School of Law - Research
Faculty of Business and Law
Ethical Ramifications of Corporatised Legal Practice
Article by Russell Cocks in [2001] Deakin Law Review
Ethics: The Adversarial System and Business Practice
Article by The Honourable Justice Geoffrey Nettle in (2005) 20 Deakin Law Review 67 (PDF)
Ethics Articles
From the Law Society of NSW. Divided into Law Society Statement of Ethics, Advertising, Confidentiality, Conflict of duties and interest, duty to client, duty to colleagues, duty to disclose unprofessional conduct of colleagues, duty to court, professional rapport, tactics and communications with colleagues, solicitor leaving a practice and witnesses. This is searchable.
New Legal Practice Admission Rules
Press release 22 December 1999 - Provided by the Council of Legal Education - Victoria (located at the Law Institute of Victoria site)
Professional Ethics
Professional Standards Division of the Law Institute of Victoria
Professional Responsibilities and Regulation
From the Law Society of NSW. Sections on Professional Conduct and Practice Rules, Ethics, Costs Guidebook, Mandatory Continuing Legal Education, Solicitors Schemes and more.
Solicitors' Trust Accounts: How Practitioners and Firms must handle trust money
Useful document by the Professional Standards Division of the Law Institute of Victoria
Giannarelli v Wraith (1988) 165 CLR 543 at 580 (Rationale for Cab-rank rule)
NRMA Limited v Morgan [1999] NSWSC 407 (13 May 1999)
Yates Property Corporation (in liq) v Boland (1998) 157 ALR 30 [Full Federal Court]
Legal Practice (Admission) Rules 1999 (Vic)
Code of Conduct for Lawyers in the European Community
Preamble, General Principles, relations with clients, relations with teh courts, relations between lawyers, explanatory memorandum and commentary.
ABA Center for Professional Responsibility
American Bar Association – contains the following sections: what’s new, about the center, legal ethics, professional regulation, client protection, professionalism, lawyer’s manual, ethics 2000, lawyer assistance program, publications, videos, upcoming events and information on joining the center. Great US site.
American Legal Ethics Library
This is part of the Legal Information Institute. It contains information about the American Legal Ethics Library and materials listed by jurisdiction and topic. Topics include: Client-Lawyer relationship, counselor, advocate, transactions with persons other than clients, law firms and associations, public service, information about legal services and maintaining the integrity of the profession.
Legalethics.com
Links to government ethics sites – great starting point. It includes links to state bar associations, legal resources, rules of conduct/ethics opinions, and more
