MLP235 Legal Practice & Ethics – Complete Exam Study Guide, All Topics

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A complete, exam-focused study guide for Deakin MLP235 Legal Practice & Ethics, covering every topic in 234 A4 pages. It opens with a method chapter for ethics problem questions: an IRAC scaffold, a map of the four sources of obligation (statute, case law, conduct rules, and equity and fiduciary duty), and the reasonable-practitioner standard. Every later chapter builds on that method. Chapters: T00 The Ethics Method T01 Ethics, Morality and the Legal Profession T02 Admission to Legal Practice T03 The Retainer and the Duty of Competence T04 Conflicts of Interest T05 Confidentiality and Legal Professional Privilege T06 Trust Money and Costs T07 Duty to the Court and the Administration of Justice T08 Prosecutors and Defence Counsel T09 Duties to the Profession and Other Responsibilities T10 Complaints, Discipline and Regulatory Sanctions T11 Revision and Synthesis: a cross-topic map and a worked exam walkthrough Each topic chapter has the same structure: - key definitions - the legislative framework (Legal Profession Uniform Law, Australian Solicitors' Conduct Rules, Barristers' Conduct Rules) - key cases with summaries - critical perspectives - step-by-step procedures - common exam fact patterns with a sample IRAC paragraph - exam tips and traps - a one-page quick reference card Written for problem-question exams.