Question juridique clé
Whether a lawyer violates the duty of independence by borrowing money from a client during the mandate
Solution extraite
Yes. By tying his own financial interests to those of the client, the lawyer created a risk of conflict of interest and breached the independence requirement.
Motifs extraits
A loan from a client impairs the lawyer's economic independence. The lawyer must not link his own interests to the client's to the extent that he can no longer represent them separately and may place his own interests above those of the client in case of conflict.