xxvi, 297 pages ; 25 cm.

text

unmediated

volume

ch. 1 What Is `Lawyering'? -- Introduction -- 1.What do we mean by `lawyering'? -- 2.Who are the lawyers? The diversity of the profession -- 2.1.The diversity of the membership of the profession -- 2.2.The diversity of organisational structures -- 2.3.The growth of specialisation -- 2.4.The diverse...

3.Conceptions of lawyering -- 3.1.The standard conception of lawyering -- 3.2.Alternative conceptions of lawyering -- 3.2.1.Responsible lawyering -- 3.2.2.Social justice lawyering -- 4.Effects of culture -- Conclusion -- ch. 3 Truth and Honesty -- Introduction -- 1.Dishonesty as a matter of individu...

ch. 4 Fidelity to the Law -- Introduction -- 1.What do we mean by the duty to the law? -- 1.1.The origins of the duty -- 2.The content of the duty -- 2.1.The duty of candour -- 2.1.1.The criminally accused -- 2.1.2.Legal professional privilege -- 2.2.The duty of integrity and professionalism -- 2.2....

3.1.Loyalty and conflict with the lawyer's personal interests -- 3.2.Loyalty and conflict with the interests of other clients -- 3.2.1.Concurrent conflicts -- 3.2.2.Successive conflicts -- 3.3.Informed consent and waivers -- 4.Identifying the client: to whom is the duty owed? -- 4.1.Representation a...

1.7.The client's redress for breach of confidence -- 2.Legal professional privilege -- 2.1.The privilege and confidentiality compared -- 2.2.The nature of the privilege -- 2.3.Rationale -- 2.4.Categories of the privilege -- 2.5.Establishing the privilege -- 2.5.1.The lawyer-client relationship -- 2....

4.Causes of incompetence and strategies to improve competence -- Conclusion -- ch. 8 Civility and Courtesy -- Introduction -- 1.Meanings of civility -- 1.1.Civility in terms of specific behaviours -- 2.A crisis of civility? -- 3.The need for reform -- 3.1.The American experience -- 3.1.1.Standards,...

3.1.The meaning of `access to justice' -- 3.2.Causes of inequitable or inadequate access to justice -- 3.2.1.Economic disadvantage -- 3.2.2.The economics of lawyering -- 3.2.3.Social factors -- 3.2.4.The influence of neo-liberalism -- 4.Proposed solutions -- 4.1.Legal aid -- 4.2.Community legal cent...