Connecticut Rules of Professional Conduct (Connecticut Practice Book) 1.6-b-c-d: Mandatory disclosure to prevent death or serious harm; permitted disclosures for fraud, advice, law, conflicts and self-defence

What does 1.6-b-c-d require?

Connecticut compels disclosure, as far as the lawyer reasonably judges necessary, to head off a client's crime or fraud that the lawyer believes will probably cause death or substantial bodily harm. It permits disclosure, to the same degree, to head off a client's crime or fraud likely to cause substantial injury to someone else's finances or property, to prevent, lessen or repair the consequences of a client's crime or fraud carried out with the lawyer's services, to get advice on the lawyer's own compliance with the rules, to comply with other law or a court order, and to detect and resolve conflicts arising from a change of job or of firm ownership where privilege and the client are not compromised. A lawyer may also disclose what is needed to assert a claim or defence in a dispute with the client, to meet a criminal charge or civil claim founded on conduct the client was involved in, or to answer allegations about the representation in any proceeding.