Ethics Assessment
You must reference the Australian
Solicitors Conduct Rules and Legal Profession Uniform Law to answer the multiple
choice questions correctly and write approximately 200 words per question for
the answer.
Question at position 1
1
1 point
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Question at position 1
Imagine you are setting up a personal injury practice and intend to ask
local physiotherapy practices for referrals.
(a) What considerations should you keep in mind?
(b) Identify any applicable conduct rules.
Imagine you are setting up a personal injury practice and intend to ask
local physiotherapy practices for referrals.
(a) What considerations should you keep in mind?
(b) Identify any applicable conduct rules
Question at position 2
2
1 point
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Question at position 2
Summarise your ethical obligations when confidential information is
mistakenly disclosed to you by another law practice. Identify any applicable
conduct rules.
Summarise your ethical obligations when confidential information is
mistakenly disclosed to you by another law practice. Identify any applicable
conduct rules.
Question at position 3
3
1 point
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Question at position 3
Your conveyancing clerk has
miscalculated the settlement statement of adjustments (giving an advantage to
your client) and it has not been picked up by the other law practice. Your
client instructs you not to say anything to the other law practice.
(a) Do you follow your
client’s instructions?
(b) Identify any applicable
conduct rules.
Your conveyancing clerk has
miscalculated the settlement statement of adjustments (giving an advantage to
your client) and it has not been picked up by the other law practice. Your
client instructs you not to say anything to the other law practice.
(a) Do you follow your
client’s instructions?
(b) Identify any applicable
conduct rules.
Question at position 4
4
1 point
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Question at position 4
Can you share your law practice premises with another business that is
engaged in a different profession/industry/service? Identify any applicable
conduct rules.
Can you share your law practice premises with another business that is
engaged in a different profession/industry/service? Identify any applicable
conduct rules.
Question at position 5
5
1 point
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Question at position 5
A family law client with a
mental illness who received an adverse parenting decision tells you that, last
night, he/she physically harmed his/her children in an attempt to prevent the
ex-partner from seeing the children.
(a) Identify your ethical
obligations regarding the information you have received.
(b) Explain the process you
would use to resolve this dilemma with reference to the Ethical Deliberation
Questionnaire (Deliberative Model), or another ethical decision making model,
or your own approach.
A family law client with a
mental illness who received an adverse parenting decision tells you that, last
night, he/she physically harmed his/her children in an attempt to prevent the
ex-partner from seeing the children.
(a) Identify your ethical
obligations regarding the information you have received.
(b) Explain the process you
would use to resolve this dilemma with reference to the Ethical Deliberation
Questionnaire (Deliberative Model), or another ethical decision making model,
or your own approach.
Question at position 6
6
1 point
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Question at position 6
A disgruntled client
terminates the retainer with your law practice. There is $5000 outstanding for
professional costs rendered.
(a) Identify any documents
over which a lien can be maintained.
(b) Identify any applicable
conduct rules.
A disgruntled client
terminates the retainer with your law practice. There is $5000 outstanding for
professional costs rendered.
(a) Identify any documents
over which a lien can be maintained.
(b) Identify any applicable
conduct rules.
Question at position 7
7
1 point
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Question at position 7
You have received a letter from the local regulatory authority
requesting the production of your client file arising from a complaint made by
a former client against a former employed solicitor whom you supervised during
the client’s matter two years ago. Summarise your obligations and the
consequences if you do not respond to the letter with reference to the
applicable legislation and/or conduct rules.
You have received a letter from the local regulatory authority
requesting the production of your client file arising from a complaint made by
a former client against a former employed solicitor whom you supervised during
the client’s matter two years ago. Summarise your obligations and the
consequences if you do not respond to the letter with reference to the
applicable legislation and/or conduct rules.
Question at position 8
8
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Question at position 8
(a) Give four examples of different conflicts of interest that may arise
in daily practice and identify any applicable conduct rules that address each
example.
(b) Using one such example, explain your next course of action in a matter with
reference to your professional values and your own personal values or
self-interest.
(c) Explain how you would inform either or both parties to a matter that your
law practice cannot continue to act further but with a view to retaining the
clients in future matters. Outline the circumstance where this action may be
required.
(d) Identify five of the policies, procedures or strategies that a law practice
could implement to either minimise or avoid future conflicts of interest from
occurring and that would foster good ethical decision making.
(a) Give four examples of different conflicts of interest that may arise
in daily practice and identify any applicable conduct rules that address each
example.
(b) Using one such example, explain your next course of action in a matter with
reference to your professional values and your own personal values or
self-interest.
(c) Explain how you would inform either or both parties to a matter that your
law practice cannot continue to act further but with a view to retaining the
clients in future matters. Outline the circumstance where this action may be
required.
(d) Identify five of the policies, procedures or strategies that a law practice
could implement to either minimise or avoid future conflicts of interest from
occurring and that would foster good ethical decision making.
Question at position 9
9
1 point
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Question at position 9
Explain how you would discourage, influence and change a pre-existing
culture of bullying and unethical behaviour in your law practice/workplace.
Identify any applicable conduct rules.
Explain how you would discourage, influence and change a pre-existing
culture of bullying and unethical behaviour in your law practice/workplace.
Identify any applicable conduct rules.
Question at position 10
10
1 point
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Question at position 10
Identify five of the policies or procedures that law practices should
implement to ensure effective supervision of employees and predict the impact
and consequences (both adverse and beneficial) of each policy or procedure on
employee behaviour and motivation.
Identify five of the policies or procedures that law practices should
implement to ensure effective supervision of employees and predict the impact
and consequences (both adverse and beneficial) of each policy or procedure on
employee behaviour and motivation.
