Lawyers in Australia (Paperback)

Lawyers in Australia is a wide-ranging and detailed examination of the legal profession. It contextualises the role, responsibilities and ethics of lawyers in contemporary Australian society and discusses recent trends and issues. There are chapters about: who lawyers are and what they do legal education in Australia including trends and developments the structure and regulation of the legal profession legal culture, including demographic and sociological trends the judiciary, focussing on accountability and the processes by which judges and magistrates are appointed the changing nature of legal services delivery due to the development of a national legal services market access to justice, including legal aid and pro bono services equality before the law with specific attention to indigenous peoples and refugees ethics and professional responsibility, including complaints and the disciplinary process the lawyer-client relationship, covering the retainer the duty to advise, the duty of competence and care, and the duty of loyalty the lawyers duty to the court and the proper administration of justice the future of the legal profession and legal services

General

Imprint:	Federation Press
Country of origin:	Australia
Release date:	July 2007
First published:	July 2007
Authors:	Ainslie Lamb • John Littrich • Karina Murray
Dimensions:	242 x 155 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	352
ISBN-13:	978-1-86287-641-5
Categories:	Books > Law > Jurisprudence & general issues > Legal skills & practice > General Books > Law > Jurisprudence & general issues > Legal profession > General Promotions
LSN:	1-86287-641-X
Barcode:	9781862876415

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