Abstract
Does a lawyer breach his' fiduciary duty by engaging in sexual activity with a client?' The Nova Scotia Barristers' Society is attempting to answer this very question with a proposed Rule in the Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility Handbook : Chapter 24 on Sexual Relation-ships with a Client. The purpose of this paper is to review the proposed Rule in the context of a lawyer's fiduciary duty to his client.
| Original language | Canadian English |
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| Journal | Dalhousie Law Journal |
| Issue number | 2.0 |
| Publication status | Published - Oct. 1 1993 |
Keywords
- lawyer
- Nova Scotia
- sexual activity
- legal ethics
- conflict
- legal profession
Disciplines
- Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility