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Standard
4.4
Identification
A
lawyer
must
take
reasonable
steps
to
confirm
the
identity
of
a
person
who:
(a)
signs
a
document
in
a
transaction
where
the
lawyer
is
responsible
for
the
proper
execution
of
the
document;
(b)
executes
a
document
the
lawyer
witnesses;
(c)
swears
an
affidavit
before
the
lawyer;
or
(d)
gives
a
solemn
declaration
to
the
lawyer.1
The
lawyer
must
take
reasonable
steps
to
document
the
confirmation
in
the
lawyer's
file
or
by
other
means.
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Note:
-
Yamada
v.
Mock;
Miller
et
al.,
Third
Parties
(1996),
29
O.R.
(3d)
731.
Supervision
of
employees:
Legal
Ethics
and
Professional
Conduct
Handbook
Commentaries
19.4
(ensuring
work
done
by
qualified
lawyer),
19.6
(work
by
legal
assistant),
19.7
(supervision
and
education
of
legal
assistant)
New
Standard
approved
by
Council
November
24,
2006
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