Ethics Flashcards

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If a solicitor receives a communication indicating that an opponent’s solicitor mistakenly thinks a hearing date is the day after the actual hearing date, what must they do?

A

The solicitor must alert the mistaken solicitor to the error; otherwise the non-mistake solicitor is misleading the opponent’s solicitor by omission to act.
Principle: A solicitor must not mislead another party or the court.

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A client has asked a solicitor to include unreasonable and onerous clauses in an agreement with an unrepresented party, what should the solicitor do?

A

They should not include the clauses. The client should be informed that solicitor’s may not take unfair advantage of another party.

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What is an undertaking?

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A written or oral statement by a solicitor or a member of the firm that they will do something.

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What is the effect of giving an undertaking?

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The solicitor is personally bound by it and it can be enforced in court.

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