What are the differences between the duty of confidentiality and attorney-client privilege?

What will be an ideal response?


Confidentiality is an ethical obligation of the attorney and the members of the legal team to maintain client information. Privilege is a rule of evidence that prohibits disclosure of confidential information by the attorney in a legal proceeding.

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The Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) is an important federal statute. Its goal is to:

A. Ensure housing is available to all B. Ensure qualified buyers have equal access to credit C. Ensure an arbitration process to settle disputes between the parties D. Ensure consumers are advised of all the costs related to real estate transactions in easily understood terms

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How can a chart be used to used in legal analysis?

What will be an ideal response?

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The first step in the statutory analysis process requires:

A. The identification of the statutory elements B. A determination of which statute applies C. A determination of how the statute applies D. All of the above E. Answers a and b above

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