This recorded webinar was originally captured during the 2021 Government Solicitors Conference

In this session, Bret Walker AO SC discusses some complex issues for government solicitors relating to defining your client and your responsibilities as a legal practitioner in a government role.  With a focus on ethics, Bret addresses:

• Who is your client and to whom is your duty, including discussion on government as a client with no private interest, and clarification of the difference between the state and the people
• Professional independence
• The business of government
• Confidentiality
• The public interest
• Secrecy
• Legal professional privilege