HB v JD LCRO 311/2013 (17 December 2014) [pdf, 186 KB]
...instructions affected JD’s ability to undertake legal work, and that meant that rule 10.7 was applicable. [38] If HB’s contention is accepted and using the reference to a driving offence, it could be argued that if JD was at risk of losing his licence and was unable to get to court to appear for his clients, then this too would mean that HB had been instructed by JD “in a professional capacity.” I do not agree. 8 [39] It cannot be disputed that JD was a lawyer at the...