Professional ethics can be applied to a number of fields and professions. A doctor for example who has sworn the Hippocratic oath is bound by professional ethics. So, if a patient asks him or her to breach these ethics then s/he is bound not to do so. An example may be when a patient asks a doctor to help them to commit suicide. A doctor would have to refuse this request, because potentially it is a breach of ethics.
Another example would be if a solicitor were to be told by a client that he was in fact guilty of a charge, when he wished to plead 'Not Guilty'. Professional ethics dictate that the solicitor cannot then represent the client, since the solicitor would be aware of the fact that his/her client is guilty and ethically it would be wrong to present a plea refuting this.
Teachers, dentists, local Government and national Government officers as well as many other professionals all have codes of conduct or professional ethics to abide by.
Another example would be if a solicitor were to be told by a client that he was in fact guilty of a charge, when he wished to plead 'Not Guilty'. Professional ethics dictate that the solicitor cannot then represent the client, since the solicitor would be aware of the fact that his/her client is guilty and ethically it would be wrong to present a plea refuting this.
Teachers, dentists, local Government and national Government officers as well as many other professionals all have codes of conduct or professional ethics to abide by.
