Parker and Evans's Inside Lawyers' Ethics

by Vivien Holmes, Francesca Bartlett

Overview

Parker and Evans's Inside Lawyers' Ethics provides a practical and engaging introduction to ethical decision-making in legal practice in Australia. Underpinned by four theoretical concepts – adversarial advocacy, responsible lawyering, moral activism and ethics of care – this text analyses legal and professional frameworks, highlighting relevant parts of the Australian Solicitors' Conduct Rules. Case studies and discussion questions offer contemporary, practical examples of the application of ethics. The book also addresses the challenge of ethical action and offers techniques to deal with ethical conflicts.This edition has been comprehensively updated and discusses the implications of advances in legal technology, mental ill-health in the profession and the complexities of government legal practice. A new chapter covers lawyers' ethical obligation to address the legal challenges posed by climate change. Written by an expert author team, Parker and Evans's Inside Lawyers' Ethics empowers readers to identify ethical challenges and resolve them through good decision-making practices.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781009045636
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	01/10/2023
Edition description:	4th Revised ed.
Pages:	400
Product dimensions:	6.69(w) x 9.61(h) x 0.79(d)

About the Author

Vivien Holmes is a Professor in the ANU College of Law at the Australian National University.

Francesca Bartlett is an Associate Professor in the TC Beirne School of Law at The University of Queensland.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction: values in practice; 2. Approaches to ethical lawyering; 3. Professionalism and the regulation of lawyers' ethics; 4. Confidentiality: boundaries and disclosure; 5. Ethics in criminal justice; 6. Ethical challenges in civil dispute resolution; 7. Conflicting loyalties; 8. Lawyers' fees and costs: communicating well with clients and avoiding overcharging; 9. Corporate and government lawyers; 10. Lawyers' ethics in the Anthropocene; 11. Conclusion: values and legal professionalism.