SNC - Lavalin even wrote in its March 26 report that employees with knowledge of
ethical breaches do not have a «duty» to report them.
Not exact matches
And herein lies the
ethical question, posed to me by a director today: «When
does hanging on or digging in
breach a fiduciary duty by the director to act in the company's best interest, rather than the director's?»
Becoming all things to all men in an incarnational approach
does not necessitate an
ethical breach.
While «information» may include the identity of a client courts have found that revealing client identities
does not
breach ethical obligations because attorneys may be obligated or permitted by law to provide this information,» the report, issued in January 2010, found.
Claiming authorship for work
done by others is considered to be a serious
ethical breach in the research community, as is not disclosing potential conflicts of interest.
From the
ethical perspective, I don't see any transgression in what Orrick is offering other firms — subject to all the usual safeguards and checks against conflicts,
breaching confidentiality, maintaining Chinese walls, etc..
Though ABA President William C. Hubbard
does not mention ethics rule changes in the commission's primary task of identifying the most innovative practices being used in the U.S. to deliver legal services, some of those practices have been questioned as possible
ethical breaches.
As a recent
ethical breach involving OkCupid data makes clear, just because you can aggregate data doesn't mean you should.
Not only
do lawyers have an
ethical responsibility to protect client data from cyber
breaches, but clients are increasingly demanding to know that a firm's network is secure.
But irrespective of whether the senior person's review is detailed, cursory, or zero, I don't see how anyone could conclude that the «ghostwriting» that is so prevalent in all contexts in the legal community constitutes an
ethical breach — let alone one that could cost a lawyer his license or get a judge kicked off the bench!
How
do you ensure security against
breaches, and security with respect to
ethical walls and who's allowed to see documents?