Poor lawyering: a study on the legal assessment of the quality of criminal lawyering and the remedies available KU Leuven
Suspects and defendants have the right to a lawyer during criminal proceedings. What then if the lawyers do not discharge their duties properly? Can the accused ask to set aside a conviction or get a new trial on grounds of the poor quality of the legal assistance? Can he take action against the idle or incompetent lawyer? And how can the quality of lawyering be measured in light of the autonomy of the legal profession? These questions still ...