Privacy Policy
Client relationships of the Baristers Law Association are protected by attorney–client privilege and statutory guarantees of the practice of law in accordance with Articles 22 and 23 of the Law of Ukraine “On the Bar and Legal Practice”.
Attorney–client privilege covers any information that has become known to an attorney, an attorney’s assistant, an attorney trainee, or a person employed by an attorney about a client, as well as the matters for which a client (or a person who was refused the conclusion of a legal services agreement on the grounds provided for by this Law) applied to an attorney, a law office, or a law association; the content of legal advice, consultations, and explanations provided by the attorney; documents prepared by the attorney; information stored on electronic media; and any other documents and information obtained by the attorney in the course of legal practice.
The professional rights, honor, and dignity of an attorney are guaranteed and protected by the Constitution of Ukraine, this Law, and other laws, in particular:
- any interference with or obstruction of the practice of law is prohibited;
- it is prohibited to require an attorney, an attorney’s assistant, an attorney trainee, a person employed by an attorney, a law office, or a law association, as well as a person whose right to practice law has been terminated or suspended, to disclose information that constitutes attorney–client privilege. In these matters, the above-mentioned persons may not be questioned, except in cases where the person who entrusted the relevant information has released them from the obligation to maintain confidentiality in the manner prescribed by law.
