Regulating Lawyers Through Disciplinary Systems

This book offers comparative analyses on issues in lawyer regulation in England and Wales, Japan, Myanmar, New Zealand and Singapore. It will be an invaluable resource for scholars, practitioners and regulators of legal profession.

Table des matières

Introduction 1. "Trusted to the ends of the earth?" An analysis of solicitors' disciplinary processes in England and Wales from 1994 to 2015 2. Disciplining legal practitioners in New Zealand 3. The nature of the disciplinary system over Myanmar lawyers: differences from international standards and implications for international legal transplants 4. Evaluating the effectiveness of the lawyer disciplinary system in Japan: a study on "repeaters" 5. Managing discourse about lawyers: pro bono and professional misconduct

A propos de l'auteur

Kay-Wah Chan is Visiting Professor (part-time and remote) at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University in Taiwan. He has written and presented on the Japanese legal profession.
Judith A. McMorrow is a Professor of Law at Boston College Law School, in the United States. She works extensively on comparative professional ethics, including lawyer regulation in both the United States and China.
Avrom Sherr is Emeritus Professor at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies in the United Kingdom. He has provided an international leadership role in exploring the sociology of the legal profession and ethics in professional work. He is the founding editor of the International Journal of the Legal Profession.

Résumé

This book offers comparative analyses on issues in lawyer regulation in England and Wales, Japan, Myanmar, New Zealand and Singapore. It will be an invaluable resource for scholars, practitioners and regulators of legal profession.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Kay-Wah Mcmorrow Chan
• Collaboration: Kay-Wah Chan (Editeur), Chan Kay-Wah (Editeur), Judith A McMorrow (Editeur), Avrom Sherr (Editeur), Sherr Avrom (Editeur)
• Edition: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 04.12.2023
• EAN: 9781032616070
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3261607-0
• Pages: 114
• Catégories: Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Droit > Droit international, droit étranger; LAW / General, LAW / Court Rules, LAW / Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice, LAW / Ethics & Professional Responsibility, LAW / Legal Profession, LAW / Research, International Law, Systems of law, Politics & government, Politics and government, Legal system: general, Jurisprudence & Philosophy Of Law, Methods, theory and philosophy of law, Legal systems: general