Inside lawyers' ethics / Christine Parker and Adrian Evans.

Port Melbourne, Vic. : Cambridge University Press, 2007.

1st edition

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Law and ethics -- Australia.

1. Introduction: values in practice --2. Alternatives to adversarial advocacy --3. The responsibility climate: regulation of lawyers' ethics --4. Civil litigation and excessive adversarialism --5. Ethics in criminal justice: proof and truth --6. Ethics in negotiation and alternative dispute resolution --7. Conflicting loyalties --8. Lawyers' fees and costs: billing and over-charging 9. Corporate lawyers and corporate misconduct --10. Conclusion - personal professionalism: personal values and legal professionalism.

Packed with case studies of ethical scandals and dilemmas from real life legal practice in Australia, each chapter delves into the most difficult issues lawyers face.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9780521546645

xvii, 269 p.