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The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions look to the Rules for guidance in solving lawyer malpractice cases, disciplinary actions, disqualification issues, sanctions questions and much more. In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application. The Rules will help you identify proper conduct in a variety of given situations, review those instances where discretionary action is possible, and define the nature of the relationship between you and your clients, colleagues and the courts.
Provides an in-depth overview of ADR before covering in detail the principles, processes, and enforcement options involved. This fully revised third edition integrates a range of important new case law and specifically locates ADR within an increasingly digital landscape.
In force from 6 April 2011, the keenly awaited Family Procedure Rules 2010 provide a single set of rules of court for family proceedings in the High Court, county courts and magistrates' courts. The rules establish a comprehensive, modernised code of family procedure that replaces a large body of unconsolidated rules, guidance and forms for different courts and different types of proceedings. Family Procedures Rules 2010 is a timely guide to the new rules. Written by a practising family law solicitor, the book provides a practical perspective on this fundamental change to family proceedings. This invaluable book offers: - up-to-date coverage of the rules of court - an outline of the major changes - expert commentary on the practical implications of the rules - the text of the rules reproduced in full - all the relevant practice directions.
This project addressed the admissibility of expert evidence in criminal proceedings in England and Wales. Currently, too much expert opinion evidence is admitted without adequate scrutiny because no clear test is being applied to determine whether the evidence is sufficiently reliable to be admitted. Juries may therefore be reaching conclusions on the basis of unreliable evidence, as confirmed by a number of miscarriages of justice in recent years. Following consultation on a discussion paper (LCCP 190, 2009, ISDBN 9780118404655) the Commission recommends that there should be a new reliability-based admissibility test for expert evidence in criminal proceedings. The test would not need to be...
This publication is the latest in a series of steps to assist judges in carrying out their onerous responsibilities, and represents a concise yet comprehensive set of principles addressing the many difficult ethical issues that confront judges as they work and live in their communities. It also provides a sound basis to promote a more complete understanding of the role of the judge in society and of the ethical dilemmas they so often encounter. Sections of the publication cover the following: the purpose of the publication; judicial independence; integrity; diligence; equality; and impartiality, including judicial demeanour, civic and charitable activity, political activity, and conflicts of interest.
Covers many types of public order and personal dispute situations such as industrial strikes, neighbourhood disputes, investigative reporters and bullying at work. Includes a copy of the Act.
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It is generally considered that the requirement of unanimity results in more hung juries than does the alternative system of requiring only a majority of jurors to agree on a verdict. What constitutes a majority differs between jurisdictions that have embraced the concept, and may also depend on the type of offence being tried. This Report examines arguments for and against preserving the unanimity rule.