Judges have said that the duty of loyalty ends when the client/solicitor retainer ends. With specific reference the Dealer Case (Dealer Support Services Pty Ltd v Motor Trades Association of Australia Ltd [2014] FCA 1065 )  in your discussion, discuss the law and the competing arguments for and against this conclusion.  If a duty of loyalty (beyond confidentiality) were to continue, notwithstanding the end of a client/solicitor retainer, what would be the impact on a single firm of solicitors in a small, isolated country town? 

 

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