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• Title:Legal ethics / Jonathan Herring.
  
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• Author/Creator:Herring, Jonathan, author.
  
• Published/Created:Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2017]
  

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  • Location:LAW LIBRARY (level 3)Where is this?
    
  • Call Number: KD479 .H47 2017
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Legal ethics--Great Britain.
  
• Edition:Second edition.
  
• Description:xxiv, 477 pages ; 25 cm
  
• Notes:Previous edition: 2014.
  Includes bibliographical references and index.
  
• ISBN:9780198788928 paperback
  0198788924 paperback
  
• Contents:Machine generated contents note: 1. Ethical theories
  Introduction
  Lawyers and legal ethics
  role of ethics
  Ethical disagreements
  General ethical principles
  Are lawyers' ethics special?
  role of the lawyer
  Should law degrees include ethics?
  Professional codes
  Conclusion
  2. social context of the legal profession
  Introduction
  Professionalism
  social place of lawyers
  `The crisis of legal professionalism'
  Culture
  Legal executives
  Anti-lawyers
  Conclusion
  3. regulation of the legal profession
  Introduction
  need for regulation
  Styles of regulation
  Who can practise law?
  Regulatory bodies
  Self-regulation
  Issues around codes
  Alternatives
  Complaints about solicitors
  Barristers
  McKenzie friend
  Alternative business structures
  Legal education
  Conclusion
  4. lawyer-client relationship
  Introduction
  professional codes
  `standard conception'
  Alternatives to the standard conception
  differing models
  Advertising
  cab-rank rule
  Solicitors and client choice
  Who is the client?
  Referrals
  Ending a relationship with a client
  Conclusion
  5. Confidentiality
  Introduction
  protection of lawyer-client communications
  Professional guidance
  Confidentiality
  Legal professional privilege
  Duty to disclose
  Against privilege
  Conclusion
  6. Conflicts of interests
  Introduction
  basic principles
  professional codes
  ethical basis for the principle
  What is a `conflict of interest'
  Exceptions
  Conclusion
  7. Fees
  Introduction
  Sources and forms of funding
  Ethics and fees
  Contingency fees
  Speculative fees
  Insurance
  Hourly fees
  Court assessment
  Solicitors Regulation Authority review
  Legal proceedings to recover fees
  Client funds
  Legal aid
  Conclusion
  8. Negligence and lawyers
  Introduction
  Contract
  Fiduciary duties
  basic principles of negligence
  removal of immunity
  Conclusion
  9. Litigation
  Introduction
  Theories of litigation
  Is litigation good?
  Adversarial litigation
  Inquisitorial adjudication
  Criminal litigation
  Civil litigation
  Advocacy
  Duty to court
  Duty to other legal professionals
  Conclusion
  10. Alternative dispute resolution
  Introduction
  forms of ADR
  Negotiation
  Mediation
  Collaborative law
  Arbitration
  Conclusion
  11. Third parties
  Introduction
  General principles: Unfair advantage
  Correcting mistakes of third parties
  Threatening to bring a hopeless application
  Offensive behaviour
  Undertakings
  Contacting opposing party
  Unrepresented parties
  Tort duties to third parties
  Broader ethical issues
  Conclusion
  12. Business ethics
  Introduction
  Why business ethics matter
  Is a company a moral agent?
  Business ethics management
  Lawyers and business ethics
  Conclusion
  13. Lawyers' social responsibilities
  Introduction
  theory
  codes
  Criminal law
  Duty to the court
  Duties to the public
  Pro bono
  Obligations to the Legal Aid Agency
  Reporting other solicitors
  Conclusion
  14. Gender, race, and diversity in the legal profession
  Introduction
  meaning of `diversity'
  Why promote diversity?
  current status of the profession in terms of diversity
  Diversity and the judiciary
  Equality Act 2010
  SRA Handbook
  BSB Handbook
  Barriers to diversity
  Practical steps to promote diversity
  No hope
  Are women lawyers different?
  Conclusion
  15. Applying ethical theories
  Introduction
  general principles
  Criminal law
  Commercial law
  Family law
  Conclusion.