DISTINCTION (74) LEGAL PRACTICE & ETHICS NOTES

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Highly detailed, accurate and organised Legal Practice & Ethics notes. Cases are highlighted and legislation is bolded. Also includes diagrams for visual learning. Using these MLL335 Legal Practice & Ethics notes, I received a D score of 74. Topics covered: 1. Introduction: Ethics, Morality & the Legal Profession 2. Admission to Practice (a) Admission process (b) Requirements for admission (c) Entitlement to practice once admitted 3. Duties Owed to Clients (a) The lawyer-client relationship: creation, authority, termination (b) Duty of Competence (c) Duty of Loyalty & Trust (d) Duty of Confidence (Confidentiality, legal professional privilege) (e) Conflicts of interest (f) Acting against former clients 4. Duty to Costs & Account 5. Duty Owed to the Administration of Justice (a) Duty to the court 6. Duties Owed to the Profession and Other Responsibilities 7. Complaints and Discipline