Legal Ethics - H1 Reading Notes

Description

The note is fully indexed with page numbers, bookmarks and headings, and therefore easy to navigate between sections. It will be useful in answering essay questions. This exam notes cover the following topics: - Admission into practice - Lawyer's Duty to the Court: (1) paramount duty; (2) duty not to corrupt the administration of justice; (3) duty of independence; (4) duty of honesty and candour to the court ; (5) duty not to abuse court process; and (6) duty to conduct cases efficiently and expeditiously - Lawyer's Duty to the Client: (1) duty of care (2) confidentiality (3) lawyer-client conflicts of interest (4) client-client conflicts of interest (5) costs and billing - Consequences for breach - Discipline Disclaimer: I did the subject as winter intensive with Professor Parker. However, the readings are substantially the same - you can check the table of contents (as sampled) against your current reading guide.