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Being a good lawyer requires you to be a good person
The noticeable rise in breaches of ethics and professional standards by lawyers has shone the spotlight on what standards are expected of lawyers.
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New lawyers being called to the Bar at the Supreme Court auditorium in 2022.
PHOTO: LIANHE ZAOBAO
S Chandra Mohan
Recent reports of misconduct by fresh law graduates as well as lawyers of many years’ standing have been troubling. This is because the public perception of a lawyer is that of a professional of good standing, skilful and, above all, trustworthy.
Higher standards of behaviour are, therefore, expected of a lawyer as an officer of the court, and lapses in ethical conduct lead to punishment both by the Law Society and the court.
