B-1, r. 3 - Code of ethics of advocates

Section 4.02.02 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

4.02.02. It is also derogatory to the dignity of the profession of advocate for an advocate who engages in his professional activities within a partnership or joint-stock company:

(1)  to fail to take reasonable measures to put an end to, or prevent the repeated performance of, an act derogatory to the dignity of the profession of advocate which has been performed by another person who engages in his professional activities within the said partnership or joint-stock company and which has been brought to his attention for more than 30 days;

(2)  to continue to engage in such activities within the said partnership or joint-stock company when the representative of the partnership or joint-stock company before the Barreau, a director, an officer or an employee is still performing his duties therein more than 10 days after he has been struck off a roll for more than 3 months or has had his permit revoked; or

(3)  to continue to engage in such activities within the said partnership or joint-stock company when a shareholder or a partner is still directly or indirectly exercising a voting right within such partnership or joint-stock company more than 10 days after the effective date on which he was struck off a roll for more than 3 months or had his permit revoked and has not divested himself of his shares or partnership units within 180 days following the aforementioned effective date.

O.C. 351-2004, s. 66.