Types and characteristics of guarantees designed to protect professional secrecy in the performance of the profession of lawyer in Polish law

Abstract

The types and characteristics of guarantees created to shield Polish legal professional secrecy are the subject of this article. It is inseparably connected with the character and role of it in performing legal profession. Those guarantees are one of the most important factors in protecting legal professional confidentiality – not only crucial for the client but also for the whole legal protection system. Additionally, the main issues of lawyer’s secrecy in a criminal trial associated with a conflict of goods protected by the legal system have also been noted. Therefore, the author noticed the importance of evidence bans that are a guarantor and an element that creates trust between the parties who entrusted themselves with secrets in the process of communication related – in the case of lawyer secrets – to legal services. Moreover, there is now an increased need to protect the right to privacy, which was also observed and emphasized in this article.