This fact sheet contains guidance for Victorian solicitors working in criminal law practice on their duty to avoid conflicts of interest for concurrent clients.

It covers the following topics:

• A: Conduct Rules on conflicts of interest
• B: issues relevant to the application of the duties in the criminal law context
• C: an overview of cases involving Ms Gobbo’s conflicts of interest
• D: discussion around what is ‘informed consent’
• E: questions to ask in identifying whether a conflict is or may be present

This fact sheet is supported by 2 templates:

• Template: client assessment and consent form
• Template: conflicts of interest in criminal practice template client note

For more information and resources also see our conflict of interest web page.