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Thomas has violated the ethical rule(s) regarding confidentiality by leaving sensitive documents exposed. Which rules did he not breach?

  1. Competence

  2. An express authorization to disclose confidential client information

  3. Confidentiality

  4. All but (b)

The correct answer is: All but (b)

Thomas violated the ethical rule regarding confidentiality by leaving sensitive documents exposed, which falls under the general rule of confidentiality. He also breached the rule of Competence because he failed to properly safeguard the confidential information. Additionally, his actions also go against the rule of Confidentiality, as he did not maintain the confidential nature of the documents. The only rule he did not breach is (b), An express authorization to disclose confidential client information, as he did not receive any authorization to disclose the information.