Description
This title examines the statutory, contractual, and common law duties and obligations of barristers and solicitors engaged in and preparing for litigation. Topics covered include duties to clients, the courts, and third parties; how obligations impact on the day-to-day work of lawyers; suggestions on which cases to take and which to leave; handling claims for professional negligence and applications for wasted costs arising from the mishandling of litigation; defenses available to litigators when subject to a claim; liabilities in alternative dispute resolution; and analysis of the impact of recent case law.