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Client Confidentiality · 6-12% of the exam

Chapter 7Confidentiality: the duty and its exceptions

The duty, the permission slips, the point of no return

6 sections

  1. 7.1The Duty — Broad and Lasting (Rule 1.6)

The Permission Slips (Rule 1.6(b))

  1. 7.2.1Certain death or substantial bodily harm (Rule 1.6(b)(1))
  2. 7.2.2Crime or fraud using the lawyer's services — prevent and rectify (Rule 1.6(b)(2)–(b)(3))
  3. 7.2.3Remaining permissive exceptions — self-defense, court order, conflicts, ethics advice (Rule 1.6(b)(4)–(b)(7))

The Point of No Return — Mandatory Disclosure (Rule 3.3)

  1. 7.3.1The perjury protocol — candor overrides confidentiality (Rule 3.3)
  2. 7.3.2Fruits and instrumentalities of crime — physical evidence from a client (Rule 3.4)
Start with 7.1The Duty — Broad and Lasting (Rule 1.6)
Chapter 7 · Confidentiality: the duty and its exceptions · Open Bar Review