Subjects:

Professional Conduct and Ethics

Contents:

Part I. Lawyers' Ethics - General Issues:
1. Introduction and case study

2. Philosophical foundations of professional ethics

3. Professionalism and the English legal profession

4. Professional regulation

Part II. Topics in Legal Ethics:
5. Advocates' role in an adversary system

6. Confidentiality

7. Criminal defence and prosecution

8. Negotiation

9. Counselling

10. Fees

11. Conflict of interest.

This new title examines all issues concerned with legal ethics. Part one looks at lawyers' ethics including professionalism and the English legal profession and professional regulation. Part two addresses specific topics in legal ethics including confidentiality, criminal defence and prosecution, counselling, negotiation and conflict of interest.