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Is it illegal for a lawyer to date a client

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by kokostrange 2024. 1. 15. 05:12

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Ontario has not adopted the FLS Commentary. They identify sexual relationships with clients as the sort of thing that may “conflict with the lawyer’s duty to provide objective, disinterested professional advice to the client” and which may “permit exploitation of the client” (FLS Model Code Rule 3.4-1, Commentary 11(d) ). And most law societies also identify lawyer-client sex as potentially creating conflicts of interest.

is it illegal for a lawyer to date a client

Almost all law societies prohibit sexual harassment. Or, to be precise: we do not prohibit lawyers from having sex with their clients.Ĭanadian law societies do regulate lawyer-client sex in a limited way.

is it illegal for a lawyer to date a client

In Canada we allow lawyers to have sex with their clients.