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    This document outlines the duty of confidentiality for lawyers. The main points are: 1. Lawyers shall not reveal any information related to representing a client unless the client consents after consultation, disclosure is impliedly authorized to carry out the representation, or as stated in section (b). 2. Section (b) allows lawyers to reveal information to prevent a client from committing a criminal act that is likely to result in imminent death or substantial bodily harm. 3. Lawyers may also reveal information to establish a claim or defense on behalf of the lawyer in a controversy between the lawyer and client, or to establish a defense against criminal charges or civil claims against the lawyer based on their conduct.

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    This document outlines the duty of confidentiality for lawyers. The main points are: 1. Lawyers shall not reveal any information related to representing a client unless the client consents after consultation, disclosure is impliedly authorized to carry out the representation, or as stated in section (b). 2. Section (b) allows lawyers to reveal information to prevent a client from committing a criminal act that is likely to result in imminent death or substantial bodily harm. 3. Lawyers may also reveal information to establish a claim or defense on behalf of the lawyer in a controversy between the lawyer and client, or to establish a defense against criminal charges or civil claims against the lawyer based on their conduct.

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    Ethic Ruleslaws - LP

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    This document outlines the duty of confidentiality for lawyers. The main points are: 1. Lawyers shall not reveal any information related to representing a client unless the client consents after consultation, disclosure is impliedly authorized to carry out the representation, or as stated in section (b). 2. Section (b) allows lawyers to reveal information to prevent a client from committing a criminal act that is likely to result in imminent death or substantial bodily harm. 3. Lawyers may also reveal information to establish a claim or defense on behalf of the lawyer in a controversy between the lawyer and client, or to establish a defense against criminal charges or civil claims against the lawyer based on their conduct.

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    ETHIC RULES LAWS

    1.6: Duty of Confidentiality:


    (a): A lawyer shall not reeal info relatin!
    to re"resentation of a #lient:
    unless #lient #onsents after
    #onsultation
    e$#e"t for dis#losure that are
    i%"liedly authori&ed in order to
    #arry out the re"resentation
    and e$#e"t as stated in (')
    ('): A lawyer %ay reeal su#h info to the
    e$tent the lawyer reasona'ly 'eliees is
    ne#essary:
    (() to "reent #lient fro% #o%%ittin!
    #ri%inal a#t that lawyer reasona'ly
    'eliees is li)ely to result in
    a) i%%inent death *R
    ') i%%inent su'stantial 'odily har%
    *R
    (+) to do one of the followin!:
    a) esta'lish a #lai% or defense on
    'ehalf of the lawyer in a
    #ontroersy 'etween the lawyer
    and the #lient
    ') to esta'lish a defense to a
    #ri%inal #har!e or #iil #lai%
    a!ainst the lawyer 'ased u"on
    #ondu#t

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