OPINION: Conflicted and unprofessional lawyers; time for legal fraternity to act on their prodigal sons
Left- Right: Bowmans' David F.K Mpanga, MMAKS Advocates' Masembe Kanyerezi and Sebalu & Lule's James Mukasa Sebugenyi. The Commercial Court has faulted the three top law firms for conflict of interest and breach of advocates professional regulations, further casting a shadow on a profession that is facing increasing complaints from the public.
Lawyers, the world over, would love us
to call them learned friends.
By deduction, senior lawyers are perceived
to be ‘more learned’ than their other colleagues; but when senior lawyers
cannot tell something as simple as conflict of interest, then you begin to
wonder whether it is a genuine mistake or rather overt professional greed.
Yesterday,
April 29th 2019, Commercial Court’s Hon