In order to competently conduct discovery and meet
the relevant ethical obligations, lawyers can not bury their heads in the sand about electronic documents and the trails they leave behind.
Adherence to the law is seldom enough to guarantee that a company or individual has satisfied
all relevant ethical obligations.
Not exact matches
• The draft REDD text contains promising
ethical language, including
obligations to «respect the knowledge and rights of indigenous peoples and members of local communities» and promote «the full and effective participation of all
relevant stakeholders.»
Lawyers have
ethical obligations of candour which require disclosure of information
relevant to their retainer and disclosure of errors and omissions.
The regulatory framework for law practice is mired in the early 20th century, notwithstanding our recently imposed
ethical obligation to understand «the benefits and risks associated with
relevant technology» in order to maintain our competence.
• Summarizing the
relevant case law and
ethical obligations.