Agent-Trustee Loyalty Obligation Standard
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57c10824
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#Agent-TrusteeLoyaltyObligationStandard
Definition
Professional norms and ethical obligations governing the scope and limits of an engineer's duty of loyalty to a client or employer when acting as a faithful agent or trustee, including the principle that impartial, objective performance of contractually defined duties fulfills rather than violates the loyalty obligation, even when the client prefers a partisan outcome.
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Professional norms and ethical obligations governing the scope and limits of an engineer's duty of loyalty to a client or employer when acting as a faithful agent or trustee, including the principle that impartial, objective performance of contractually defined duties fulfills rather than violates the loyalty obligation, even when the client prefers a partisan outcome.
Scope Note
[proethica-intermediate-extended] A conceptual framework distinguishing between an engineer acting as an agent (following client instructions) versus a trustee (exercising professional discretion on behalf of the client), used to clarify the scope and nature of professional obligations in client relationships
Source Evidence
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the need to serve the client's interest consistent with the engineer's obligation to act as a faithful agent and trustee
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57c108243f8ff1fc...Last Updated
2026-03-12 16:49
Extraction Provenance
Discovered in Case
98
Discovered In Pass
1
Discovered In Section
discussion
First Discovered At
2026-02-28T00:31:19.375753+00:00
First Discovered In Case
98
Generated
2026-02-28T00:31:19.375753+00:00
Was Attributed To
Case 98 Extraction