Difference between revisions of "Guidelines for Defense Attorneys - Norway"
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4.3 The defence attorneys' statement concerning legal questions must be honest. | 4.3 The defence attorneys' statement concerning legal questions must be honest. | ||
| − | ==Relation to the media== | + | ==5. Relation to the media== |
5.1 The clients' consent must be acquired before the defence attorneys can comment the case, unless the clients' interests require that the attorney make comments without prior approval. The defence attorneys must respect the clients' wish to refrain from making comments to the media. | 5.1 The clients' consent must be acquired before the defence attorneys can comment the case, unless the clients' interests require that the attorney make comments without prior approval. The defence attorneys must respect the clients' wish to refrain from making comments to the media. | ||
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5.3 The defence attorneys should, even with the clients' approval, handle the information from the investigation and the case documents with caution. When considering what information that ought to be publicised, the focus can at times be on the correction or balancing of information that is already public. The documents must not be publicised without police consent cf. Prosecution Instructions, chapter 16. | 5.3 The defence attorneys should, even with the clients' approval, handle the information from the investigation and the case documents with caution. When considering what information that ought to be publicised, the focus can at times be on the correction or balancing of information that is already public. The documents must not be publicised without police consent cf. Prosecution Instructions, chapter 16. | ||
| − | ==Terminating a defence assignment== | + | ==6. Terminating a defence assignment== |
6.1 The defence attorneys have a duty to execute their assignment unless the client asks for their removal, or a situation comes up that prevents the attorney from handling the case appropriately. | 6.1 The defence attorneys have a duty to execute their assignment unless the client asks for their removal, or a situation comes up that prevents the attorney from handling the case appropriately. | ||
