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Entries in Ethics (7)

Tuesday
Jan222013

Cloudy conditions at the NSW Law Society

Ethics committee purged by incoming Law Soc prez ... New guidelines on cloud computing and outsourcing not adopted ... Distressed email 

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Wednesday
Dec072011

The mad dash to mediocrity

The new conduct rules for solicitors appear to be more notional than national ... Large Law Firm Group sets the tone ... It's all about what we can get away with ... The "right thing to do" went missing in action  ... Neil Watt, who sat on the LCA's ethics committee, experienced a dashing of expectations 

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Tuesday
Jul192011

A hack's progress

News Ltd explains its policies on entrapment, surveillance and private investigators ... Instructive stuff ... The media world lurches off its axis as Rupert & Co are unable to manage the flood of arrests, resignations and on-going investigations .. Late night viewing as a Commons committee presses for answers 

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Monday
May092011

Solicitors short changed on ethics 

Negotiations have resulted in minor revisions to the proposed Solicitors Conduct Rules ... At least three law societies found the LCA's original "ethical" rules objectionable ... Large law firms wag the dog

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Saturday
Apr232011

Conditional fees bonanza

An over abundance of lawyers does not reduce fat cats' fees ... Anti-competitive rules disguised as ethical principles ... Why are conditional fees banned in criminal cases? ... They're not entirely ... Lionel Murphy and Freehills ... Tulkinghorn explores

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Monday
Dec272010

Protection of the guilty

Economics and criminal defence lawyering ... The creation of a GETGO system ... Ethical rules and the twiddly bits ... Prosecutors are meant to stand still, while the other side does all the shooting ... How do I know whether I am guilty or not until I have seen the evidence? (Irish joke)

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Friday
Dec102010

Ethical lapse in conduct rules

The independent legal profession at work ... Large law firms push through flawed conduct rules for solicitors ... Special provisions for conflicts of interest and referral fees ... "Informed consent" downgraded

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