Lawyers' Professional Responsibility, sixth edition is a detailed yet accessible treatment of lawyers' legal and professional responsibilities, suitable for students and practitioners alike. This comprehensive book contains detailed footnoting of relevant provisions and rules in each Australian jurisdiction. Lawyers' Professional Responsibility's content and commentary are not confined to developments across Australia, but where relevant includes comparative coverage from the main common law jurisdictions, including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Hong Kong and Singapore. This edition includes content and commentary on the Legal Profession Uniform Law, to date as implemented in New South Wales and Victoria, together with the various uniform rules, for both solicitors and barristers.

The objective of this text is to provide a convenient, accessible, practical & multi-jurisdictional account of the principles of professional responsibility. It attempts to explain the reasoning underlying these principles in order to assist students or lawyers to formulate a framework within which they may base their professional life. This text addresses the topics that form the basis for instruction of professional responsibility in legal practice courses in Australia & New Zealand. It is an excellent foundation text for such courses & is also a useful reference tool for practitioners.

A text for lawyers and students of law which explores theoretical foundations, professional ethical requirements, the lawyer-client relationship, conflicts of interest, duties to the administration of justice, and duties in legal practice. The NZ Law Society's 'Rules of Professional Conduct' 1998 are included. Webb lectures in Law at Victoria University.

A fundamental local law text for undergraduate paramedics in Australia and New Zealand. Applied Paramedic Law and Ethics Australia and New Zealand is the first of its kind to bring together legal and ethical concepts specifically for the Australian and New Zealand paramedic profession. An indispensable guide for student paramedics, Applied Paramedic Law and Ethics Australia and New Zealand promotes the understanding of ethical principles and legal regulations through realistic scenarios and extensive case studies, which are available both in the book and on Elsevier's Evolve platform. The book includes Australian state-specific legislation and local case law, and there is a chapter devoted specifically to the New Zealand paramedic service. This excellent law textbook focuses on the essential concepts and skills local paramedics need to respond to life-threatening emergencies in often-unfamiliar environments. For paramedics to determine the best course of action in any situation they need an intimate understanding of the profession's code of conduct and current legal regulations. In its attention to key areas such as consent, negligence, child protection, mental health and record-keeping Applied Paramedic Law and Ethics Australia and New Zealand proves a fundamental resource for the undergraduate paramedic course in Australia and New Zealand. The textbook's 13 comprehensive chapters are written in a clear, engaging style ideal for undergraduate paramedic students as well as ambulance service volunteers and practicing paramedics. - Over 60 paramedic-specific scenarios - Relevant case law discussed - Suitable for the undergraduate course in Paramedic Law and Ethics - Provides a clear ethical decision-making model for paramedics Key supporting features available on the Evolve platform: - Multiple choice, short answer and essay questions - Case studies - Image collection - Additional instructor resources including PowerPoints and further case studies

The Ethical Lawyer: Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility is a guide to ethical conduct and client care which traces the developments in the field of legal ethics and professional responsibility that have occurred in New Zealand over the past 20 years and examines what it means to be an ethical lawyer in New Zealand today.The book also provides a highly readable resource for learning the rules governing professional conduct. Its primary purpose is to (a) focus on the key ethical issues that lawyers encounter on a day-to-day basis in their practices, and (b) give lawyers an easy-to-follo.

The study of legal ethics and the legal profession has emerged as a distinct and important field of scholarship over the years. This book offers contemporary and non-mainstream perspectives on the shape of the legal profession. It examines how the public sees lawyers and how lawyers see their own profession.

The Second Edition of Professional Responsibility in Focus offers a comprehensive, updated exposition of the law governing lawyers and judges. Real-world scenarios throughout the text provide students numerous opportunities for students to apply what they have learned and solidify their understanding of important concepts. New to the Second Edition: More than a dozen new cases and other recent developments—such as the amended advertising and solicitation rules—in an expanded, practice-oriented text with new and revised footnotes. Professors and students will benefit from: Clear and concise coverage of the attorney-client relationship, competence, confidentiality, conflicts of interest, and more. Key Concepts at the start of each chapter and Chapter Summaries at the end of each chapter facilitate study and review Case Previews and Post Case Follow-Ups that frame each case writing clarifies the rules and aid in student understanding An introduction to the legal profession Real Life Applications and Applying the Rules exercises challenge students to apply what they have learned to realistic hypothetical scenarios Updates to Chapter One, on the moral responsibility of lawyers, that provides context for understanding and situating the Model Rules of Professional Responsibility covered in the chapters that follow. 12-chapter organization is easily adapted to two or three-credit courses