The chief justice of the Supreme Court Bart Katureebe has encouraged LDC graduates to uphold ethical behavior in their service as lawyers. This was during the graduation ceremony that saw 870 graduates into the world to practice what they’ve been studying
Katureebe who was the chief guest at the 43rd graduation of the Law Development Centre (LDC) encouraged graduates to keep the standards of being honest, professional, competent and ethical no matter which capacity you serve in so as to stand out from the rest
He added that compromising your ethics comes with a cost because someone is certainly watching.He also told the students that winning cases unethically, would cost them in the long run.
“Some lawyers only care about winning cases the clients even if it means obtaining evidence illegally or hiding it. But this affects your career in the long term. You could fail to be appointed to high positions if this is discovered.” He said.
During the ceremony, at
least 870 students were awarded post graduate bar course, diplomas in law and human rights.
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