Professional Responsibility and Legal Ethics in Queensland Third Edition - eBook

Professional Responsibility and Legal Ethics in Queensland Third Edition offers a practical approach to identifying and resolving ethical issues that may arise in daily legal practice in Queensland. This proven text is an excellent resource for practitioners and students alike who need to navigate relevant legislation and understand legal ethics.

The introduction of the Australian Solicitors’ Conduct Rules 2021 and the Barristers’ Conduct Rules 2018, and changes to the enforcement mechanisms, make the Third Edition essential reading for Queensland practitioners and law students. Also, diverse practice structures and other legislative developments will affect lawyers’ work and the way they must interact with their clients, with each other and with the courts.

As the national legal services market continues to evolve, the authors explain the ethical and regulatory environment for Queensland lawyers through detailed explanation and analysis.

The book provides:

• a knowledge of the relevant legislation and statutory instruments, including the Legal Profession Act 2007 (Qld), the Australian Solicitors’ Conduct Rules 2021 and the Barristers’ Conduct Rules as at 2018;

• a new chapter relating to discipline of legal practitioners;

• an understanding of the potential application of the Australian Consumer Law;

• an understanding of effective management and business administration in the highly regulated legal services market;

• a knowledge of the policies, procedures and Regulatory Guides of the Legal Services Commission and how it may prosecute conduct matters in the QCAT;

• an understanding of the rationales which underlie the various rules;

• awareness of the advice and support available to legal practitioners regarding ethical and professional matters;

• the development of a personal model for ethical decision-making; and

• a set of effective personal strategies for ethical and professional problem solving.

Professional Responsibility and Legal Ethics in Queensland Third Edition is an invaluable reference for practitioners, and an important student resource explaining ethical principles and the application of them in the workplace.

Professional Responsibility and Legal Ethics in Queensland Third Edition offers a practical approach to identifying and resolving ethical issues that may arise in daily legal practice in Queensland. This proven text is an excellent resource for practitioners and students alike who need to navigate relevant legislation and understand legal ethics.

The introduction of the Australian Solicitors’ Conduct Rules 2021 and the Barristers’ Conduct Rules 2018, and changes to the enforcement mechanisms, make the Third Edition essential reading for Queensland practitioners and law students. Also, diverse practice structures and other legislative developments will affect lawyers’ work and the way they must interact with their clients, with each other and with the courts.

As the national legal services market continues to evolve, the authors explain the ethical and regulatory environment for Queensland lawyers through detailed explanation and analysis.

The book provides:

• a knowledge of the relevant legislation and statutory instruments, including the Legal Profession Act 2007 (Qld), the Australian Solicitors’ Conduct Rules 2021 and the Barristers’ Conduct Rules as at 2018;

• a new chapter...