Full Description
Lawyers in Australia is a wide-ranging and detailed examination of the legal profession. It contextualises the role, responsibilities and ethics of lawyers in contemporary Australian society and discusses recent trends and issues.This 2nd edition updates the text with:information about the National Legal Profession Project and a review of key provisions of the proposed National Laws and Rules reference to relevant caselaw since the publication of the 1st edition updated statistical information relating to lawyers and the legal profession in Australia reference to recent studies and commentary in relation to lawyers and the legal profession in Australia revised discussion and research questions relating to each chapter.
Contents
Part I - The Sociological Context 1. Lawyers 2. Legal Education in Australia 3. The Development of the Legal Profession in Australia 4. Legal Culture 5. The Judiciary 6. The Delivery Of Legal Services 7. Access to Justice: Meeting the Costs 8. Access to Justice: Equality Before the Law 9. Access to Justice: Indigenous Australians Part II - The Ethical Context 9. Ethics, Values and Professional Responsibility 10. Conduct, Complaints and Discipline 11. The Lawyer-Client 12. Relationship: The Retainer and the Duty of Representation 13. The Lawyer-Client Relationship: The Duty to Advise 14. The Lawyer-Client Relationship: Duty of Competence 15. The Lawyer-Client Relationship: The Duty of Loyalty 16. The Lawyer's Duty to the Court and the Proper Administration of Justice 17. The Lawyer's Duty to Other Members of the Profession and to Third Parties.
