Ethics, Professional Responsibility and the Lawyer, 3rd edition

The essential resource for legal students and practitioners who need to understand the ethical and professional requirements associated with being a practising lawyer in New Zealand.

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Since the last edition of Ethics, Professional Responsibility and the Lawyer was published the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 has been enacted and Rules of Conduct and Client Care replaced the Rules of Professional Conduct for Barristers and Solicitors in 2008. Consequently there have been huge changes to the field of legal ethics.

This new edition incorporates these changes and the relevant jurisprudence and includes expanded analysis of associated key topics including: lawyer-client relationships and conflicts; client confidences; privacy; and duties of care.

Legal ethics is a compulsory course for all New Zealand law students and an integral part of the lawyers' professional life making Ethics, Professional Responsibility and the Lawyer a must-have text for all current and aspiring lawyers.

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Featured Authors

Duncan Webb
Kathryn Dalziel
Kerry Cook

Duncan Webb

Duncan Webb is a partner at Lane Neave and adjunct professor of law at the University of Canterbury. He is a leading expert in lawyers' ethics and legal responsibility and insurance law, and has appeared in the courts at all levels. He has authored and co-authored a range of texts and articles including previous editions of The New Zealand Legal System and Ethics, Professional Responsibility and the Lawyer. ​

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Kathryn Dalziel

Kathryn Dalziel is a partner at Taylor Shaw and lectures at the University of Canterbury School of Law in Legal Ethics. She practices in civil litigation, employment law, privacy law and professional ethics, and she is on a New Zealand Law Society Standards Committee as well as the New Zealand Law Society Human Rights and Privacy Committee.

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Kerry Cook

Kerry Cook is a barrister at Bridgeside Chambers in Christchurch, practising in criminal law and civil litigation with interests in serious fraud, administrative law, professional discipline, coronial inquests and human rights issues, among others. He previously lectured in criminal law and the law of evidence at the University of Canterbury.

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Table of contents

Chapter 1. The Profession and society

 Chapter 2. The role of lawyers

 Chapter 3. The law society and its roles

 Chapter 4. ProfessionalsStandards

 Chapter 5. Lawyer–client relationship

 Chapter 6. Lawyer–client conflicts

 Chapter 7. Conflicts of duty

 Chapter 8. Confidence

 Chapter 9. Protecting former clients’ confidences

 Chapter 10. Duties to disclose and keep informed

 Chapter 11. Competence

 Chapter 12. Fees

 Chapter 13. Administration of justice

 Chapter 14. Duties in the conduct of litigation

 Chapter 15. Duties in the conduct of a legal practice
 

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