Ethical viewpoint: Lawyers having sexual relationship with their clients
It is one of the most vital issue of professional conduct and a sensitive one too. There is no specific provision in Legal Profession Act 2004 that has specific binding rule which prohibits sexual relations between lawyers and clients in Australia. I have discussed few important points in my presentation which are relevant and need to be discussed in this context. Though, there is no specific rule so I had to go through different case law and judge’s view on this topic. I have organized my presentation with different opinions and different view of couple of person who are involved in law arena for many years like Law Institute’s President Chris Dale, Attorney General Rob Hull, NSW Law Society’s former President, John Marsden and Social Worker Louise Akenson. They gave their own view and logic on the alleged topic. Moreover I have given some example of some recent cases which involves client and lawyer’s relation and the approach taken by the court. Apart from Australia’s v...