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The Professional Conduct of Lawyers in Hong Kong (Looseleaf Volumes + One Year Subscription to Online Contents and Updates in Print)

Author: Michael Wilkinson; Michael Sandor
Publisher: LexisNexis Hong Kong
ISBN: 9789812365682
Published In: Subscription-type (Contents updated periodically)
Format: Loose-leaf (6 volumes) + Online Contents
Jurisdiction: Hong Kong ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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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.

Providing answers to questions of law and fact, with a flip of a page, a click of a mouse, or a swipe on your screen

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Stay up to date with the latest decisions and changing regulations across multiple jurisdictions, with content updated on a bi-monthly basis.

An authoritative voice

Highly regarded content written by experts in the field, and have been cited in over a hundred Hong Kong judgments and academic discussions.

Advise with confidence

Equip yourself with the most obvious to the most obscure principles, cases, and points of law, and its application in various jurisdictions.

A streamlined research experience

Alphabetically indexed Table of Cases, Table of Legislation and comprehensive subject index provides a systematic research experience and optimises relevant search results.

Updates: The content is updated 2 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+® Hong Kong & Lexis Red™

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

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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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