LCRO 40/2023 DG v [Area] Standards Committee [X] (13 March 2024) [pdf, 497 KB]
...which you have been instructed. We understand that [Lawyer X] is presently acting for that trust. [The applicant] is merely discharging his obligations as trustee on a day to day basis. That does not involve taking any ‘active part’ in the matters in issue between your client and 5 [the Partner]/[Trust B].1 There is, with respect, no inherent conflict of interest in [the applicant] continuing in his role as a trustee of [Trust B]. However, he will discuss the matter with [...