We know that when we talk about things
like ethical obligations and lawyers providing a professional service, we know that the client's interests are paramount.
It seems
like an ethical obligation [to regenerate the estates].»
Not exact matches
Therefore, in a context
like this, `'... the
ethical imperative can be quite categorical, an
obligation of conscience without any ifs or buts, not hypothetical but unconditional.
I'd
like to think that scientists have an
ethical obligation to ensure that our work does no harm.
Rest assured, when I comment on a picture
like this, it is only because my job carries with it an
ethical obligation to help dogs and people understand each other better, to coexist together more joyfully and safely.
Like you, I believe that there are strategies the LSUC could pursue which would achieve their substantive goals, strategies which accurately reflect existing (and unambiguous) legal and
ethical obligations and which are consistent with constitutional requirements and principles (as I've noted above, if the current requirement around a Statement of Principle merely required acknowledgement of our actual existing
obligations under the Rules, rather than a general duty to promote equality, diversity and inclusion which is found nowhere in the Rules, I suspect much opposition would melt away and the LSUC would be on far stronger Charter grounds).
Yes, if being «business -
like» means that lawyers no longer acknowledge or fulfill their
ethical and professional
obligations, including their
obligation of service to the administration of justice and to the public, professionalism suffers.
While it may seem
like a common - sense solution, make sure to consider the unique challenges that delegating legal work entails — including the complexity of the work, the risks involved, and the
ethical obligations of your in - house counsel to oversee all legal work.
For a lawyer, answering questions
like could be a breach of
ethical and professional
obligations.
There is also a whole other set of questions about how emerging technological tools,
like legal analytics, relate to lawyers»
ethical obligations to provide competent and efficient legal services.
That is, he explained, while it might seem
like a good idea, it isn't one because «it is evident that a commercial company can not respect the
ethical obligations that lawyers must respect.
If we file by fax and have no idea that the fax goes anywhere other than directly into the clerk's office and onto the docket sheet, it seems
like we should be entitled to rely upon the rules, at least for the purpose of satisfying our
ethical obligations.
This question has two parts — how can a lawyer or law firm satisfy their
ethical obligations, and how can a lawyer or law firm successfully manage the risks and liabilities that situations
like this present?
Something
like «what happens if a client runs out of money mid-case» actually has legal aspects (because there are
ethical obligations on lawyers, which have to do directly with the law).