Prosecutorial fairness and impartiality court

29.1 A prosecutor must fairly assist the court to arrive at the truth, must seek impartially to have the whole of the relevant evidence placed intelligibly before the court... 29.2 A prosecutor must not press the prosecution's case for a conviction beyond a full and firm presentation of that case. 29.3 A prosecutor must not, by language or other conduct, seek to inflame or bias the court against the accused.

Australian Solicitors' Conduct Rules · 2015 (June 2026 compilation) · archived copy · official source ↗

A prosecutor must fairly assist the court to arrive at the truth, must seek impartially to have the whole of the relevant evidence placed intelligibly before the court ... A prosecutor must not press the prosecution's case for a conviction beyond a full and firm presentation of that case. A prosecutor must not, by language or other conduct, seek to inflame or bias the court against the accused.

Legal Profession Uniform Conduct (Barristers) Rules · 2015 (as amended 14 May 2025) · archived copy · official source ↗

The advocate should not regard their task as one of winning the case. 2) The advocate must present the case against the accused relentlessly but with scrupulous fairness... 4) The prosecutor must state the relevant facts dispassionately.

Solicitor's Guide to Professional Conduct (Law Society of Ireland) · 4th ed. (2022) · archived copy · official source ↗

It is not the duty of prosecuting Barristers to obtain a conviction by all means at their command but rather they shall lay before the jury fairly and impartially the whole of the facts which comprise the case for the prosecution and shall assist the Court with adequate submissions of law to enable the law to be properly applied to the facts.

Code of Conduct for the Bar of Ireland · 2024 · archived copy · official source ↗

An Attorney engaged in conducting the prosecution of an accused person has a primary duty to see that justice is done and he shall not withhold facts or secrete witnesses which tend to establish the guilt or innocence of the accused.

Legal Profession (Canons of Professional Ethics) Rules · 1978 (principal) · archived copy · official source ↗

When engaged as a prosecutor, the lawyer's prime duty is not to seek to convict but to see that justice is done through a fair trial on the merits. The prosecutor exercises a public function involving much discretion and power and must act fairly and dispassionately.

Law Society of Ontario — Rules of Professional Conduct · current · archived copy · official source ↗

When engaged as a prosecutor, the lawyer's primary duty is not to seek to convict but to see that justice is done through a fair trial on the merits. The prosecutor exercises a public function involving much discretion and power and must act fairly and dispassionately.

Code of Professional Conduct for British Columbia (BC Code) · 2017 · archived copy · official source ↗

A prosecuting lawyer must act fairly and impartially at all times and in doing this must— ... (b) present the prosecution case fully and fairly and with professional detachment; and (c) avoid unduly emotive language and inflaming bias or prejudice against an accused person;

Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008 · SR 2008/214 · archived copy · official source ↗

15 Conducting the prosecution in criminal proceedings

Legal Profession (Professional Conduct) Rules 2015 · 2015 · archived copy · official source ↗

Whilst a solicitor prosecuting a criminal case must ensure that every material point is made which supports the prosecution, in presenting the evidence he must do so dispassionately and with scrupulous fairness.

Hong Kong Solicitors' Guide to Professional Conduct (Volume 1) · current · archived copy · official source ↗

It is not the duty of Prosecuting Counsel to obtain a conviction by all means at his command but rather to lay before the Court or the jury fairly and impartially the whole of the facts which comprise the case for the prosecution and to assist the Court on or, to see that the jury are properly instructed in, all matters of law applicable to the case.

Code of Conduct of the Bar of the Hong Kong SAR · 2018 · archived copy · official source ↗