Lawyers' professional responsibility /
G. E. Dal Pont.
- Seventh edition.
- cxxxi, 891 pages ; 25 cm
Previous edition : 2016.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The concept of professional responsibility -- Admission to practice -- The lawyer-client relationship -- 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 disclosure and costs agreements -- Recovery of costs from clients -- Solicitors' liens -- Duty to the court -- Particular applications of the duty to the administration of justice -- Duty to obey and uphold the law -- Conduct of practice -- Relations with the profession and third parties -- Undertakings -- The disciplinary jurisdiction -- Disciplinary procedures -- Types of misconduct.
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