Right now the primary requirement in place involves large cash transactions and, as Mr. Varro said, prohibits lawyers from accepting large cash transactions. Those requirements are set out in the professional conduct rules passed by the different law societies. But those rules do have their basis in legislation in that each of the legal profession acts, which set up the self-government regimes in each province, authorized the making of those rules. They have their roots in legislation, but they are found in rules, which have a binding affect on lawyers.
