Agency
Under Illinois law, a broker who discloses a client's confidential information to a third party without the client's consent has violated the duty of:
ALoyalty
BObedience
CConfidentiality✓ Correct
DAccounting
Explanation
Disclosing a client's confidential information (such as their negotiating position, financial situation, or motivation to sell/buy) without the client's consent is a breach of the fiduciary duty of confidentiality. This duty survives the termination of the agency relationship.
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