Code of Judicial Administration – Effective May 1, 2019
UCJA06-0101. The Board of District Court Judges. Amend. Increases the Board composition from ten to eleven positions. Provides that the Fifth Judicial District now has its own Board position.
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Posted: April 25, 2019
UCJA06-0101. The Board of District Court Judges. Amend. Increases the Board composition from ten to eleven positions. Provides that the Fifth Judicial District now has its own Board position.
Posted: April 24, 2019
URCP073. Attorney Fees. Amend. In response to McQuarrie v. McQuarrie, 2017 UT App 209, and Chaparro v. Torero, 2018 UT App 181, clarifies that all requests for attorney fees are governed by Rule 73, no matter when they are raised.
For more information on this rule, please visit the website of the Advisory Committee on the Rules of Civil Procedure at https://legacy.utcourts.gov/utc/civproc/.
Posted: April 23, 2019
URE0511. Insurance Regulators. Amended. The 2017 amendments reflect 2017 legislative changes to the underlying statute. Minor style and other non-substantive edits were also made.
Posted: April 1, 2019
Following the recent enactment of rules authorizing licensed paralegal practitioners, the Rules of Professional Conduct have been amended to address interactions between lawyers and licensed legal practitioners. “Legal professional” is now the umbrella term for lawyers and licensed paralegal practitioners.
RPC01.00. Terminology.
RPC01.07. Conflict of Interest: Current Clients.
RPC01.10. Imputation of Conflicts of Interest: General Rule.
RPC01.11. Special Conflicts of Interest for Former and Current Government Employees.
RPC01.12. Former Judge, Arbitrator, Mediator or Other Third-Party Neutral.
RPC01.18. Duties to Prospective Client.
RPC02.04. Lawyer Serving as Third-Party Neutral.
RPC03.03. Candor toward the Tribunal.
RPC03.05. Impartiality and Decorum of the Tribunal.
RPC04.02. Communication with Persons Represented by Counsel.
RPC05.01. Responsibilities of Partners, Managers, and Supervisory Lawyers.
RPC08.03. Reporting Professional Misconduct.
Posted: April 1, 2019
Rules Governing the State Bar
USB14-0802. Authorization to practice law. The amendments to Rule 14-802 clarify that the forms an LPP may use are forms approved by the Judicial Council.
Rules Governing Licensed Paralegal Practitioners
URGLPP15-0510. Prosecution and appeals. The amendment to Rule 15-510 changes a cross reference to Standing Order No.7 to a cross reference to Rule 14-303.
Licensed Paralegal Practitioners Rules of Professional Conduct
LPP1.013. Organization as a client. Rule 1.13 is repealed because it governs when an LPP represents an organization as a client and an LPP may not represent an organization as a client.
LPP5.04. Professional independence of a licensed paralegal practitioner.
LPP6.01. Voluntary pro bono legal service.
The amendments to Rules 5.4 and 6.1 remove language that refers to an LPP representing an organization as a client. An LPP may not represent an organization as a client.
Supreme Court Order for USB14-0802
Supreme Court Order for URGLPP15-0510
Supreme Court Order for LPP’s 1.013, 5.04, and 6.01
Posted: April 1, 2019
URE0902. Amended. Evidence That is Self-Authenticating, adopt provisions similar to recently adopted FRE 902(13) and (14).