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Difficult Clients & Terminating a Retainer Agreement: the Law.

In rare but difficult circumstances, a lawyer may be ethically required to terminate a retainer agreement with a client. This may arise when issues arise where the lawyer reasonably believes that a client’s comments, wishes, demands, instructions, or otherwise conflict with the lawyer’s professional responsibilities and the appropriate Law Society’s Code of Ethics. In this Province, the Law Society of BC and its Code of Professional Conduct governs the ethical obligations of a lawyer.

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