Professional secrecy of attorneys-at-law and their independence

Tomasz Niedziński

Professional secrecy of attorneys-at-law and their independence

Publication date: 31.10.2022

Attorney-at-Law, 2022, 2 (31), pp. 297 - 306

https://doi.org/10.4467/23921943RP.22.035.16898

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Professional secrecy of attorneys-at-law and their independence

Abstract

The goal of this article is to analyze and evaluate the phenomenon of professional secrecy of attorneys-at-law and their independence. This article is a result of the author’s particular interest in the issues concerning the independence of attorneys-at-law and its limits. The essence of this publication is to illustrate the complexity of this phenomenon.

The author tried to pay special attention to situations in which the obligation to maintain professional secrecy is subject to restrictions resulting from the specific nature of particular types of proceedings – primarily criminal proceedings, but also proceedings in the field of competition protection. The author also points out the consequences that an attorney-at-law faces for violating the obligation to maintain professional secrecy.

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independence, attorney-at-law, professional secrecy, professional ethics, public trust profession

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Information: Attorney-at-Law, 2022, 2 (31), pp. 297 - 306

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4467/23921943RP.22.035.16898

Article type: Original article

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Professional secrecy of attorneys-at-law and their independence

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Professional secrecy of attorneys-at-law and their independence

Authors

Tomasz Niedziński

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0997-1773

University of Warsaw, Krakowskie Przedmieście 30, 00-927 Warszawa, Poland

Published at: 31.10.2022

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