LS202 Lecture Notes - Canadian Bar Association, Crown Attorney
24 Feb 2013
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Required to present all evidence even if against their own argument (view that it benefits society) Must be knowledgeable, be able to negotiate with both parties. Duties for all lawyers: to fearlessly raise every issue, advance every argument, ask every question, treat with fairness and respect in a way that promotes the parties" right to a fear hearing and achieve justice. Being a criminal lawyer: having ability to defend anybody guilty or not. General rules of conduct for lawyers: federation of law societies of canada & canadian bar association. Law society of upper canada governs lawyers: 1. 03: lawyer has duty to carry practice of law and discharge all responsibilities to clients honorably with integrity, fairness, respect, and courtesy. A lawyer must not being actions purposely to harass the other party, to provoke public to believe justice system is corrupt. Don"t try to cheat the law, follow it ethnically.
