National Regulation
The current moves to introduce nationally consistent legislation covering the regulation of Australian lawyers raises some ethical issues. The Chief Justices, for example, have raised concerns that a national regulatory board appointed by the executive government may threaten the independence of the legal profession and interfere with the Court's inherent jurisdiction over the discipline of lawyers.
These, and other ethical issues, are discussed here.
NOTE: Many of the papers attached to this topic were presented at a National Legal Regulation forum hosted by Monash University Law School on 30 March 2010.
BlogMaterials
- Adrian Evans - The Funding of National Legal Profession Regulation. Monash 30 March 2010
- Christine Parker - The Need for Regulation to Promote Preventive Ethical Infrastructures in Law Firms. Monash 30 March 2010
- David Cousins - The Ethics of Regulating the National Legal Profession. Monash 30 March 2010
- LCA proposed model for a Regulatory Framework October 2009
- Letter of Chief Justice French to National Legal Profession Reform Taskforce Nov 2009
- Linda Haller - Realities of Complaints and Discipline at a State Level - National Legal Regulation Forum Monash 30 March 2010
- Michael McGarvie (LSC Vic) The Ethics of Complaints Handling 30 March 2010
