Professional boundaries are essential limits on the way you engage with your clients and others. They include limits on appropriate times, methods and purposes of communication, and expected standards of behaviour. They matter because professional boundaries are fundamental to the following areas:
This page explains how lawyers should be mindful of their conduct around other parties, such as opposing counsel, prosecutors and police officers
This page explains the risks faced by lawyers when managing legal discussions in social settings
This page explains the risks faced by lawyers when acting for someone they in a sexual relationship with.
This page explains the risks faced by lawyers when acting for someone who is exerting significant and unreasonable pressure on them.
This page explains the risks faced by lawyers when acting for clients experiencing vulnerability
This page explains the risks faced by lawyers when acting for clients from within a community with which they identify
This page explains the risks faced by lawyers when acting for someone with whom they have a commercial relationship.
This page explains the risks faced by lawyers when acting for family members.
