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ATP 105 Professional Ethics - 2023 Lecture 4 - Rights Duties and Obigations of Advocates
ATP 105 Professional Ethics - 2023 Lecture 4 - Rights Duties and Obigations of Advocates
Professional
Ethics - 2023
LECTURE 4 – ETHICS: RIGHTS DUTIES AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE ADVOCATE
Course Instructor – Stephen Mallowah LLB, LLM, MSc
Topic Objectives
• At the end of the next three lessons, involved
you should be able to 6. Propose a solution the ethical
1. Name the multiple stakeholders issues arising
to whom an advocate has 7. List and Explain the specific
obligations duties
2. Identify the sources of these 8. Illustrate the duties with
obligations examples from decided cases
3. Identify the potential for 9. Determine the prospects of a
conflicting obligations culture change in the legal
4. Identify the source of ethical profession
problems for a lawyer
5. Explain the inherent moral issues
STEPHEN MALLOWAH 2016 3/1/23 2
Topic Organization
▪ Part 1
ØIntroduction
Øduties to court
▪ Part 2
ØDuties to Clients
▪ Part 3
ØDuties to other stakeholders
▪ Part 4
ØRights of advocates
ØDisabilities of advocates