H1 Disputes & Ethics notes (LAWS90140)

Description

Includes an overview of each topic, examples, case summaries, legislation, and reading extracts implemented throughout. Topics include: Reasons for resolving disputes through the legal system; The fair trial; Access to justice; Case management; Alternative dispute resolution (ADR); The role of the lawyer; Admission to practice and disciplining lawyers; The lawyer/client relationship; Law as a business; Cost disclosure; Pre-litigation considerations; Commencing proceedings; Defending proceedings - disposal without trial; Abuse of process; Interim remedies; Gender; Conflict of interests; Ensuring finality of litigation; Obtaining information from the other side; Confidential information; Judgment, appeal, and enforcement; Allocating the cost of litigation; and The duty to obey and uphold the law.