This program will be focused exclusively on Professional Responsibility and Ethics of the Legal Representative. Updated with new developments in codes of professional conduct and case law over the past 12 months, learn how to best represent your client while staying true to the ethics of the profession. Topics to be covered include:
1. Legal and Ethical Duties on the advocate - common law, law society obligations (15 minutes)
2. Standard of competency - case law standard of competency, examples of where standard of effective representation met or not met (15 minutes)
3. Officer of the court - explain the concept, examples of what is and is not permissible when defending your client, and when dealing with the opposite side; civility requirement (15 minutes)
4. Conflicts of interest - nature of conflicts in representation, common situations giving rise to them (15 minutes)
5. Withdrawal of service - proper basis for doing so, examples of breakdown in relationship, retainer issues etc. (15 minutes )
6. Questions (15 minutes)
90 minutes total for Ethics, Professional Responsibility, Law Practice Management.
Presenters:
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Mr. Justice Rick Libman, of the Ontario Court of Justice - Old City Hall, Toronto
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Dale Ives, of the Ontario Bar and formerly of the University of Western Ontario, Faculty of Law.
If you intend to take a course for CLE credit, please make sure your state is listed in the "Accreditation" section to the upper right of the program description. Accreditation displayed is unique to the purchased program format (live conference, live webcast, on demand, podcast). Credit totals listed for live conferences are the maximum credits available. Credits issued will be based upon actual time in attendance. Credit totals for other formats are for complete programs. Partial credit is not available for any online or downloadable format.
West LegalEdcenter will not provide accreditation for states not listed.
This product is intended for individual use by the named purchaser. Group viewings for online programs may be arranged for five or more attorneys within the same organization prior to viewing by emailing west.wlec-sales@thomson.com.
