Transcription of Model Code of Professional Conduct
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IModel code of Professional ConductAs amended October 19, 2019 TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE .. 6 CHAPTER 1 INTERPRETATION AND DEFINITIONS .. 8 DEFINITIONS .. 9 CHAPTER 2 STANDARDS OF THE LEGAL PROFESSION .. 11 INTEGRITY .. 12 CHAPTER 3 RELATIONSHIP TO CLIENTS .. 14 COMPETENCE .. 15 Definitions .. 15 Competence .. 16 QUALITY OF 19 Quality of Service .. 19 Limited Scope Retainers .. 20 Honesty and Candour .. 21 Language Rights .. 21 When the Client is an Organization .. 22 Encouraging Compromise or Settlement .. 23 Threatening Criminal or Regulatory Proceedings .. 23 Inducement for Withdrawal of Criminal or Regulatory Proceedings .. 24 Dishonesty, Fraud by Client or Others .. 25 Dishonesty, Fraud when Client an Organization .. 26 Clients with Diminished Capacity .. 27 29 Confidential Information .. 29 Use of Confidential Information .. 31 Future Harm / Public Safety Exception .. 31 CONFLICTS .. 35 Duty to Avoid Conflicts of Interest .. 35 Consent .. 39 2 Short-term Summary Legal Services.
their regulators should be responsive to this evolution. Rules of conduct should assist, ... intends and hopes that this Code will be of assistance in achieving these goals. 8 ... director, shareholder, employee or family member, unless there is objective evidence to demonstrate that such an individual had a reasonable
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