Introduction Lawyers are the most knowledgeable and distinguished of all professionals. By our very training and orientation, we are imbibed with diligence, hard work, integrity and other positive attributes that mold us into the special species of humans that we become. From the very first day one enters University to read law, we are presented...
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April 26, 2020July 24, 2025COVID-19 Insight, Legal Ethics
The Lawyer’s Duty of Confidentiality amidst the Covid-19 Pandemic
In a world that seems to be falling apart, it is fair to say that technology is what has held it together up to this point. Technology has paved the way for lawyers to work remotely from home amidst the covid-19 pandemic. Technology has enabled lawyers to communicate with clients from home through emails, teleconferencing, videoconferencing,...
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March 16, 2020July 24, 2025Legal Ethics
High Court Pronounces on Lawyer’s Duty to Avoid Conflict of Interest.
“Having sued the 2nd Respondent in the substantive application, is Mr. Zwennes [a lawyer] saying that he must, as a solicitor for the 2nd Respondent, be also permitted to enter an appearance and defend the 2nd Respondent in the same suit?”, a commercial high court judge quizzed in a recent dispute over who was entitled to represent a...