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Serving two masters : conflicts of interest in the modern law firm / / Janine Griffiths-Baker



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Autore: Griffiths-Baker Janine Visualizza persona
Titolo: Serving two masters : conflicts of interest in the modern law firm / / Janine Griffiths-Baker Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Oxford [England] ; ; Portland, OR, : Hart, 2002
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xiii, 212 pages)
Disciplina: 174.3
Soggetto topico: Conflict of interests - Great Britain
Legal ethics - Great Britain
Practice of law - Great Britain
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. THE REGULATORY REGIME -- 3. THE MODERN FIDUCIARY: CONFLICTS IN OTHER PROFESSIONS -- 4. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST: AN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE -- 5. DISCOVERING CONFLICTS: PROCEDURES AND DILEMMAS -- 6. THE DECISION WHETHER TO ACT: PROCEDURES AND INTERESTS -- 7. ACTING IN THE FACE OF CONFLICT -- 8. CONCLUSION
Sommario/riassunto: It is a sine qua non of legal practice that lawyers should not allow themselves to act for two clients whose interests may,potentially, conflict. However, this principle is being placed under increasing pressure, the main reasons for this being increased demand for specialist legal services, the globalisation of commerce, a dramatic growth in the size of leading law firms, and significantly greater mobility within the legal profession. As a result, there is a growing trend, especially within the commercial legal environment, for solicitors to face conflicts of interest which have no easy solution. Increasingly, conflicts are being 'managed', rather than avoided altogether. This is a field within which the Law Society's own rules are flouted on a daily basis, and in which these rules appear increasingly at odds with the common law. Based on extensive interviews with lawyers and their clients, this book provides the first thorough consideration of how conflicts of interest are handled within law firms. It will be essential reading to all those who have an interest in professional legal ethics, including law students, legal scholars, practitioners, and regulators
Titolo autorizzato: Serving two masters  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-4725-5931-2
1-280-80805-5
9786610808052
1-84731-062-1
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910809617603321
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