Common use of Rules of Professional Conduct Clause in Contracts

Rules of Professional Conduct. The following rules of professional conduct shall be applicable to counsel in addition to any other rules of professional conduct that may be applicable: (a) There is a duty of candor to the tribunal; (b) No party may communicate with an employee of another party without the consent of the other party’s counsel; (c) if a document is withheld from the tribunal because of a claim of privilege, the tribunal will be advised of the existence of the document and the basis of the claim of privilege; and (d) if a party comes into possession of confidential or privileged documents of another party by means other than intentional transmittal by the other party, the tribunal and all parties will be promptly notified and the documents will be destroyed or returned to the other party.