Certain principles of the legal profession transcend national borders and are accepted in both civil law systems. Among the
more obvious of these are rules relating to client confidentiality, competence and responsiveness, and conflict of interest, among
others. Over the past seventeen years, however, technological changes, the intervention of other actors involved in providing
what may be considered legal services, and the increased globalisation of cross border practice has raised the question as
to whether the old rules remain sufficient, whether their premises remain valid, and whether new rules should be in place.
The panel, from diverse geographical regions and legal systems, explores these questions to determine where we were, where we
are now, and whether not just core values, but the specific rules governing lawyer conduct, need to be changed, or whether they
remain sufficient.