CODE OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT

Rule 221 (s. 6(8), Legal Profession Act)

All members shall conduct their practice in accordance with:

(a) the Yukon Code of Professional Conduct as amended from time to time; and
(b) the Code of Conduct adopted by the Canadian Bar Association, as amended from time to time, where it is not inconsistent with the Yukon Code of Professional Conduct.

YUKON CODE OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT

PART FOUR

LAWYER AND THE LAW SOCIETY

1. No lawyer shall fail to promptly respond to any communications from The Law Society.

2. No lawyer shall fail to abide by the Rules of The Law Society.

3. No lawyer shall fail to report to The Law Society any information relating to a shortage of trust funds or a breach of undertaking by another lawyer.

4. No lawyer shall employ a lawyer who has been suspended or disbarred.

5. A lawyer under suspension shall immediately on demand turn his or her practice over to another designated lawyer as custodian.

6. A lawyer shall keep The Law Society advised of his or her current address at all times.

7. A lawyer who discovers any trust account deficiency shall immediately make good the deficiency and if it is not possible to do so shall immediately report the deficiency to The Law Society.

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