Summary Criminal_Litigation_Mock_Revision_Notes

Criminal_Litigation_Mock_Revision_Notes CASE MANAGEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT Where you client tells you that they have committed the offence, but they are going to lie at interview. ISSUE – Would the instructions amount to misleading the court? PRINCIPLES – Principle 1 – We must uphold the law and proper administration of justice. Principle 2 – We must act with integrity. Principle 4 – We must act in our client’s best interests. Principle 6 – We must behave in a way that maintains the public trust. OUTCOMES – O(5.1) – You do not attempt to deceive or knowingly or recklessly mislead the court. O(5.2) – You are not complicit in another so doing. O(4.1) – You must keep the affairs of clients confidential [ALWAYS THE OVERRIDING PRINCIPLE] ACT? – Lying at interview: • If you allow your cl