- Title
- Rethinking Lawyer Immunity
- Creator
- Saady, Nicholas; Sourdin, Tania
- Relation
- Australian Law Journal Vol. 96, Issue 5, p. 347-367
- Relation
- https://anzlaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I380f2558ecc211ecb9f3a238f400dc69/View/FullText.html?navigationPath=Search%2Fv1%2Fresults%2Fnavigation%2Fi0ad6ad3e0000018a1b71b47a74389ab2%3Fppcid%3D04daf4fefc624089bc9dffaeda25ca55%26Nav%3DAUNZ_ANALYTICAL%26fragmentIdentifier%3DI380f2558ecc211ecb9f3a238f400dc69%26parentRank%3D0%26startIndex%3D1%26contextData%3D%2528sc.Search%2529%26transitionType%3DSearchItem&listSource=Search&listPageSource=6677c909a63f38932b6c936625be112e&list=AUNZ_ANALYTICAL&rank=1&sessionScopeId=3697493bd2c9600f78bcca4a9cfbd70751161fc511693af976ab39be9c430be0&ppcid=04daf4fefc624089bc9dffaeda25ca55&originationContext=Search%20Result&transitionType=SearchItem&contextData=(sc.Search)&comp=wlau
- Publisher
- Lawbook
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2022
- Description
- For many years, the Australian advocate immunity doctrine has prevented barristers and solicitor-advocates from being civilly sued in relation to their acts or omissions which are connected to court litigation or a court’s determination of a case. The immunity doctrine has been recently criticised in Australia, and abandoned or modified in other common law jurisdictions. This article examines the nature, scope and application of the immunity doctrine in Australia, particularly in mediation. It then compares the Australian position to that in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and New Zealand. It also provides guidance to lawyers about dealing with the application of the immunity in practice, and proposes potential areas of reform to the current Australian law surrounding the immunity.
- Subject
- common law jurisdictions; immunity doctrine; Australia; guidance
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1483484
- Identifier
- uon:51115
- Identifier
- ISSN:0004-9611
- Language
- eng
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