The Professional Conduct of Lawyers in Hong Kong

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

Edited by Michael Wilkinson · Michael Sandor
LexisNexis Hong Kong

Specifications

ISBN-13
9789812365682
Publisher
LexisNexis Hong Kong
Format
Loose-leaf (6 volumes) + Online Contents
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong ? Countri(es) for 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

 
 

Keep abreast of the latest developments

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™

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

About the Author

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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