Common use of Confidentiality and Conflicts Clause in Contracts

Confidentiality and Conflicts. The rules of professional conduct under which we practice impose requirements upon us regarding conflict between the duties we owe to different clients in relation to the same or related matters and regarding preservation of our clients' confidences. We shall take reasonable steps to preserve your confidences, both during an engagement and after its completion, and it is agreed that we may use internal information barriers for this purpose. It is also agreed that you will not expect us to divulge to you any other client’s confidential information which we may hold. If, while representing you, we learn that your interests are adverse to those of another Jurit client or potential client, we may (in accordance with our professional rules) approach you to seek your agreement to our continuing to act on terms satisfactory to all concerned. In some circumstances, however, our professional rules may require that we cease to act. Our confidentiality obligations are subject to certain exceptions, such as legislation on money laundering and terrorist financing, which has placed solicitors under a legal duty in certain circumstances to disclose information to the National Crime Agency. The duty includes where a solicitor knows or suspects that a client transaction involves money laundering. Under the legislation, we may not be able to inform you that a disclosure has been made or of the reasons for it. We reserve the right to use external agencies for photocopying, printing, translation and typing services, subject to appropriate safeguards to maintain confidentiality. There may be occasions when it is desirable to outsource other activities, but we will advise you before doing so.