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Law Ethics

Where to Start:

If you are unsure about your subject, look it up in a dictionary or encyclopedia. Or try a handbook for the latest information with facts and figures. Why not try:

Butterworths Concise Australian Legal Dictionary 3rd Ed.	REF K/211/.K1 BUT/2004
Legal Terms	REF K/211/.K1 LEG/1998
Halsbury's Laws of Australia	REF K/218/.K1 HAL/1991 Online version through LexisNexis AU
Queensland Law Handbook	REF K/218/.K2Q QUE/2002
Solicitors handbook	KL/87/.K2Q SOL/2003

Books:

Use the Library catalogue to search for books held in the Library.

Lawyers' responsibility and accountability : cases, problems and commentary Ysaiah Ross, Peter MacFarlane	KL/82/.K1.Z2 ROS/2002
Lawyers' professional responsibility in Australia and New Zealand G. E. Dal Pont	KL/82/.K1 DAL/2001
Ethics in law: lawyers' responsibility and accountability in Australia Ysaiah Ross. (formerly Stanley Ross)	KL/82/.K1 ROS/2001
Legal professional privilege in Australia Ronald J Desiatnik	KN/394.8/.K1 DES/1999

Or you can look on the shelves at the following numbers:

• KL/82/.K1 - Legal Ethics - Australia
• KN/394.8/.K1 - Privileges and immunities - Australia

Electronic Resources (including Journal Databases):

Electronic resources provide secondary sources of information such as journal articles, news, reports and/or primary sources of information such as cases and legislation. Access electronic resources including journal databases from the Library's Electronic Resources page.

AGIS	Attorney General's Information Service covering all aspects of law. Mainly Australian information
LexisNexis AU	Practice Library: The College of Law Practice Papers: Professional Responsibility
Lexis	United States, International and Australian legislation and case law

Journals:

Journals may have more up-to-date information than books. You can search for journals using the Library catalogue. Try the following to start:

Law review - The University of Notre Dame Australia

KL/27W.001 NOT

Web Resources:

You can try searching the Internet for more resources.

Australian Institute of Ethics and the Professions	Co-sponsored by St John's College and The University of Queensland - primarily concerned with professional practice.
Legal Ethics (U S focus)	Links to most of the primary Internet legal research and general ethics resources available on the Internet
Ethics	Deakin University legal research links to material on ethics
Queensland Law Society - Disciplinary Reports