Comprehensive Master Exam Notes (CQU)

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My comprehensive Legal Professional Conduct exam notes for CQUniversity, organised by topic and aligned with the weekly subject content. Topics covered 1. Weeks 1–2: Professional responsibility, legal ethics and conduct rules 2. Weeks 2–3: Regulation, legal practice and advertising 3. Week 4: Admission and practising certificates 4. Week 5: Costs disclosure, agreements and billing 5. Week 5: Solicitors' liens and client documents 6. Week 5: Trust accounting 7. Week 6: Professional discipline and misconduct 8. Weeks 2 & 6: Personal misconduct and fitness to practise 9. Week 7: Retainers, cab-rank rule and termination 10. Week 8: Communication, instructions and client control 11. Week 9: Competence, negligence and advocates' immunity 12. Week 10: Confidentiality 13. Week 10: Legal professional privilege 14. Week 11: Personal and concurrent client conflicts 15. Week 11: Former clients and information barriers 16. Week 12: Duties to the court, candour, fairness and undertakings Includes: - Detailed topic summaries aligned with weekly lectures and study materials - Key legal principles and relevant legislation - Australian Solicitors' Conduct Rules and Barristers' Conduct Rules - Relevant case law and authorities - Principles drawn from available subject readings - IRAC application checklists and issue-spotting triggers - Common exam traps and important distinctions - Model exam paragraph structures Covers all 16 major topics with a focus on applying legal principles to problem questions.