IBA Annual Conference Seoul 2019
22 Sep - 27 Sep 2019
Room 327 B, Floor 3
Session information
The lawyer’s ethical obligation: is the client more important than the court?
Wednesday 25 September (1615 - 1730)
Room 327 B, Floor 3
Committee(s)
Forum for Barristers and Advocates
(Lead)
Professional Ethics Committee
Description
It is intended to allow for a debate between lawyers that come from the common law and civil law persuasions, and also between those that come from different legal systems. In some systems, the lawyer has an obligation to uphold the rule of law and to support the court system, which supersedes any obligation to the client (at least where there is a conflict). This can been seen in the obligations of advocates, officers of the court, regulated bar members, and so on.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| William Gordon Jackson KC | The Faculty of Advocates, Edinburgh, Scotland; President/ChairpersonThe Faculty of Advocates |
Speakers
| Richard Atkins KC | Bar Council of England and Wales, London, England; President / ChairpersonBar Council of England and Wales |
| Alipak Banerjee | Nishith Desai Associates, New Delhi, Delhi, India |
| Paul McGarry SC | The Bar of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland; Co-Chair, Forum for Barristers and Advocates |
| Alessandra Nascimento S F Mourao | Nascimento e Mourao Advogados, São Paulo, Brazil; Co-Chair, Professional Ethics Committee |
| Michael P O'Higgins | The Bar of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland; President / ChairpersonBar of Ireland |
| Justice Ngozika Okaisabor | Court of Appeal, Abuja, Nigeria; Co-Vice Chair , Judges' Forum |