In 2000, concerned that the professionalism of the bar was being eroded, The Advocates’ Society consulted broadly with leaders of the bar and the bench before publishing a booklet titled “Principles of Civility for Advocates.” These principles have since become the standard in Ontario, and elsewhere, for how barristers should relate to their colleagues.
In 2008, we again brought together leaders of the bar, the bench, and academia in our Symposium on Professionalism, this time to discuss other elements of professionalism, such as the obligations of barristers to the public, to the courts and to clients, and to begin the process of establishing a set of principles of professionalism.
Workshop Papers
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A Lawyer's Duty to Society
A Lawyer's Duty to the Profession
A Lawyer's Duties to Clients and Witnesses
A Lawyer's Duty to the Court
A Lawyer's Duty to Opposing Counsel
A Lawyer's Duty to Ensure Access to Justice
Additional Resources
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A Dissenter's Commentary on the Professionalism Crusade
Canadian
Legal Ethics: Ready for the Twenty-First Century at Last (Includes a
canvass of Canadian material)
Sustainable Professionalism
Chief Justice of Ontario's Advisory Committee on Professionalism - Papers from Colloquia
Osgoode Hall Law Journal, Special Edition on Legal Ethics & Professional Responsibility (2008) - Volume 46:1
A Summit on Gender and Diversity in Law: Moving Forward as a Profession
Law as a Learned Profession: The Forgotten Mission Field of the Professionalism Movement
How the Butler Was Made to Do It: The Perverted Professionalism of The Remains of the Day
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