In re Amendment to Rule 8

Full title: IN RE: AMENDMENT TO RULE 8, RULES OF THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE

Court: Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Nashville

Date published: Oct 7, 2005

(Tenn. Oct. 7, 2005)

Opinion

Filed: October 7, 2005.

ORDER

PER CURIAM.

The Supreme Court hereby amends Rule 8, RPC 1.0 (Definitions) to add the following new paragraph (d):

(d) "Fiduciary" denotes a person who is required to act for the benefit of another person on all matters within the scope of their relationship, under which relationship the person acting for the benefit of the other person owes the duties of good faith, trust, confidence, and candor. "Fiduciary" includes a trustee, executor, administrator, personal representative, guardian, conservator, partner, agent, officer of a corporation, or any other person acting in a fiduciary capacity for any person, trust or estate.

With the addition of this new paragraph (d), the existing paragraphs (d) through (n) are hereby re-designated as paragraphs (e) through (o), respectively.

IT IS SO ORDERED.