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Serving Two Masters: Conflicts of Interest in the Modern Law Firm

Book information

Publisher
Hart Publishing
Year
2002
ISBN
1841132292, 9781841132297
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
661 kB (677141 bytes)
Series
Onati International Series in Law & Society
Pages
212\227
Time added
2013-12-31 02:33:11

Description

It is important that lawyers should not allow themselves to act for two clients whose interests may, potentially, conflict. However, this principle is being placed under increasing pressure, the main reasons for this being increased demand for specialist legal services, the globalization of commerce, a dramatic growth in the size of leading law firms, and significantly greater mobility within the legal profession. As a result, there is a growing trend, especially within the commercial legal environment, for solicitors to face conflicts of interest which have no easy solution. Increasingly, conflicts are being "managed" rather than avoided altogether. This is a field within which the Law Society's own rules are flouted on a daily basis, and in which these rules appear increasingly at odds with the common law. Based on extensive interviews with lawyers and their clients, this book provides the first thorough consideration of how conflicts of interest are handled within law firms.

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