75416 Professional Conduct 2

3cp; offered either on-campus or by distance requiring no on-campus attendance

Requisite(s): 132 credit points of completed study in C04148 Master of Law and Legal Practice

These requisites may not apply to students in certain courses. See access conditions.

Undergraduate and Postgraduate
Subject coordinator: D Hipsley

Students in this subject are introduced to the ethical responsibilities of legal practitioners under case law, the Professional Conduct Rules, the Legal Professional Act 2004 (NSW) and Legal Profession Regulations 2005 (NSW). Topics include retainers and liens, duties to the court and duties to the client, relations with third parties and discipline. Students develop their own framework for the resolution of ethical dilemmas by exploring the application of lawyers' ethical responsibilities to workshop problem scenarios and by keeping a reflective journal.

Assessment: Assignment (20 per cent), journal (20 per cent), examination (60 per cent).

Typical availability

Summer session, City campus
Autumn semester, City campus
Spring semester, City campus

Fee information

2007 contribution for post-2004 Commonwealth-supported students: $520.81
2007 amount for undergraduate domestic fee-paying students: $1,236.00
Subject EFTSL: 0.063
Note: The above fees are applicable in 2007 for Commonwealth-supported students who commenced after 2004 and domestic fee-paying undergraduate students only. Pre-2005 Commonwealth-supported students should consult the Student contribution charges for Commonwealth supported students webpage.
Not all students are eligible for Commonwealth supported places, and not all subjects are available to Commonwealth supported students. Domestic fee-paying students and international students should refer to the Fees webpage.

Access conditions

Note: The requisite information presented in this subject description covers only academic requisites. Full details of all enforced rules, covering both academic and admission requisites, are available at Access conditions and My Student Admin.