What happens when a Conflict of Interest or potential Conflict of Interest arises during the course of a matter?
If a conflict of interest arises during the course of a matter, the Built Environment Legal lawyer undertakes the following; 1. Notifies the Solicitor Director immediately. 2. The Solicitor Director in conjunction with the lawyer takes appropriate steps to resolve or avoid the conflict. 3. At the discretion of the Solicitor Director, he/she may approach the Law Society and ask for the matter to be considered either by the Ethics Section or the Ethics Committee or obtain a President’s Ruling about the conduct of that lawyer. 4. Following either point 2 or point 3 above, Built Environment Legal will either: a. cease to act and reassigning the matter to another law firm, with the clients consent; b. continue to act; or c. continue to act, subject to the parties consent.
