PROFESSIONAL INDEMNITY INSURANCE AS A MEANS OF PROTECTION FOR CORPORATE LAWYERS
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https://doi.org/10.24246/jrh.2026.v10.i2.p161-180Keywords:
Professional Indemnity Insurance, Corporate Lawyer, Advocate ImmunityAbstract
This article aims to examine the position of professional indemnity insurance as a form of protection for corporate lawyers in providing legal opinions. The research problem arises from the tension between advocates’ immunity under Article 16 of the Advocate Law and professional liability when a legal opinion is associated with a client’s loss. This study employs a normative legal method, drawing on conceptual, statutory, case, and comparative approaches. Fiduciary duty and the standard of care serve as analytical frameworks for distinguishing professional conduct performed in good faith from professional negligence. The examination of the ABNR and Kenny Wisha Sonda cases shows that the risks faced by corporate lawyers are multi-layered. At the same time, professional indemnity insurance is primarily relevant to civil professional liability. The novelty of this study lies in a layered protection model combining professional immunity, accountability based on the standard of care, and professional indemnity insurance as a mechanism for financial risk mitigation.
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