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Legal ethics experts Justice Alice Woolley and new co-author Professor Amy Salyzyn have written a thorough and scholarly review of the legal and ethical duties every lawyer must fulfill to manage risk and make prudent decisions in everyday practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatures of This Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe third edition of \u003cem\u003eUnderstanding Lawyers' Ethics in Canada\u003c\/em\u003e discusses significant practice and case law developments since the previous edition was published in 2016. The text updates readers on the latest challenges and ethical dilemmas for lawyers, and includes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn excellent summation of lawyers' duties and responsibilities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExamination of case law and disciplinary decisions with respect to lawyer misconduct\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReview of ethical issues arising in areas such as:\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe lawyer-client relationship\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdvocacy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLawyer-client trust and confidence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClient perjury\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDealing with witnesses\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConflicts of interest\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCriminal law\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAccess to justice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe codified duties of lawyers in Canada, set out in the Federation of Law Societies’ Model Code, with identification of variations from the Federation Code in different Canadian provinces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat's New in This Edition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe controversy over the adoption of the Statement of Principles requirement by the Law Society of Ontario\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLimits on abusive or discriminatory speech by lawyers and lawyer speech and social media\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCrown lawyer duties when acting in litigation involving Indigenous Peoples and lawyers’ duties when acting opposite self-represented litigants\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew law society rules and requirements with respect to contingency fee agreements\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eLaw Society of British Columbia v. 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