Lawyers' Ethics and Professional Regulation

by Alice Woolley, Richard F. Devlin, Brent Cotter

This text is a comprehensive discussion of the professional responsibilities of lawyers in Canada. The book addresses issues related to the "law of ethics and lawyering" and provides tools for assisting students and practitioners in exercising the moral judgment which underlies all ethical decisions by lawyers. Case law and case studies are used to illustrate points and suggest solutions to problems that lawyers typically face during their day-to-day practice.

Features
* Case law and case studies are used to illustrate points and suggest solutions to problems that lawyers typically face during their day to day practice
* Includes thought-provoking fact-based "scenarios" designed to engage the reading and encourage him or her to think through the implications and possible outcomes if they themselves were (or are ever place) in a similar situation
* Draws on the expertise from over ten scholars in the Canadian legal ethics field
* Contains notes and questions for students
* Suggested further reading to assist readers in learning more about each topic

853 pages, Paperback

Published August 10, 2017

Reviews

[Jacabaeus · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's adequate for learning legal ethics and discipline, but the way the cases are broken up can be confusing. You note up a case and put it in your outline only to realize that half of it is a repeat from two chapters ago and you've just duplicated work.

[Yuliya · Rating 3 out of 5]

Decent for an ethics text

[Tina · Rating 4 out of 5]

4th ed* published 2021

Good fundamentals. Wish it was formatted better.

[joud]

i actually read the 4th edition but whatever