Abstract
This chapter explores the nature of the relationship between a lawyer and a client. It discusses how the professional codes regulate that relationship. It also looks at three standard conceptions from an ethical perspective: partisanship, neutrality, and non-accountability. The differences between these turn on the extent to which the interests of the client should be the sole primary concern of a lawyer. It goes on to discuss the advertising of legal services, the ‘cab-rank rule’, solicitors and client choice, and ending a relationship with a client. It considers how lawyers should balance their duties to their clients and to others. The chapter also discusses the nature of the contract between solicitors and their clients.
