IBA Annual Conference Paris 2023
29 Oct - 3 Nov 2023
Room 342 B, Level 3
Session information
Should good lawyers take on bad cases?
Wednesday 1 November (1115 - 1230)
Room 342 B, Level 3
Committee(s)
Professional Ethics Committee
(Lead)
Forum for Barristers and Advocates
IBA Legal Policy & Research Unit
Judges' Forum
Young Lawyers' Committee
Description
In this session we define bad cases as instructions that compromise a lawyer's ethical values that are otherwise a mismatch with the lawyer's personal views. When should we decline instructions? What support should law firms be offering lawyers? In this session we will explore the ethical considerations behind decisions to accept new instructions including the position of personal and firm-based values, and whether these might impact on competency, impartiality values, and the duty to act in a client's best interests.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Iain Miller | Kingsley Napley, London, England; Education Officer, Professional Ethics Committee |
| Jonathan Soeharno | De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Speakers
| Nasser Al Habsi | Nasser Al Habsi & Saif Al Mamari Law Firm, Muscat, Oman; Scholarship Officer, Young Lawyers' Committee |
| Sara Carnegie | International Bar Association, London, England; Member, IBA Diversity & Inclusion Council |
| Geraldine Clarke | Gleeson McGrath Baldwin Solicitors, Dublin, Ireland; Member, Constitution and Governance Committee |
| Hon Justice Mark Livesey | President Court of Appeal , Adelaide, South Australia, Australia; Vice Chair, Judges' Forum |