Professional Ethics Flashcards

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Define ethics

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Moral principles that govern a person’s behaviour or the conducting of an activity - Oxford English Dictionary

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Why are professional ethics important?

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Lawyers can be confronted with a very wide range of difficult situations where it isn’t always obvious what the “right” course of action would be

Not practical to have a rule book for lawyers which attempts to give specific direction for every situation

Professional ethics provide lawyers with guidance which the lawyer can apply to the specific situation

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