The Professional Conduct
of Lawyers in Hong Kong
The Professional Conduct of Lawyers in Hong Kong is an unrivaled text on professional conduct and ethics in Hong Kong, providing in-depth analysis on the application of the Bar Code, the Prosecution Code and the Solicitor's Guide to Professional Conduct
This 5 binder looseleaf title is intended to provide up-to-date information, discussion, and a thorough analysis of the practice, principle, and regulation of the legal profession in Hong Kong. Legal practitioners, be it solicitors, barristers, the judiciary, government officials, prosecutors, in-house counsel, foreign and overseas lawyers or students, have become particularly susceptible to the interplay of regulation with professional responsibility considerations when taking up the task of advising and representing clients. The text is aimed at assisting practitioners to stay alert of duties and responsibilities, and understand and maintain the high standards of conduct that is expected of the legal profession in Hong Kong.
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Table of Contents
Introduction to the Legal Profession in Hong Kong
The Sources of Lawyers' Legal and Ethical Duties
Admission to Practice
The Nature of the Solicitor's Practice and the Solicitor's Management of His Office
Practice Promotion and the Obtaining of Business
The Retainer
Remuneration
Confidentiality and Legal Professional Privilege
Conflicts of Interests and Duties
Competence, Quality of Service and Negligence
The Litigation Solicitor
Professional Undertakings
Solicitor's Relations with Third Parties and Solicitor's Duty to the Public and to His Profession
Employed Solicitors
Solicitors and the Disciplinary Process
Admission to Practice
The organisation of Chambers
Counsel's Relationship with Instructing Solicitor: Taking Instructions and the Scope of Counsel's Authority
Negotiation and Recovery of Fees
The Duties of the Barrister to The Public and to His Profession
Practice Promotion, Advertising and Publicity
The Barrister's Duty to the Lay Client and to Opposing Parties
The Advocate's Conduct Before Trial and in Court
Employed Barristers and Non-Practising Barristers
Barristers and the Disciplinary Process
The Duties of Counsel for the Prosecution
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Updates: The content is updated 4 times a year to accommodate new cases, legislative changes, as well as updates in the practice and procedure in this area of law.
Format: Looseleaf set (5 binders), Lexis Advance® Hong Kong & Lexis Red™
ISBN: 9789812365682
Authors
Norman Hui, Barrister-at-law (Hong Kong), Principal Lecturer (University of Hong Kong)
Gary Meggitt, (MA(Oxon), MPhil(HKU), FRSA, ACII, MCIArb), Associate Professor (University of Hong Kong)
Ken T.C. Lee, (LLB, BCL), Barrister-at-Law (Hong Kong), Fellow of Arbitrator (FHKI Arb)
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