Legal Profession

Conflicts of Interest 3rd Edition

Edited by Charles Hollander · Simon Salzedo
Sweet & Maxwell U.K._ June 2008

Specifications

ISBN-13
9781847030191
Publisher
Sweet & Maxwell U.K._
Publication
June 2008
Format
Hardback
Jurisdiction
U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

This groundbreaking work provides authoritative guidance on the law relating to conflicts of interest in all its dimensions, from client conflict and personal conflict to commercial and judicial conflict. This new edition explains in detail the current legal position in various professional sectors (lawyers, accountants, the City, directors, estate agents and insurance brokers), and deals with all recent case law, including the important House of Lords decision in Hilton v Barker Booth & Eastwood.

  • New edition of the leading work on conflicts of interest
  • Offers practical guidance on how conflicts of interest can be avoided or reduced
  • Presents strategies for assessing and managing conflict situations
  • Gives guidance on the features and use of Chinese Walls
  • Contains a chapter looking at conflicts arising from takeovers
  • Analyses judicial conflict as it affects all decision-making tribunals
  • Discusses remedies
  • Examines the obligation of a professional to act as whistleblower if he suspects his client of money laundering or criminal activity

Table of Contents

Contents:
1.Conflicts of Interest: the Principles
2.Existing Client Conflicts
3.Managing Conflicts by Contract
4.Bolkiah: Not the Last Word?
5.The Obligation to Disclose Information
6.Chinese Walls
7.The Duty to the Other Side
8.The Professional Whistleblower
9.Remedies
10.Judicial Conflicts
11.Lawyers
12.Accountants
13.Conflicts in the City
14.Directors
15.Takeovers
16.Estate Agents and Insurance Brokers
17.Appendices
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