LAW AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS
Word Count: 2500 words (excluding bibliography) – around 500 each but that’s just a guide
1. Referring to the consequences for directors failing to fulfil their duties, set out the reasons why this role should be conducted with care and diligence.
2. Contract and Tort are both variants of the Law of Obligations. Discuss the key similarities and differences between the way in which they regulate legal relationships.
3. Explain the key ways in which the law develops under common law, and discuss whether statutory laws are a better way of evolving the law.
4. Contrast the rules on legal professional privilege for UK patent and trade mark attorneys with those applicable to solicitors. Are there any differences for in-house attorneys?
5. Is the IPReg Code of Conduct too restrictive? Compare and contrast it with the Architects Code of Conduct (see arb.org.uk).
