| Description |
cxxxi, [891] pages ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
1. The concept of professional responsibility -- 2. Admission to practice -- 3. The lawyer-client relationship -- 4. Duties to the client and their enforcement -- 5. Lawyers' duty to clients in tort -- 6. Lawyer-client conflict and influence -- 7. Concurrent conflicts -- 8. Acting against former clients -- 9. Duty to account -- 10. Confidentiality -- 11. Legal professional privilege -- 12. Privilege in aid of settlement -- 13. Employed ("in-house") lawyers -- 14. Costs disclosure and costs agreements -- 15. Recovery of costs from clients -- 16. Solicitors' liens -- 17. Duty to the court -- 18. Particular applications of the duty to the administration of justice -- 19. Duty to obey and uphold the law -- 20. Conduct of practice -- 21. Relations with the profession and third parties -- 22. Undertakings -- 23. The disciplinary jurisdiction -- 24. Disciplinary procedures -- 25. Types of misconduct |
| Summary |
Lawyers' Professional Responsibility, seventh edition is a detailed yet accessible treatment of lawyers' legal and professional responsibilities, suitable for students and practitioners alike. This comprehensive book contains detailed footnoting of relevant provisions and rules in each Australian jurisdiction. Lawyers' Professional Responsibility's content and commentary are not confined to developments across Australia, but where relevant includes comparative coverage from the main common law jurisdictions, including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Hong Kong and Singapore. This edition includes content and commentary on the Legal Profession Uniform Law, to date as implemented in New South Wales and Victoria, together with the various uniform rules, for both solicitors and barristers |
| Analysis |
Australian |
| Notes |
Previous edition : 2016 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Lawyers -- Discipline
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Legal ethics
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Attorney and client
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Confidential communications -- Lawyers
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Lawyers -- Australia -- Discipline
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Lawyers -- Malpractice -- Australia
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| ISBN |
9780455244907 |
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