Professional Responsibility and Legal Ethics Notes

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A comprehensive summary of Professional Responsibility and Legal Ethics, summarised directly through multiple sources, including the textbook, tutorial class notes, and case law. This 116-page set of notes includes content for all topics which were assessable in the final exam - including theory, concepts, explanations, examples, and of course, plenty of cases! Contains: - Chapter 6: Communication Skills - Chapter 7: Advocacy - Chapter 8: Etiquette - Chapter 9: Cross-cultural Communication - Chapter 10: Aboriginal Clients and Witnesses - Chapter 11: Criminal Law Practice: Defending Aboriginal People - Chapter 13: Lawyer-Client Relationship - Chapter 14: Lawyers’ duty to the client in Tort - Chapter 18: Legal Professional Privilege - Chapter 19: Legal Professional Privilege - Chapter 20: Duty to Account - Chapter 21: Costs Disclosure and Costs Agreements - Chapter 22: Duty to the Court - Chapter 23: Duty to Obey and Uphold the Law - Chapter 24: Criminal Practice - Chapter 25: Professional Colleagues and Third Parties - Chapter 26: Lawyers Acting as Mediators: Ethical Dilemmas in the Shift from Advocacy to Impartiality - Chapter 27: Undertakings - Chapter 28: Lawyers as Victims - Chapter 29: The Disciplinary Jurisdiction - Chapter 30: Types of Misconduct