Once they are able to use lawyers, they will definitely want their lawyer to be independent of any interest
outside client loyalty and loyalty to justice.
Not exact matches
However, were it not for Atticus's personal morals guiding him, he likely would not have fulfilled the professional duties given much importance in the Rules: his duty to act honourably and with integrity even when people criticized him; his duty to be honest and candid both with Tom and the public, rallying for the public and the jury to believe in Tom's innocence while ensuring that Tom's expectations of winning were not fueled; his duty of
loyalty to his
client by representing him zealously both inside and
outside the courtroom.
Lee's initial assertion seemed rather overbroad but his more nuanced subsequent statement that «There should be no duty of
loyalty to an
outside interest, that competes with the duties to the
client and to the administration of justice» is easy to accept.
Among the behavioural standards we enforce through ethical codes are (a) service above all to the courts and the rule of law, (b) complete confidentiality of
client information, (c)
loyalty to
client interests as expressed through conflicts rules, and (d) independence of our counsel from
outside influence.
Establish
client database of local corporate business through direct
outside sales efforts for the purpose of securing business and
loyalty for the company