Agent Agreement for Client Identity Verification Sample Contracts
SAMPLE AGREEMENT WITH AGENT FOR VERIFICATION OF CLIENT IDENTITYAgent Agreement for Client Identity Verification • November 14th, 2019
Lawyers may use an agent to verify the identity of a “client” (widely defined in Rule 3-98). Rule 3-104 requires that the lawyer and agent have an agreement or arrangement in writing for this purpose. The Law Society recommends that lawyers use this sample agreement when retaining an agent to verify the identity of an individual client where the agent will meet with the client in person and review the client’s original government issued identification document. The agreement will need to be amended if the agent will use other permitted methods of verifying identity. Lawyers who have relied on an agent to verify a client’s identity but failed to have an agency agreement in place have been disciplined.
SAMPLE AGREEMENT WITH AGENT FOR VERIFICATION OF CLIENT IDENTITYAgent Agreement for Client Identity Verification • July 17th, 2020
Under rule 174(2) lawyers may use an agent to verify the identity of a client whether the individual is inside or outside of Canada. However, Rule 174(3) requires that a lawyer must use an agent to verify the identify of a client if the individual is not physically present in Canada.