ETHICAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES OF LAWYERS

  1. To serve their clients faithfully, diligently & honestly.
  2. To understand that lawyers owe a duty to the public in particular in the arrears of constitutional rights, human rights & legal aid.
  3. To maintain high standards of professional & personal integrity, good faith, sensibility, fairness & courtesy.
  4. To uphold the rule of law & the good reputation of the profession.
  5. 4 separate duties to:
            (A)  Client - contract, tort, a fiduciary to his client
(B)   Court – not to willfully concealing authorities; misleading the judge; conflict of interest
(C)   Opponent(s) - good conduct & professional ethics; integrity & good standing of the profession
(D)  Public- To observe, assist in and carry out the duties that have been imposed on the Bar by Parliament

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