Solicitors’ rules and ethical responsibilities when dealing with older clients
The proliferation of elder abuse has highlighted the fundamental and unique role solicitors play in preventing this new epidemic.
Insolvency & incorporated law firms: lessons from Slater & Gordon’s troubles
Rights of clients are upheld by lawyers as part of their legal and ethical obligations. The incorporation of the law firm does not displace this…
Ethical dilemmas and issues: September 2015
The Ethics Committee and Department of the Law Society provides guidance on ethical issues to all practitioners.
Professional conduct: when honesty is the best policy
Misappropriation of clients’ funds, even if intended to be temporary, constitutes professional misconduct. By BRENDA TRONSON.
New ethical trends and issues in a uniform legal market
The Legal Profession Uniform Law commenced on 1 July 2015. The new laws usher in a new regulatory framework for solicitors and open up a larger national…
Ethical dilemmas and issues: July 2015
The Ethics Committee and Department of the Law Society provides guidance on ethical issues to all practitioners.
Ensuring ethical practice: beyond policies and procedures
To better ensure ethical legal practice, law firms need to take a number of practical, cultural and psychological steps. By MICHAEL LEGG and DR JUSTINE…
What makes good lawyers turn bad?
Understanding behavioural ethics can assist in avoiding the common missteps to poor ethical decision-making and behaviour. By JUSTINE ROGERS and MICHAEL LEGG.
Ethical dilemmas and issues: May 2015
The Ethics Committee and Department of the Law Society provides guidance on ethical issues to all practitioners.
Ethical dilemmas: some FAQs March 2015
The Ethics Committee and Department of the Law Society provides guidance on ethical issues to all practitioners.
An ethical leader
For new Law Society of NSW president John Eades, 2015 will be about ethics, service and learning.