Is Rule 2.04 of a solicitor’s guidelines as to professional conduct binding?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from 377477 Ontario Ltd v. Saadat, 2005 CanLII 2715 (ON SC):
Rule 2.04 of a solicitor’s guidelines as to professional conduct, although not binding, have been recognized as an important statement of policy. [See Macdonald Estate v. Martin, (1990) 1990 CanLII 32 (SCC), 3 S.C.R. 1235, para. 18]
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