Sentence examples for rules of ethics from inspiring English sources

"We do conduct ourselves ethically and adhere to our responsibilities under the rules of ethics," a Justice Department lawyer, Anthony J. Coppolino, told a federal judge here in a court hearing this month on the issue.

The court says it has the power to establish rules of ethics for state lawyers and judges.

Mr. Fox has said that in his presidency, which begins Dec. 1, the press in Mexico "is going to have to follow the rules of ethics and responsibility, in an open and transparent way".

He asked, "What does it mean to have the rule of laws and not of men?" The rules of law are those of men, and laws have their origin in centuries-old rules of ethics.

The rules of ethics depend on and are derived from the more general rules that govern the cosmos in its totality; they are no more than special manifestations of these general rules.

DAVID MACHLOWITZ Westfield, N.J., Aug. 9, 2009 • While I don't think asking questions about sealed grand jury information is illegal, the interesting question for lawyers is whether the people who revealed that information have committed a crime or violated the rules of ethics.

But the central rule of ethics is, do no harm.

I'd examined it under the rule of ethics and law.

In the Garry case, prosecutors are violating this cardinal rule of ethics by continuing to fight his appeal, despite plentiful evidence of his innocence.

Perhaps more of us are beginning to see that the golden rule of ethics (would I like it if someone did that to me) only takes us so far.

Its House of Delegates remains firmly opposed to any change in the rule of ethics that says lawyers can't practice in partnership with nonlawyers, such as accountants.