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Legal Services Act 2011

Administration of legal services system - Quality assurance system for providers - Providers of legal services

81: Obligations relating to professional conduct

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"Rules Lawyers Must Follow"

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You have obligations to follow rules of conduct if you provide legal services. These obligations come from the professional body you belong to. Providing legal aid services does not change these obligations. You also have rights and responsibilities as a lawyer. Providing legal aid services does not affect your relationship with your client. There are some exceptions to these rules, which are stated in the Act. You can find more information by looking at s 65 of a related law.

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81Obligations relating to professional conduct

  1. The fact that a provider provides legal aid services or specified legal services under this Act does not in any way affect that provider's obligations under any rules or codes of conduct of any professional body to which that provider belongs.

  2. The fact that a lawyer provides legal aid services or specified legal services under this Act does not in any way affect—

  3. his or her rights, obligations, responsibilities, or duties as a lawyer; or
    1. the relationship between, or the rights of, the lawyer and his or her client or any privilege arising out of that relationship.

      1. Subsections (1) and (2) are subject to any express provisions of this Act.

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