Recorded Webinar: Ethics in Communication – Giving Undertakings and Keeping Promises (Ethics)

Legal practice involves regular communication which can include giving undertakings. As an officer of the court practitioners have an obligation to honor undertakings given. This session looks at practical ethics issues arising in giving and receiving undertakings, including:

• Ethics in communication – some guidelines for daily practice

• Playing the ball and not your opponent

• Failing to communicate – an ethics hidden minefield

• The No Contact Rule- understanding its ethical implications

• Communication with media – balancing competing duties and obligations

• Undertakings and the professional conduct rules:

  • Third party constraints

  • Concerning a client doing or not something

  • From solicitors employee

  • Record keeping of undertakings

• Is there an obligation not to solicit undertakings?

• Case study – Ethical obligation to ensure clarity of communications