Legal Ethics - H1 Exam Notes

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The note is fully indexed with page numbers, bookmarks and headings, and therefore easy to navigate between sections. The author adopts a partisan approach and includes in one topic must-have statement as well as counter-arguments the other party might raise in the hypo. This exam notes cover the following topics: - Admission into practice - Lawyer's Duty to the Court: (1) paramount duty; (2) duty not to corrupt the administration of justice; (3) duty of independence; (4) duty of honesty and candour to the court ; (5) duty not to abuse court process; and (6) duty to conduct cases efficiently and expeditiously - Lawyer's Duty to the Client: (1) duty of care (2) confidentiality (3) lawyer-client conflicts of interest (4) client-client conflicts of interest (5) costs and billing - Consequences for breach - Discipline Disclaimer: I did the subject as winter intensive with Professor Parker. However, the readings are substantially the same - I also sell my reading notes for this subject on StudentVIP, which contains a table of contents setting out readings in 2018 winter intensive intake; you can check it against your current reading guide.