The Ethics and Conduct of Lawyers in England and Wales : Third Edition

This is the third edition of the leading textbook on legal ethics and the regulation of the legal profession in England and Wales. As such it maps the complex regulatory environment in which the legal profession in England and Wales now operates. It opens with a critical overview of professional ideals, organisation, power and culture and an examination of the mechanisms of professions, exercised through governance, regulation, discipline and education. The core of the book explores the conflict between duties owed to clients (loyalty and confidentiality) and wider duties (to the profession, third parties and society). The final part applies lawyers' ethics to dispute resolution and settlement (litigation, negotiation, advocacy and alternative dispute settlement). Now laid out in a more accessible format and written in a more approachable style, the book is ideal reading for those teaching and learning in the field of legal ethics. Self Regulation And High Ethical Standards Are Supposed To Be The Defining Characteristics Of The Legal Profession, Yet They Are Under Attack From The State And The Public. This Book Examines The Ethics And Conduct Of The Uk Legal Profession. Andrew Boon. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.