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The ethics and conduct of lawyers in England and Wales

By: Contributor(s): Language: English Publication details: Portland Hart Publishing 2008Edition: 2nd edDescription: xxii, 446p. ill. 25cmISBN:
  • 9781841137087
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • 174.30994 $2 22
Partial contents:
Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Table of cases -- Table of statutes -- Professional ethics: ideals; organisation; power; culture -- Professional structures: governance; regulation; discipline; education -- Clients: diligence; conflict of interest; confidentiality; fees -- Wider obligations: individual third parties; collective third parties; public service; employment -- Dispute resolution: litigation; negotiation; advocacy; alternative dispute resolution
Summary: The second edition of this textbook on professional ethics for lawyers maps the regulatory environment in which the legal profession operates and examines the mechanisms of the profession. Explores the conflict between duties to clients and duties to the wider profession, the public and society as a whole. This edition addresses changes to the law, investigates the guiding principles behind the profession and questions whether it is suitably regulated in an environment of continuous change.
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Book London Books 174.30994 BOO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 30076230

Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Table of cases -- Table of statutes -- Professional ethics: ideals; organisation; power; culture -- Professional structures: governance; regulation; discipline; education -- Clients: diligence; conflict of interest; confidentiality; fees -- Wider obligations: individual third parties; collective third parties; public service; employment -- Dispute resolution: litigation; negotiation; advocacy; alternative dispute resolution

The second edition of this textbook on professional ethics for lawyers maps the regulatory environment in which the legal profession operates and examines the mechanisms of the profession. Explores the conflict between duties to clients and duties to the wider profession, the public and society as a whole. This edition addresses changes to the law, investigates the guiding principles behind the profession and questions whether it is suitably regulated in an environment of continuous change.