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SUMMARY:Zealous v abusive lawyering: where is the fine line between doing
  ‘the best for the client’ and abusing the weaker party? 
DESCRIPTION:We will discuss the ethical issues for lawyers around non-dis
 closure agreements (NDAs)\, Strategic Lawsuits against Public Participat
 ion (SLAPPs) and other potentially predatory litigation.\n\nNon-Disclosu
 re Agreements (NDAs)\n\n• Protecting legitimate interests or perverting 
 the course of justice?\n\n• When\, where and in what form are NDAs accep
 table?\n\n• What types of clauses are unacceptable?\n\n• What are the et
 hical obligations for lawyers drafting NDAs and advising clients?\n\n• N
 DAs from the perspective of one client/litigant\, Zelda Perkins\, who sa
 id of hers ‘It is morally lacking on every level’.\n\nStrategic Lawsuits
  Against Public Participation (SLAPPs)\n\n• Are suggestions that lawyers
  are facilitating frivolous litigation aimed at silencing criticism grea
 tly exaggerated?\n\n• How do SLAPPs align with our obligations as lawyer
 s to promote the protection of the fundamental right of freedom of expre
 ssion?\n\n• Are we\, as lawyers taking our professional and ethical obli
 gations seriously?\n\n• Is there a risk that legitimate claims are being
  branded as SLAPPs?\n\n• What are our obligations to interrogate clients
 ’ instructions and advise them on the risks?\n
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