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E-raamat: Serving Two Masters: Conflicts of Interest in the Modern Law Firm [Hart e-raamatud]

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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.
Table of Cases
xi
Introduction
1(16)
A Changing Profession
3(5)
The Regulatory Regime
8(2)
Regulating Conflicts of Interest
10(2)
The need for an Empirical Study
12(1)
Research Method
13(2)
Other Components of the Research
15(1)
Plan of the Book
16(1)
The Regulatory Regime
17(34)
Introduction
17(1)
Successive Representation
18(25)
Simultaneous Representation
43(6)
Summary
49(2)
The Modern Fiduciary: Conflicts in Other Professions
51(24)
Introduction
51(4)
Conflicts at the Bar: Approach of the Bar Council of England and Wales
55(8)
Accountancy Conflicts: A `Managed' Approach
63(6)
Fiduciary Duties and Regulatory Rules: the Law Commission's Findings
69(3)
Summary
72(3)
Conflicts of Interest: An International Perspective
75(20)
Introduction
75(2)
United States
77(4)
The Commonwealth
81(9)
Europe
90(2)
Summary
92(3)
Discovering Conflicts: Procedures and Dilemmas
95(14)
Introduction
95(2)
Obtaining Instructions and the Conflict Check
97(5)
The Frustrated Client
102(1)
Ensuring Confidentiality for Would-be Clients
103(2)
Protecting Clients' Identities From Colleagues
105(1)
Evaluating the Data
106(1)
Summary
106(3)
The Decision Whether to Act: Procedures and Interests
109(34)
Introduction
109(5)
Classifying Conflict
114(2)
Competing Interests
116(1)
Law Society Guidance
116(3)
Clients' Views on Conflicts
119(1)
The Decision-Maker
120(2)
A Clear Divide
122(1)
Group One: The Big and Bold
123(8)
Group Two: The Mindful Moderates
131(4)
Group Three: The Pious Provincials
135(5)
Summary
140(3)
Acting in the Face of Conflict
143(20)
Introduction
143(1)
The Available Options
144(2)
Selecting the Measures (in Theory)
146(2)
Selecting the Measures (in Practice)
148(10)
The Client Perspective
158(2)
Summary
160(3)
Conclusion
163(28)
Introduction
163(1)
Law Society Rules and Legal Principles: The Debate
163(10)
The Empirical Evidence
173(5)
Possible Ways Forward
178(8)
Summary
186(3)
The Wider Context: Legal Ethics Within a Changing Profession
189(2)
Appendix 1---Methodology 191(10)
Bibliography 201(8)
Index 209
Janine Griffiths-Baker is a Lecturer in the Law Department,University of Bristol.
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