Professional Ethics

Nineteenth Edition

The City Law School

Bar Manuals

Provides guidance on the correct approach to a variety of professional conduct issues, including those ethical problems which commonly arise at the Bar, giving junior barristers the confidence to deal with the difficult situations they may face in practice
Includes the revised Code of Conduct, amongst other resources and guidelines, ensuring that the trainee barrister has the latest professional guidelines at their fingertips throughout their study
Features a dedicated chapter containing a number of exercises designed to encourage the reader to practise applying professional conduct principles to realistic scenarios in preparation for practice

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Fully updated to reflect recent developments in the law

New Edition

Professional Ethics

Nineteenth Edition

The City Law School

Description

Written by experienced practitioners, Professional Ethics equips the reader with a solid understanding of the key ethical and professional conduct issues which underpin all types of practice at the Bar. Including full discussion of the letter and spirit of the Code of Conduct issued by the Bar Standards Board, the manual provides full coverage of the professional conduct principles which govern the working relationships of the barrister with the client, prosecution or defence counsel, the courts and other members of the legal profession. The manual also features a dedicated chapter which identifies the key principles of professional conduct applicable to the core skills of the barrister ensuring that the reader is fully able to uphold the high professional standards of the Bar across all areas of practice.

Potentially problematic areas of practice are identified throughout, and practical guidance is given on the correct approach to follow in such situations should they be encountered in practice. The manual also features a number of exercises designed to encourage the reader to consider how professional conduct principles apply to realistic scenarios. For ease of reference, the Code of Conduct is provided as an appendix at the end of the manual.

Professional Ethics is essential reading for all trainee barristers, and is a useful source of reference for practitioners seeking to refresh their knowledge of the rules and principles of professional conduct which govern practice at the Bar.

New Edition

Professional Ethics

Nineteenth Edition

The City Law School

Bar Manuals

1:Introduction
2:You and the court
3:Behaving ethically
4:You and your client
5:You and your regulator
6:You and your practice
7:Dealing with a client without a solicitor - public access and licensed access work
8:Complaints
9:The unregistered barrister
10:The scope of practice
11:The Qualification Rules
12:The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
13:The letter and spirit of the Code: Professional ethics and personal values
14:Professional conduct problems

New Edition

Professional Ethics

Nineteenth Edition

The City Law School

Bar Manuals

Author Information

The City Law School

This manual is edited by Robert McPeake, Barrister, Principal Lecturer, The City Law School

Contributors:

Authors
Nigel Duncan, Professor of Legal Education, The City Law School
Oliver Hanmer, Director of Regulatory Assurance, Bar Standards Board
Robert McPeake, Barrister, Principal Lecturer, The City Law School

Editor
Robert McPeake, Barrister, Principal Lecturer, The City Law School

Series Editor
Julie Browne, Associate Professor of Law, The City Law School