Mar 1, 2012 –
In this edition of the Bulletin, Bill Ericson and Mark Livesey QC provide insight into the obligations of solicitors with respect to costs and engaging counsel.
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Aug 30, 2016 –
The purpose of this article is to remind practitioners of their professional obligations when representing clients in matters before a court. The professional obligations of legal practitioners are set out in the Australian Solicitors' Conduct Rules
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Oct 30, 2014 –
Corporate scandals and collapses are reminders that, in a modern corporate environment, business and legal ethics have become intrinsically connected.
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Jan 30, 2007 –
Every profession has ethical duties that are usually documented in codes of conduct or government regulation. This paper discusses two duties that are shared by all professions. The first is the duty of confidence and exceptions to is. The second is
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Oct 30, 2016 –
I would like to make some respectful observations in relation to the topic addressed in the important article by Jonathan Wells QC in July 2016 (Vol 36 Iss 6) of the Bulletin entitles "Duty to Follow 'Proper' Instructions: What Interests of the Clien
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Apr 30, 2016 –
There is no denying that social media has changed and will continue to change the communication landscape. Legal practitioners can hardly avoid social media and therefore it has become increasingly
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Jul 1, 2018 –
My office received a large number of complaints involving deceased estates. There are many reasons for them.
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Mar 1, 2018 –
My article in the September 2016 edition of the Bulletin dealt with various issues relating to costs disclosure, costs agreements and bills. A recent decision of the Full Court of the Supreme Court is relevant in relation to some of those issues, and
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May 30, 2016 –
About five years ago I was having a weekend lunch with friends. We were joined by a criminal barrister, a woman who is normally bright and effusive. On this occasion she was reflective and sombre. Even worse, as the lunch wore on she began to exhibit
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Mar 2, 2009 –
Back when life was simple, water was plentiful and firms were small, all the partners in even large law firms knew each other and probably everyone else on staff as well.
There was never really any question in those days of acting against a forme
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Jan 18, 2024 –
Bidding for legal work and engaging with legal brokers raises ethical issues that require consideration by legal practitioners before participation.
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Feb 20, 2024 –
A list of common Law Society forms, including membership, practising certificate, PSS, trust account and other ethics and practice related issues.
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May 30, 2012 –
The core functions of the Professional Standards Section of the Law Society are to advise education and regulate the legal profession with respect to ethical and conduct issues' perform inspections of law practices
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Mar 1, 2018 –
The Notifiable Data Breach Scheme
imposes additional obligations on
entities subject to the Australian
Privacy Principles. You should
carefully check whether your Law
Practice is subject to the scheme.
he Privacy Amendment (Notifiable Data
Bre
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Apr 30, 2023 –
The Society has recently launched a suite of documents to assist practitioners engaging in Family Law work.
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Apr 30, 2023 –
Take some time early this year (before things get too hectic) to work on your Legal Practice, and not just in your Legal Practice, by running a Risk Management “health check”.
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Feb 7, 2012 –
Following on from their article "Legal Professional Privilege: An In-house Perspective", the authors look at the professional and ethical responsibilities that face in-house lawyers.
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Apr 30, 2009 –
In this era of environmental awareness no one would wish to discourage the practice of reusing paper or any other commodity. And legal practice must still be one of the more prolific users of paper even though many firms aim for a paperless office to
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Apr 1, 2018 –
Sweeping changes to the Legal Practitioners Act 1981 (Act) were implemented on 1 July, 2014. The introduction of requirements with respect to "show cause events" was one of those changes.
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Jun 1, 2018 –
Time limitation problems sometimes arise because practitioners are unaware of relevant time limitations. A good place to start in this regard if the recently updated Limitation Schedule which is available in the Law Society website.
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Jul 1, 2018 –
According to recent research, a large percentage of Australian property lawyers are not aware of the scale of the risk of fraud in property transactions. This is worrying as there has been a huge amount of publicity surrounding those matters for some
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Aug 7, 2012 –
The Committee is comprised of practising members of the profession, working in a wide range of jurisdictions and environments. It also includes five former Law Society Presidents.
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Apr 30, 2023 –
What authorises practitioners to
witness documents and what is the proper
way for them to witness documents?
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Aug 23, 2018 –
The purpose of this Guideline is to provide legal practitioners with a starting point for identifying warning signs of insolvency in their practice, how to avoid or manage it and how it can impact upon their ability to practise law.
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May 16, 2013 –
Sometimes a prosecutor may not have a defendant's complete criminal history and you may be aware that your client has prior convictions.
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