1st Edition

Ethics of the Legal Profession

By Sir Fred Phillips Copyright 2004
202 Pages
by Routledge-Cavendish

202 Pages
by Routledge-Cavendish

In countries outside the developed world, although writers have written commentaries on specific legal codes, 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... Read more
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;

Biography

Sir Fred Phillips