In preparation for this talk I have reviewed cases of interest in the High Courts and Courts of Appeal of England and Wales and Northern Ireland from the past two years or so on professional negligence and liability and principally relating to solicitors. There are six topics of interest: the...

This Article addresses a range of problems arising from the failure of state courts to analyze the relationship among different forms of judge-made law governing lawyers. Ordinarily, state supreme courts promulgate disciplinary codes and local court rules governing lawyers practicing in their...