What is a conflict of interest in Family Law cases?
What is a conflict of interest in family law cases? If you contact Genuine Legal to schedule an initial consultation with one of our experienced solicitors, you will be asked to provide the full name of the other party involved in your matter. If you're curious about the conflict of interest check process and why we require this information to proceed with your booking, please keep reading.

Confidentiality Assurance

Although you may be apprehensive about providing this information, please rest assured that it is completely confidential, and the other party will not be informed of your booking.

Our Legal and Ethical Obligation

We require this information to complete a compulsory conflict of interest check. As a law firm, we have a legal and ethical obligation to ensure that we do not represent, or even advise, anyone with conflicting interests to our current or previous clients.

Example of Conflict of Interest

For example, if you complete your initial consultation with Genuine Legal, we will not be able to advise or represent the other party in your legal matter if they were to contact us.

Ensuring Your Trust

We hope you understand the necessity behind this process and that it secures your confidence in Genuine Legal as a law firm you can trust.

If you are seeking legal advice in your family law matter, you can schedule your initial consultation by contacting one of our friendly legal assistants at 07 2113 4645.
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