TY  - BOOK
AU  - Dal Pont,G.E.
TI  - Lawyers' professional responsibility
SN  - 0455226849
U1  - 174.3 22
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Pyrmont, N.S.W.
PB  - Thomson Reuters(Australia) Ltd.
KW  - Attorney and client
KW  - Lawyers
KW  - Discipline
KW  - Legal ethics
N1  - Previous ed.: c2006; Includes bibliographical references and index; Part I; Introduction --; 1; The concept of professional responsibility --; 2; Admission to practice --; 3; The lawyer-client relationship --; Part II; Lawyers' duty to the client --; 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 --; Part III; Costs --; 14; Costs disclosure and costs agreements --; 15; Recovery of costs from clients --; 16; Solicitors' liens --; Part IV; Lawyers' duty to the administration of justice --; 17; Duty to the court --; 18; Particular applications of the duty to the administration of justice --; 19; Duty to obey and uphold the law --; Part V; Other lawyer responsibilities --; 20; Conduct of practice --; 21; Relations with the profession and third parties --; 22; Undertakings --; Part VI; Discipline of lawyers --; 23; The disciplinary jurisdiction --; 24; Disciplinary procedures --; 25; Types of misconduct
N2  - 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
ER  -