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Ethics Committee Rulings
Record ID:
26116
Format:
LIJ Article
Year:
2008
Source:
LIJ (2008) 82 No 3
Date_of_entry:
14/03/2008
Notes:
Litigation - conflict of interest; successive (R4464 December 2007) - Where a firm acts for related parties, a conflict of interest will not arise if independent advice is obtained. ; Commercial - conflict of interest; successive (R4511 December 2007) - A conflict of interest can result where a corporate practitioner hold relevant confidential information of a previous client relevant to a company matter. ; Litigation - termination of retainer; solicitor's lien (R4510 December 2007) - A lien enables a firm to retain files where a client terminates the retainer and makes no provision to secure outstanding costs.
Section:
Ethics Rulings
Month:
March


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