Notwithstanding the professional ethical obligations applicable in the present case, an in-house lawyer cannot, whatever guarantees he has in the exercise of his profession, be treated in the same way as an external lawyer, because he occupies the position of an employee which, by its very nature, does not allow him to ignore the commercial strategies pursued by his employer, and thereby affects his ability to exercise professional independence.
Nonobstant le régime professionnel applicable, l’avocat interne ne saurait, quelles qu'en soient les garanties dont il dispose dans l’exercice de sa profession, être assimilé à un avocat externe du fait de la situation de salariat dans laquelle il se trouve, situation qui par sa nature même, ne lui permet pas de s’écarter des stratégies commerciales poursuivies par son employeur et met ainsi en cause sa capacité à agir dans une indépendance professionnelle.