Lawyers' professional responsibility /
Dal Pont, G. E.
Lawyers' professional responsibility / Lawyers' professional responsibility in Australia and New Zealand. G. E. Dal Pont. - Fourth edition. - lxxviii, 586 pages ; 25 cm
Previous ed.: c2006.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- The concept of professional responsibility -- Admission to practice -- The lawyer-client relationship -- Lawyers' duty to the client -- Duties to the client and their enforcement -- Lawyers' duty to clients in tort -- Lawyer-client conflict and influence -- Concurrent conflicts -- Acting against former clients -- Duty to account -- Confidentiality -- Legal professional privilege -- Privilege in aid of settlement -- Employed ("in-house") lawyers -- Costs -- Costs disclosure and costs agreements -- Recovery of costs from clients -- Solicitors' liens -- Lawyers' duty to the administration of justice -- Duty to the court -- Particular applications of the duty to the administration of justice -- Duty to obey and uphold the law -- Other lawyer responsibilities -- Conduct of practice -- Relations with the profession and third parties -- Undertakings -- Discipline of lawyers -- The disciplinary jurisdiction -- Disciplinary procedures -- Types of misconduct. Part I. 1. 2. 3. Part II. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. Part III. 14. 15. 16. Part IV. 17. 18. 19. Part V. 20. 21. 22. Part VI. 23. 24. 25.
An indispensable text for students in legal ethics, legal responsibility, legal profession, and legal practice subjects. The objective of the text is to provide an accessible, practical and multi-jurisdictional account of the principles of professional responsibility. Fully updated .
0455226849 9780455226842
Attorney and client.
Lawyers--Discipline
Legal ethics.
174.3
Lawyers' professional responsibility / Lawyers' professional responsibility in Australia and New Zealand. G. E. Dal Pont. - Fourth edition. - lxxviii, 586 pages ; 25 cm
Previous ed.: c2006.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- The concept of professional responsibility -- Admission to practice -- The lawyer-client relationship -- Lawyers' duty to the client -- Duties to the client and their enforcement -- Lawyers' duty to clients in tort -- Lawyer-client conflict and influence -- Concurrent conflicts -- Acting against former clients -- Duty to account -- Confidentiality -- Legal professional privilege -- Privilege in aid of settlement -- Employed ("in-house") lawyers -- Costs -- Costs disclosure and costs agreements -- Recovery of costs from clients -- Solicitors' liens -- Lawyers' duty to the administration of justice -- Duty to the court -- Particular applications of the duty to the administration of justice -- Duty to obey and uphold the law -- Other lawyer responsibilities -- Conduct of practice -- Relations with the profession and third parties -- Undertakings -- Discipline of lawyers -- The disciplinary jurisdiction -- Disciplinary procedures -- Types of misconduct. Part I. 1. 2. 3. Part II. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. Part III. 14. 15. 16. Part IV. 17. 18. 19. Part V. 20. 21. 22. Part VI. 23. 24. 25.
An indispensable text for students in legal ethics, legal responsibility, legal profession, and legal practice subjects. The objective of the text is to provide an accessible, practical and multi-jurisdictional account of the principles of professional responsibility. Fully updated .
0455226849 9780455226842
Attorney and client.
Lawyers--Discipline
Legal ethics.
174.3