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

Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Title verso -- Preface -- Contents -- Table of Cases -- 1. Introduction -- A CHANGING PROFESSION -- THE REGULATORY REGIME -- REGULATING CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- THE NEED FOR AN EMPIRICAL STUDY -- RESEARCH METHOD -- OTHER COMPONENTS OF THE RESEARCH -- PLAN OF THE BOOK -- 2. The Regulatory Regime -- INTRODUCTION -- SUCCESSIVE REPRESENTATION -- SIMULTANEOUS REPRESENTATION -- SUMMARY -- 3. The Modern Fiduciary: Conflicts in Other Professions -- INTRODUCTION -- CONFLICTS AT THE BAR: THE APPROACH OF THE BAR COUNCIL OF ENGLAND AND WALES -- ACCOUNTANCY CONFLICTS: A 'MANAGED' APPROACH -- FIDUCIARY DUTIES AND REGULATORY RULES: THE LAW COMMISSION'S FINDINGS -- SUMMARY -- 4. Conflicts of Interest: An International Perspective -- INTRODUCTION -- UNITED STATES -- THE COMMONWEALTH -- EUROPE -- SUMMARY -- 5. Discovering Conflicts: Procedures and Dilemmas -- INTRODUCTION -- OBTAINING INSTRUCTIONS AND THE CONFLICT CHECK -- THE FRUSTRATED CLIENT -- ENSURING CONFIDENTIALITY FOR WOULD-BE CLIENTS -- PROTECTING CLIENTS' IDENTITIES FROM COLLEAGUES -- EVALUATING THE DATA -- SUMMARY -- 6. The Decision Whether to Act: Procedures and Interests -- INTRODUCTION -- CLASSIFYING CONFLICT -- COMPETING INTERESTS -- LAW SOCIETY GUIDANCE -- CLIENTS' VIEWS ON CONFLICTS -- THE DECISION-MAKER -- A CLEAR DIVIDE -- GROUP TWO: THE MINDFUL MODERATES -- GROUP THREE: THE PIOUS PROVINCIALS -- SUMMARY -- 7. Acting in the Face of Conflict -- INTRODUCTION -- THE AVAILABLE OPTIONS -- SELECTING THE MEASURES (IN THEORY) -- SELECTING THE MEASURES (IN PRACTICE) -- THE CLIENT PERSPECTIVE -- SUMMARY -- 8. Conclusion -- INTRODUCTION -- LAW SOCIETY RULES AND LEGAL PRINCIPLES: THE DEBATE -- THE EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE -- POSSIBLE WAYS FORWARD -- SUMMARY -- THE WIDER CONTEXT: LEGAL ETHICS WITHIN A CHANGING PROFESSION -- Appendix: Methodology -- Bibliography -- Index.

Based on interviews with lawyers and their clients, this book considers how conflicts of interest are handled within law firms.

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