Ethics of the Legal Profession: A New Order

ISBN-13: 9781859419632 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 202 str.

Fred Phillips; Robin Phillips

Opis

Although some of their writers have written commentaries on specific legal codes, in countries outside the developed world, very little attention has been given to legal writing, which has focused specifically on the ethics of the legal profession. This book makes a special contribution in that regard providing, as it does, a comparative study of prevailing efforts to enhance ethical standards in a profession obviously in crisis and under much public scrutiny. The countries, which have been examined include the UK, the USA, Canada, and some countries in the Pacific, South East Asia and the Caribbean as well as South Africa. Valuable guidance and learning are provided on such topical issues as wasted costs orders, conflicts of interests, legal and judicial codes, confidentiality, privilege and the ethics of the criminal process where the jury system comes in for critical study.

Spis treści

Chapter 1 A Crisis in Legal Ethics; Chapter 2 The Law – a Business Rather than a Profession?; Chapter 3 Access to Justice; Chapter 4 Immunity From Suit; Chapter 5 Professional Responsibility of Lawyers; Chapter 6 Wasted Costs; Chapter 7 Confidentiality and Legal Professional Privilege; Chapter 8 Conflicts of Interest and Chinese Walls; Chapter 9 Self-Regulation and Discipline in the Legal Profession; Chapter 10 Ethics of the Criminal Process; Chapter 11 Alternative Dispute Resolution; Chapter 12 Epilogue;

O autorze

Sir Fred Phillips