Ethics In and Out of the Court Room by Professor Jo Delahunty QC

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When:
October 4, 2018 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
2018-10-04T18:00:00+01:00
2018-10-04T19:00:00+01:00
Where:
Barnard's Inn Hall
High Holborn
London
UK
Contact:
Gresham College
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Academic Education Human Rights Law & Justice
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If you are a barrister you will be asked ‘how can you act for someone who is guilty?’. This is just one of the ethical questions the Bar has to confront. Barristers have a Code of Ethics that governs the working relationship with the client, the court and colleagues but ethical dilemmas in practice are rarely straightforward.

Do we make value judgements about our client’s culpability? Does that affect how hard we fight their case? Why the answer to those questions should emphatically be ‘no’.

No reservations are required for this lecture. It will be run on a ‘first come, first served’ basis.
Doors will open 30 minutes before the start of the lecture