Library Guides: Bachelor of Laws: Legal Ethics

The principles of right conduct which should guide the behaviour of legal practitioners. Standards of conduct are prescribed by the general law, by courts and tribunals exercising disciplinary jurisdiction, and by professional associations in the form of codes of practice or codes of ethics or both. These sources are generally concerned with acceptable or minimum standards of conduct. The field of legal ethics is concerned with these standards, with issues as to the adequacy and appropriateness of the standards, and the role of personal ethical values in determining right conduct.
(Encyclopaedic Australian Legal Dictionary, 2011)

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eBooks

Laws of Australia - Legal Encyclopaedia

Professional Liability : General Principles
Introduction; Principles of Liability; Standard of Care; Defences and Damages
Principles of Liability
Tort; Contract; Statutory Liability; Fiduciary Duties; Criminal Liability
Legal Practitioners
Introduction; Solicitors; Barristers
Solicitors : Bases of Liability
Negligence and Contract; Duty to Court; Misleading or Deceptive Conduct; Fiduciary Duties
Solicitors : Specific Aspects of Liability
Litigious Matters; Non-litigious Matters; Vicarious Liability; Liability of Partners
Solicitors: Defences and Damages
General; Defences; Statutory Defences; Mitigation; Causation of Damage; Damages
Barristers

Halsbury's Laws of Australia - Legal Encyclopaedia

Legal Ethics Resources

Lawyers Practice Manual - Westlaw Australia
A procedural guide which deals with the everyday questions of legal practice and procedure.
See - Part A - Legal Practice - Professional ethics and the duty to communicate

Journals in Print and Online

AGIS (Attorney Generals Information Service) - is the leading legal journals database in Australia. Use AGIS to search hundreds of journals for articles about Legal Ethics.

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Legal Ethics Web Sites

Law Institute of Victoria - Ethics
The LIV Ethics Department aims to raise lawyers' awareness of their professional responsibilities and assist them through any ethical dilemmas they may face.
Legal Services Board + Commissioner
The Victorian Legal Services Board is an independent statutory authority, responsible for regulation of the legal profession in Victoria. The Commissioner’s core function is to receive and handle complaints about lawyers.
Victorian Bar
The Victorian Bar has: responsibility under the Legal Profession Act 2004 (Vic) for making the legal profession rules that govern barristers;performs several functions delegated by the Legal Services Board, including the receipt and processing of applications for practising certificates by barristers through the Ethics Committee; investigates complaints against barristers referred by the Legal Services Commissioner and reports back to the Commissioner.
Legal Services Council / Commissioner for Uniform Legal Services Regulation
The Legal Services Council and Commissioner for Uniform Legal Services Regulation oversee the implementation of the Legal Profession Uniform Law scheme – a regulatory framework for Australian legal practitioners. In an important step towards uniform regulation of the Australian legal profession, from 1 July 2015, the Law applies to legal practitioners in New South Wales and Victoria.
Law Council of Australia
The Law Council represents the Australian legal profession on national and international issues, on federal law and the operation of federal courts and tribunals.

Library Guides

Bachelor of Laws: Legal Ethics

eBooks

Lawyers' Professional Responsibility

Legal Practice and Ethics - Questions & Answers

Parker and Evans's Inside Lawyers' Ethics

The Good Lawyer

Lawyer's Discipline

Ethics and Legal Professionalism in Australia