The Law Society’s new rules on conflicts of interest and confidentiality came into force on 25 April, 2006. The rules, which are accompanied by detailed guidance, will be incorporated into the Solicitors’ Practice Rules 1990 as Rules 16D and 16E. Separate rules continue to apply to conflicts in the field of conveyancing.
Helpfully, ‘conflict of interests’ has been defined for the first time. There is a conflict if:
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