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INTRODUCTION
CONCLUSION
The wording within the Law Society’s Rules of Professional Conduct implies
a distinction between “independent legal advice” and “independent legal
representation”.
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• The lawyer engages in business with the client.
2. Joint Retainer
2.04 (6) Except as provided in subrule (8.2), where a lawyer
accepts employment from more than one client in a matter or
transaction, the lawyer shall advise the clients that
(a) the lawyer has been asked to act for both or all of
them,
Although the above subrules do not require that a lawyer advise the client
to obtain independent legal advice, in some cases, especially those in which one
of the clients is less sophisticated or more vulnerable than the other, the lawyer
should recommend such advice to ensure that the client's consent is informed,
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genuine, and uncoerced. Conversely, the following subrule requires independent
legal advice:
1. Unrepresented Persons
2.04 (14) When a lawyer is dealing on a client's behalf with an
unrepresented person, the lawyer shall
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(b) take care to see that the unrepresented person is not
proceeding under the impression that his or her interests
will be protected by the lawyer, and
(c) where the client requests the lawyer to act, the lawyer
shall obtain the client's written consent.
4. Guarantees by a Lawyer
2.06 (10) A lawyer may give a personal guarantee in the
following circumstances:
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(a) the lender is a lending institution, financial institution,
insurance company, trust company or any similar
corporation whose business includes lending money to
members of the public, and the lender is directly or
indirectly providing funds solely for the lawyer, the
lawyer's spouse, parent, or child,
NOTE
1. Role of Mediator
4.07 A lawyer who acts as a mediator shall, at the outset of the
mediation, ensure that the parties to it understand fully that
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