(2) Despite section 14 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, a person who, in exercising his or her powers or duties under this Act, acquires confidential or solicitor-client privilege, information, records or records has the same obligation as a person, from which the information, records or records were obtained. Section 32 (1) An adviser may establish standards of financial accountability with respect to the integrity and financial viability of the professional practice of a lawyer or law firm. (2) If the legal assistance of advisors is provided by an employee of the Corporation, the amount of fees that may be awarded under the rules governing such legal assistance may be the same as if the Corporation had engaged outside legal counsel. (a) delegate to the director general or his delegate all the powers conferred on councillors by this Act, other than regulation-making powers; A law firm or licensed employee that receives escrow money must maintain a general escrow account. The escrow account shall be maintained in accordance with the Uniform Law on the Legal Profession, the Uniform General Regulations and all applicable regulations. (iii) a will, deed, trust deed, power of attorney or document relating to an estate or administrative authorization or the estate of a deceased person; A law firm must keep a register of the powers and successions in respect of which it acts or an employee of the firm acts or may act, alone or jointly with the firm or one or more employees of the firm with respect to trust funds. (See Article 61 of the LPR.) (11) The Corporation may appoint or employ a person to manage the trust accounts of the Corporation and to pay the person a fee or remuneration arising from interest earned on funds held in the trust accounts of the Corporation. (l) an agreement to do anything in accordance with clause (d) if it is entered into under a prepaid legal advice plan or other liability insurance program; (8) The Corporation may withdraw money from an escrow account of the Corporation to a person who has suffered a loss as a direct result of the savings institute`s inability or refusal to cash the escrow cheque of a lawyer or law firm established in a pooled trust fund account, up to a maximum amount fixed by the judges in one year. (3) This Part applies to a lawyer`s invoice or agreement, even if the lawyer is no longer a member of the partnership, if the lawyer was a member at the time the legal services were provided. (a) Establish and maintain or otherwise support a system of legal education, including, but not limited to, the following programs: (2) Subsection (1) is not limited by any specific power or requirement to make rules imposed on councillors by this Act. 16 (1) For the purposes of this section, “governing body” means the governing body of the legal profession in any other province or territory of Canada.
`law firm` means a legal person or a combination of legal persons practising as lawyers; If a lawyer were to invest money from the power, this information should be recorded in the investment register of the law firm (see Article 59 LPR). (v) if the defendant is an individual who is not a member of the Society, conduct that, if the defendant were a member, would constitute professional misconduct, unprofessional conduct or a violation of this Act or the rules. 8. The Foundation shall indemnify the Company against all claims under paragraph 6 in respect of sums received from the Company under paragraph 7, including interest paid by the Company in accordance with paragraph 6 for the period during which the money was in the possession of the Foundation. `pooled trust funds` means funds received in trust by a lawyer or law firm and not subject to the instructions laid down in Article 62(5); (a) shall not be required to disclose information obtained by the person in the course of an investigation, audit, inquiry, hearing or review, or in the exercise of any other power or duty under this Act, and (b) the Corporation receives a secured or unsecured line of credit from the savings institution to ensure that sufficient funds are always deposited; Ensure that lawyers` and law firms` trust cheques are cashed into their pooled trust fund accounts. A law firm must ensure that trust funds that are subject to delegated authority to the firm or an employee of the firm are processed by the firm or partner only in accordance with the money authority. (3) If councillors determine a special assessment for a specific purpose and do not need all monies collected for that purpose, they shall return the deductible to the members. A licensed employee may also receive money in trust for the legal fees of one or more lawyers. The Commission may also determine whether funds held by a law firm may or may not be escrow funds if the firm considers it necessary to have any doubt or dispute as to its status.
Note: The register refers to powers from the date on which the lawyer begins his activity within the framework of the authority / deals with accounts. (6) All of the money of the Foundation shall be paid into a savings institution designated in accordance with Article 33 (3) letter b until it is invested or used in accordance with this Article and used for the purposes of the Foundation. Money that is not escrow money cannot be deposited into an escrow account. It also does not include the categories described below. (b) Create classes of members for indemnification purposes and exempt a group of lawyers from the obligation to maintain a professional liability or fiduciary indemnity or from the payment of all or part of the remuneration; 6. An advocate who is suspended or who is no longer a member of the partnership or joint-stock company for any other reason must immediately surrender to the director general his lawyer`s certificate and proof of the professional indemnity issued by the partnership.