Professional Ethics.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ojienda, Tom
Otros Autores: Juma, Katarina
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : LawAfrica Publishing Ltd, 2011.
Temas:
Legal ethics > Kenya.
Lawyers > Kenya.
Lawyers
Legal ethics
Kenya
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Table of Cases; Table of Statutes; CHAPTER 1
  • A GENERAL OVERVIEW OF PROFESSIONAL ETHICS; A. FUNDAMENTAL ISSUES; B. THE PROFESSION; C. CHARACTERISTICS OF A PROFESSION; D. ETHICS AND THE LEGAL PROFESSION; E. PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY; F. SOURCES OF ETHICAL OBLIGATIONS IN THE LEGAL PROFESSION; G. RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND OTHER BRANCHES OF LAW; H. CONCLUSION; CHAPTER 2
  • THE LEGAL PROFESSION AND THE KENYAN SYSTEM; A. INTRODUCTORY REMARKS; B. COMPOSITION OF THE LEGAL PROFESSION IN KENYA.
  • C. regulation of the legal profession in kenyad. disciplinary machinery/ institutions for lawyers in kenya; e. the declining ethical standards in kenya; f. effective enforcement mechanism for ethics in kenya; chapter 3
  • advocate-client relationship; a. the advocate [sections 2
  • 43]; b. the client [ss. 2, 60a(7)]; c. creation of advocate-client relationship; d. the nature of the advocate-client relationship; e. rights, obligations and privileges of the advocate; f. conflicting obligations; g. conflict of interests; h. advocates and professional undertakings.
  • Chapter 4
  • unqualified persons acting as advocatesa. unqualified persons are not advocates [s. 31]; b. when to practice on own behalf [ss. 32
  • 33]; c. consequences for acting as advocate when unqualified [ss. 33- 34]; d. the name and address of the drawer of a document or an instrument; chapter 5
  • remuneration of advocates; a. advocate fees; b. factors that determine the fees charged; c. fee agreements and conflict of interests; d. remuneration agreements [s. 45]; e. invalid agreements act [s. 46]; f. the (advocates) remuneration order [ss. 44, 48]; g. retainer agreements.
  • H. authority on fees and recovery of fees by the advocatei. enforcing fee agreements [ss. 51-52]; chapter 6
  • professional misconduct and offences by advocates; a. introduction; b. failure to endorse the name of an advocate on an instrument [s. 35]; c. prohibition against undercutting [s. 36]; d. prohibition against sharing profits [s. 37]; e. prohibition against advertising and touting [s. 38]; f. acting as an agent for unqualified person [ss. 39
  • 40]; g. employment of persons struck off the roll or suspended [ss. 41
  • 42]; h. advocates employed by non legal employers.
  • Annexture 1
  • the law society of kenya digest of professional conduct and etiquette (2000)annexture 2
  • advocates (continuing legal education) regulations 2004; annexture 3
  • advocates (professional indemnity) regulations, 2004; annexture 4
  • the advocates (practice) rules, (cap 16 laws of kenya); annexture 5
  • the advocates (remuneration) order (s. 48 cap 16, kenya); annexture 6
  • the advocates (deposit interest) rules (cap 16, laws of kenya); annexture 7
  • the advocates (professional conduct) regulations, (1977, uganda).
  • Annexture 8
  • the advocates (disciplinary) rules of 1955 (laws of tanzania).

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