For the Public
Common Concerns
Confidentiality
Clients can feel secure that all information provided to their
lawyer will be held secret and confidential. Lawyers provide
effective service to a client when there is full and open
communication. Solicitor-client privilege is the cornerstone of a
client's relationship with a lawyer.
The Ethical rule in Chapter IV of the Code of
Professional Conduct requires a lawyer "to hold in strict
confidence all information concerning the business and affairs of
the client acquired during the course of the professional
relationship...unless authorized by the client, required by law,
required by the Law Society, or otherwise permitted by the Code." A
breach of this rule could result in an investigation by the Law
Society. Please see the Code for exceptions.
