LJU4802 EXAM PACK 2024 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WELL EXPLAINED AND VERIFIED BY EXPERTS AS 100% CORRECT LATEST UPDATE 2023/2024 GRADED A+

LJU4802 EXAM PACK 2024 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WELL EXPLAINED AND VERIFIED BY EXPERTS AS 100% CORRECT LATEST UPDATE 2023/2024 GRADED A+ What are the functions of a code of legal ethics? • protect the professional nature of legal services by stressing the obligation of professionals to serve justice and the public • correct the imbalance in the relationship between the professional and the client • maintain public confidence • protect the public against improper conduct or incompetence by prescribing and guaranteeing the standards of skill, learning and conduct required • provide practitioners and newcomers with broad parameters for making morally responsible choices in testing situations • ensure fair competition between legal practitioners • discipline unprofessional behaviour Adversial Legal System - aka accusatory system - 2 parties face each other (eg state and accused) - role of legal representative and judge are clearly separated - judge acts as an impartial referee, who listens toboth sides of the case and must see to it that the various legal representatives adhere to the procedural rules - judge must ascertain the true version of the facts and apply the law objectively to these facts - legal practitioners focus on the client interest and do not really strive for justice - legal practitioners act as mouth piece for clients - judge decides if accused is guilty - legal representative is not independent or impartial - only listens to client side Referral rule - Adv do not accept briefs directly from clients - must be briefed by an attorney - attorney initiates the contract between adv and client, negotiates fees, instructs adv, etc - in public interest for courts to enforce the referral r