSUC Rules of Professional Conduct states: «Unless to do so would be unlawful or would involve a breach of solicitor - client privilege, a lawyer shall report to the Law Society,... d) conduct that raises a substantial question as to another licensee's honesty, trustworthiness, or competency as a licensee;» Not that reporting another lawyer to the law society is ideal — it appears that we have a duty toSociety,... d) conduct that raises a substantial question as to another licensee's honesty, trustworthiness, or competency as a licensee;» Not that reporting another lawyer to the law society is ideal — it appears that we have a duty tosociety is ideal — it appears that we have a duty to do so.

The Committee was also guided by the fact that while the jurisdiction and responsibility of law societies to set rules governing professional conduct is undisputed, the courts are not bound to accept and apply these rules.