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All ▸ Bar 2024 ▸ REMEDIAL LAW, LEGAL AND JUDICIAL ETHICS ▸ VIII. LEGAL AND JUDICIAL ETHICS WITH PRACTICAL EXERCISES ▸ B. Code of Professional Responsibility and Accountability (A.M. No. 22-09-01-SC) ▸ 2. Canon 2 - Propriety ▸ e. Duty to disclose relationship or connection - Section 20

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Canon 2 - Propriety - Duty to Disclose Relationship or Connection - Section 20

John is a lawyer handling a case for a client named Jane. Little did John know that his cousin, Mark, is the opposing counsel in the same case. Mark does not disclose their relationship to John.

  1. Discuss the duty of lawyers to disclose any relationship or connection that may affect their representation of a client as stated in Section 20 of Canon 2.
  2. Do you think Mark's failure to disclose his relationship with John violates the duty to disclose? Explain your answer.
  3. What are the possible consequences or ethical implications of a lawyer failing to disclose a relationship or connection that may affect their representation of a client?

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