Transactions and Comms with other clients

Question 1

Lawyers duty to disclose crime or fruad

Answer 1

Has a duty, failure to disclose when knowledgeable to AVOID a clients crime or fraud. However, they need not make a disclosure if the has already happened.

Question 2

Safekeeping client funds

Answer 2

Lawyers must safeguard property in a trust accoutn

Question 3

Recordbooking requirements

Answer 3

Must keep complete records of client trust account funds and preserve those records for five years afte the end of the representaion.