H1 (80) Disputes & Ethics Revision Notes

Description

The notes cover the below topics, • Rules • Part 1 – Reasons for resolving disputes through the legal system • Part 2 – Fair trial, civil litigation and civil procedure • Part 4 – Case management and socialisation of law • Part 5 – ADR • Part 6 – Admission and disciplinary regime • Part 7 – Pre-litigation considerations (Supreme Court of Victoria) • Part 8 – Lawyer’s duty to clients • Part 9 – Commencing proceedings • Part 10 – Solicitor-client conflicts of interest • Part 11 – Defending Proceedings and Striking Out Pleadings • Part 12 – Early judgements and Interim remedies • Part 13 – Confidential information • Part 15 – Workplace culture • Part 16 - Discovery and privilege • Part 17 – Duty to uphold and obey the law: illegal lawyers conduct • Part 19 – Abuse of process • Part 21 – Concurrent and successive conflicts of interest • Part 22 – Cost allocation in litigation • Part 23 – The morality of the role of the lawyer The following topics are not included: Part 3 is an overview of the subject, Part 20 is a review of the mid-term assignment, and Parts 14 and 18 were not examinable in the final exam and so are not included. This is probably the most comprehensive note you'll find, I summarised all required readings and pinpointed references when possible. At the beginning of the notes, I also organised all discussed legislation/rules/guides into tables so you can easily click on them during the exam. Good luck!