Client confidentiality is generally seen as absolute with very limited exceptions, but tough ethical dilemmas can still arise, as Iain Miller, partner, & Charlotte Judd, senior associate, Kingsley Napley discuss in this week’s NLJ, complete with some alarming examples
What if the client tells you in confidence they have murdered two victims and buried their bodies? The crime has already been committed and is not related to the advice they are seeking from you now.
Or—this is a real-life example from the US, so readers can compare what they would have done with what actually happened—what if the client confesses they committed a crime for which someone else is currently serving time in prison?RELATED ARTICLES
