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In brief: Lawyers should avoid acting for anyone with whom they have a relationship which may affect their professional judgement, including relatives, a partner, employer or employee, business associate or friend.
Code - Conflicts with clients: BC Code rule 3.4-26.1.
Code - Examples of areas where conflicts of interest may occur: BC Code rule 3.4-1, commentary [11].
Practice Resource - More guidance on personal conflicts can be found in LIF’s article, About to Act for Family and Friends? (Resist - It's Just Too Risky.)
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