Legal Profession Uniform Law Australian Solicitors’ Conduct Rules 2015
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39 Legal and non-legal services
39 Legal and non-legal services
39.1 Where a solicitor or law practice—
39.1.1 shares an office with or is otherwise affiliated with an entity or business engaged in another calling to provide services other than legal services to a client, and
39.1.2 a client is receiving services concurrently from both the law practice and the other entity,
the solicitor or law practice, as the case requires, must take all reasonable steps to ensure the client is clearly informed about the nature and the terms of the services being provided to the client by the solicitor or law practice, including (if applicable) that the services provided by the other entity are not provided by the solicitor or law practice as legal services.
rule 39: Am 2022 (34), Sch 1[45] [46].