Firewalls protect mobile insurance bar by minimizing risks of disclosure
Article published in The Lawyers WeeklyOctober 26, 2007
While clients enjoy the ability to move from one insurance company to another, lawyers' professional mobility is bound by significant restrictions. They owe enduring duties of loyalty and confidentiality to all clients, whether they be an insurer or an insured.
However, a recent B.C. decision effectively affords greater mobility to lawyers practicing within the insurance bar, provided sufficient measures are taken to minimize the risk of inadvertent disclosure of confidential client information.
