Duty of Competence

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Law Society of Upper Canada, Rules of Professional Conduct
http://www.lsuc.on.ca/regulation/a/profconduct/rule2/

Relationship To Clients
2.01 COMPETENCE
Definitions
2.01 (1) In this rule,
"competent lawyer" means a lawyer who has and applies relevant skills, attributes, and values in a manner appropriate to each matter undertaken on behalf of a client including:

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(c) implementing, as each matter requires, the chosen course of action through the application of appropriate skills, including:
(i) legal research,
(ii) analysis,
(iii) application of the law to the relevant facts,
(iv) writing and drafting,
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Competence
2.01 (2) A lawyer shall perform any legal services undertaken on a client's behalf to the standard of a competent lawyer.

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