Ethics of the Legal Profession - A New Order

Informationen zum Autor Sir Fred Phillips Klappentext This book makes a special contribution to the literature in this area by providing a comparative study of the prevailing efforts to enhance ethical standards in a profession, which is potentially in crisis and under much public scrutiny. Zusammenfassung This book makes a special contribution to the literature in this area by providing a comparative study of the prevailing efforts to enhance ethical standards in a profession, which is potentially in crisis and under much public scrutiny. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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;

Summary

This book makes a special contribution to the literature in this area by providing a comparative study of the prevailing efforts to enhance ethical standards in a profession, which is potentially in crisis and under much public scrutiny.

Product details

• Authors: Sir Fred Phillips
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.12.2004
• EAN: 9781859419632
• ISBN: 978-1-85941-963-2
• No. of pages: 202
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, LAW / Legal Profession, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Legal profession: general, Legal profession / practice of law: general