Legal Ethics for Lawyers - A New Model

This book proposes a new model of professional ethics enabling lawyers to advise clients upon both the law and ethics. This will better protect clients, and society, and enhance lawyers' professional obligations. It draws on moral philosophy to present a new model of legal ethics that explains the analytical process to include ethical advice.

List of contents

List of acronyms and abbreviations
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Lawyers and their clients
Chapter 3: The James Hardie case study
Chapter 4: Theoretical Legal Ethics: Positivist v moral principles
Chapter 5: Legal ethics and moral philosophy
Chapter 6: Lawyers’ professional obligations and moral philosophies
Chapter 7: A new model of legal ethics
Chapter 8: Conclusion
Index

About the author

Dr Barbara Mescher is a lecturer at the University of Sydney, Australia, in significant areas for business and the professions, including securities regulation, corporate governance and professional ethics. Barbara worked previously as a corporate lawyer and has continued to engage with the legal profession over several years as a member of the profession’s Corporate Lawyers' Committee and the Ethics Committee.

Summary

This book proposes a new model of professional ethics enabling lawyers to advise clients upon both the law and ethics. This will better protect clients, and society, and enhance lawyers’ professional obligations. It draws on moral philosophy to present a new model of legal ethics that explains the analytical process to include ethical advice.

Product details

• Authors: Barbara Mescher, Barbara (Lecturer At the University of Sy Mescher
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.05.2024
• EAN: 9781032206097
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3220609-7
• No. of pages: 132
• Series: Routledge Research in Legal Philosophy
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; LAW / Ethics & Professional Responsibility, LAW / Jurisprudence, LAW / Legal Profession, LAW / Educational Law & Legislation, Jurisprudence & general issues, Higher & further education, tertiary education, Higher education, tertiary education, Legal Ethics & Professional Conduct, Legal ethics and professional conduct, Jurisprudence and general issues, Legal profession: general, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Higher, Education law, Education & the law, Legal profession / practice of law: general