Can a lawyer acting as counsel instruct a client to disobey a court order?

Lawyers acting as counsel are officers of the court, and are expected to safeguard the administration of justice and to promote respect for the orders of the court. It is a most remarkable situation where counsel instructs a client to disobey a court order, as happened in this case. A lawyer should not assist in the breaching of court orders: Berube v. Wingrowich, 1999 ABQB 547, 251 A.R. 128 at paras. 25-27. In cases involving the care of children the court relies heavily on its officers. They have a duty to think carefully about the advice they give their clients, and the submissions they make to the court; counsel are not simply gladiators whose job it is to win at all costs.