LAW115 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Law Society Of New South Wales, Academic Dishonesty, Legal Ethics
29 Jun 2018
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LAW115 LECTURE 28/5/18
WK12; ETHICS AND ADR
LECTURE OVERVIEW
oADR in Australia and link to legal ethics
oRole of the lawyer
oThe nature of the profession
oEthics in law
oRelation between academic honesty and legal ethics
oDefining academic honesty
oConsequences of academic dishonesty upon admission as a legal professional
ADR IN CRIMINAL MATTERS
- Youth Justice Conferences
- Circle Sentencing
- Forum Sentencing
- CREDIT and MERIT programs
- Specialist Courts
COMMUNICATION OF ADVICE – SOLICITOR RULES
7.2 A solicitor must inform the client or the instructing solicitor about the alternatives to
fully contested adjudication of the case which are reasonably available to the client, unless
the solicitor believes on reasonable grounds that the client already has such an
understanding of those alternatives as to permit the client to make decisions about the
client's best interests in relation to the litigation.
NSW LAW SOCIETY STATEMENTS OF ETHICS
- We acknowledge the role of our profession in serving our community in the
administration of justice. We recognise that the law should protect the rights and
freedoms of members of society. We understand that we are responsible to our
community to observe high standards of conduct and behaviour when we perform
our duties to the courts, our clients and our fellow practitioners.
- Our conduct and behaviour should reflect the character we aspire to have as a
profession………………
- We seek to maintain the highest standards of integrity, honesty and fairness in all
our dealings.
CONSEQUENCES FOR DISHONESTY AS A LAWYER
- Question as to whether you are a “fit and proper” person
- Academic dishonesty should be disclosed to the Legal Profession Admissions Board
- University must make an Academic Conduct Report under the new Uniform Rules
- May be grounds to refuse your admission
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Document Summary
We acknowledge the role of our profession in serving our community in the administration of justice. We recognise that the law should protect the rights and freedoms of members of society. We understand that we are responsible to our community to observe high standards of conduct and behaviour when we perform our duties to the courts, our clients and our fellow practitioners. Our conduct and behaviour should reflect the character we aspire to have as a profession . We seek to maintain the highest standards of integrity, honesty and fairness in all our dealings. Academic dishonesty should be disclosed to the legal profession admissions board. Question as to whether you are a fit and proper person. University must make an academic conduct report under the new uniform rules.
