In a campaign video Fine Gael has accused presidential candidate Catherine Connolly of hypocrisy for representing banks in home repossession cases while working as a barrister. They have also accused her of hypocrisy for later, as a TD, describing bank repossessions as “criminal behaviour” without declaring her past involvement in repossession cases for the banks.
Are barristers not obliged to work for all sorts of clients?
The short answer is yes. Barristers have a code of conduct that seeks to ensure access to justice for everyone. They have what is sometimes called a “cab-rank system”, meaning barristers “pick up” the cases they are asked to take on.
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