{"product_id":"legal-ethics-and-the-attorney-general-9781487554736","title":"Legal Ethics and the Attorney General","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Canada, the Attorney General holds a complex and unique role within the federal, provincial, and territorial governments. Despite this key position, there is relatively little knowledge and understanding of the role and professional responsibilities of the Attorney General among the public, the media, policymakers, and politicians – including at least some Attorney Generals themselves. \u003cem\u003eLegal Ethics and the Attorney General\u003c\/em\u003e adopts a doctrinal approach to examine and explain how legal ethics, and particularly the law of lawyering, applies to the Attorney General.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book illustrates that, while the role of the Attorney General is unique, the individual occupying this position practises law and should be held to the same standards as any other lawyer. It addresses common misconceptions: that the Attorney General is not truly a lawyer, that actions deemed wrongful for other lawyers may not be considered wrongful for the Attorney General, or that the accountabil\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51863321084247,"sku":"9781487554736","price":32.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/legal-ethics-and-the-attorney-general-9781487554736","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}