[IP] Lawyers Pressed to Give Up Ground on Client Secrets

[Dave Farber <dave@farber.net>]

> From: "the terminal of Geoff Goodfellow" <geoff@iconia.com>
> To: "Dave E-mail Pamphleteer Farber" <farber@cis.upenn.edu>
> Subject: Lawyers Pressed to Give Up Ground on Client Secrets
> Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2003 18:16:32 +0200
>
>
> "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety
> deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Ben Franklin, ~1784
>
>
> Lawyers Pressed to Give Up Ground on Client Secrets
> By JONATHAN D. GLATER
> The New York Times
>
> Impelled by a wave of corporate scandals, tax evasion and concerns over
> terrorism, government regulators and prosecutors have taken a variety of
> steps that seek to limit what some lawyers say is a core principle of their
> profession: the ability to protect their clients' confidences.
>
> Many lawyers have reacted to the new restrictions by arguing that the
> lawyer-client privilege is not only a traditional tool in their arsenal but
> a critical one in the proper functioning of the legal system.
>
> But even the American Bar Association seems prepared to cede some ground on
> the issue. The association, which began its annual meeting late last week in
> San Francisco, will consider changes to its model code of conduct, which
> state judiciaries draw on in defining lawyers' responsibilities. The changes
> would recommend permitting lawyers greater discretion to disclose client
> confidences, although lawyers would not be required to do so, as the
> regulators are insisting.
>
> Still, many lawyers said they could not remember such a broad encroachment
> by the federal government on how they practice.
>
> --snip--
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/11/business/11LAW.html?pagewanted=all
>
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