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In brief: You don’t have to repeat compliance with Law Society Rules 3-100 to 3-106 in some circumstances when acting as a lawyer’s agent or receiving a referral.
Rules - Application: Law Society Rule 3-99(2.1).
Rules - Definition of “lawyer”: Law Society Rule 1.
Rules - Definition of “interjurisdictional lawyer”: Law Society Rule 3-98.
Practice Resource - Learn more about acting as a lawyer’s agent and client referrals by another lawyer: Client ID & Verification - FAQs.
Rules - Definitions of “financial transaction” and “money”: Law Society Rule 3-98.
Practice Resource - Client identification and verification - addressing your questions, Fall-Winter 2020 Benchers’ Bulletin (p. 12). (Note the changes to Law Society Rules 3-102 and 3-104 made on March 8, 2024 that affect limited parts of this resource.)
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