13/10/2021
This Guidance Statement considers some of the ethical issues when applying the ‘no contact rule’ to an opposing client who is an organisation.
13/10/2021
This Guidance Statement considers some of the ethical issues when applying the ‘no contact rule’ to an opposing client who is an individual.
13/10/2021
It is important to be aware of your ethical obligations when being asked to provide a ‘second opinion’ by a client of another solicitor.
13/10/2021
This Guidance Statement considers the ethical issues faced by solicitors working in multi-disciplinary practices and in particular, focusses on the Community Legal Centre ('CLC’) experience where practitioners interact with social workers.
23/08/2021
Practitioners are reminded that the highest standards of professionalism continue when appearing before the court remotely. This Guidance Statement outlines what solicitors should consider when doing so.
23/08/2021
This Guidance Statement raises the ethical issues practitioners should consider when engaging in social media.
23/08/2021
This Guidance Statement outlines some of the issues solicitors should consider if they are asked to act for family or close friends.
04/05/2021
This Guidance Statement seeks to provide some strategies for properly identifying and dealing with this type of behaviour in a manner consistent with a solicitor’s ethical obligations.
29/04/2021
The purpose of this Guidance Statement is to set out what sexual harassment is, the issue as it relates to the legal industry and what legal and ethical obligations employers and employees have.
25/02/2021
Where a law firm employs the immediate family member of a judicial officer where solicitors of that firm regularly appear before that judicial officer, potential ethical issues should be considered.