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The article discusses the definition of civility within the legal profession. Topics covered include the difference between zealous advocacy and acting without civility, some examples of incivility within the legal profession, and guidance on how best to handle disagreements or aggressive communications with clients, opposing counsel, and outside parties. Also discussed is how the shift toward remote proceedings during the COVID-19 pandemic has created incivility in email communications.

The article presents information on the rules related to professional conducts based focusing on the situation wherein lawyer spouses are on the opposite sides of a trial counsel. The violation of legal ethics and the need of avoiding inadvertent breaching of client confidentiality are discussed in detail. A discussion is presented on the development of model rules in such situations, the inadequacy in laws and the discrepancies in the related case laws. A suggestion is provided related to the need of amendments in these rules focusing on legal ethics.

The article focuses on the significance of independence on the ethical practice of lawyers in common law countries, such as Australia, Great Britain and the U.S. It provides a discussion on a number of situations wherein a lack of independence is noted in the actions of in-house lawyers. It explores various ways on how independence is analysed in the wider literature in order to make clearer view of the key ideas behind independence. It outlines the four concepts for delivering independent advice including capacity, which is argued as the most important, power, status and relational barriers. It then examines the four elements against a series of cases that have defined independence for the purpose of privilege claims involving in-house lawyers.

The article discusses aspects of the justice system reform and legal ethics in Japan. It provides an overview of the disciplinary system for attorneys, or bengoshi, in the nation. It examines situations to prove that there is no relationship between the increasing number of bengoshi and an increase in ethical concerns. It presents analysis on the statistical data on the nation's disciplinary requests and cases. It also investigates whether there is an over-supply of bengoshi in the nation and examines the impact of slowing bengoshi number's pace on the access to justice.

The article focuses on Illinois' adoption of the 2010 revised Rules of Professional Conduct, based on the American Bar Association's Model Rules of Professional Conduct which have become the source of law for the state's disciplinary system. The rules also provide guidance for questions of disqualification in litigation and for the standard of care of conduct in malpractice cases. A summary of the aspects of the rules has been provided as it is important to lawyers.

Discusses the issue of whether or not the legal profession in London, England constituted a trade union. Public debate in 1989 following the government's Green paper on reforming the legal profession; Nature and role of legal etiquette compared to the work rules associated with trade unions; Regulation of the legal profession labor market; Organization and structure of and entry to the profession; Proposals for deregulation.

The article discusses the three significant Rules of Professional Conduct for practicing lawyers in Minnesota. It provides an overview of the three rules provided by the Minnesota Rules of Professional Conduct (MRPC) including lawyers as witness, prosecutor responsibilities, and nonadjudicative proceedings. The author stresses that lawyers need to be knowledgeable of these rules since these rules may apply to specific situations.

The author discusses professional etiquette and ethics related to legal professions.