Lawyer's duty of confidentiality

Legal analysis: lawyers duty of confidentiality, refers to the lawyer in practice contact with the client's personal privacy, commercial secrets or other personal data, information, without the consent of the client shall not be disclosed to a third party, of course, also includes the media shall not be disclosed, and even shall not be disclosed to the state organs. Lawyer's duty of confidentiality, is the professional nature of the decision, is the lawyer's legal obligations, but also the contractual obligations.

Legal basis: "the Chinese people's **** and the criminal procedure law" article 48, the defense lawyer in practice activities of the client's situation and information, the right to be kept confidential. However, the defense lawyer in the practice of the activities of the client or other people, ready to or are committing crimes against national security, public **** security and serious harm to the personal safety of others, shall promptly inform the judicial organs.