BLAW3014

BLAW3014: Professional Responsibility

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Which units require BLAW3014?

BLAW3014 is a prerequisite for 1 unit.

LAWS3005

What is BLAW3014 about?

This unit discusses the nature of professions and the legal profession in particular, with its attendant responsibilities. It emphasises the importance of ethical analysis in understanding those professional responsibilities, before discussing in detail the legal and ethical responsibilities which practising legal professionals need to reconcile, including both duties owed to the client and to the court. The unit also discusses the institutional framework and disciplinary processes governing the legal profession, and a lawyer's duties in relation to the handling of client's funds and the maintainance of trust accounts.

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Unit details

Credits25

Contact Hours4 Weekly

Result TypeGrade/Mark

AreaCurtin Law School (1345)

Field of Education090901 Business and Commercial Law

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How this unit is taught

Lecture1 x 2 hours weekly
Tutorial1 x 2 hours weekly

Prerequisites

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LAWS3009Civil ProcedureConcurrent