The Commission has collected and considered a very extensive range of published material in the course of preparing this Report Almost all of this material is held in indexed files which are available to the public at the Commission's offices.
We list below some publications which may be of particular interest to anyone considering the topics of advertising and specialisation in the legal profession. Reference should also be made to the Notes on Sources in our Discussion Paper, Advertising and Specialisation.
American Bar Association, Model Rules of Professional Conduct (Proposed Final Draft and Proposed Alternative Draft), (ABA, Chicago, 1981).
American Bar Association, Commission on Advertising: Report to the House of Delegates (ABA, Chicago, 1980).
American Bar Association, Specialisation Committee: Information Bulletins and Reports to the House of Delegates (ABA, Chicago).
American Law Institute - American Bar Association: Enhancing the Competence of Lawyers (Report of the Houston Conference, 1981).
Andrews, L: Birth of a Salesman (American Bar Association, Chicago, 1980).
Atkins, R: New South Wales Solicitors' Manual (3rd ed., Law Society of NSW, Sydney, 1975).
Brink, D: “Lets Take Specialisation Apart”, American Bar Association Journal (1976), vol.62, p.191.
Canadian Bar Association: Public Forum on Lawyer Advertising (Toronto, 1978).
Conference on Quality of Legal Services: The Legal Profession and Quality of Service (Canadian Institute for the Administration of justice, Ottawa, 1979).
Disney, J, Basten, J, Redmond, P, and Ross, S: Lawyers (Law Book Co., Sydney, 1977).
Esau, A: "Recent Developments in Specialisation Regulation of the Legal Profession", Manitoba Law Journal (1981), vol.11, p.133.
Esau, A: "Specialisation and the Legal Profession", Manitoba Law Journal (1979), vol.9, p.255.
Gifford, K: Legal Profession Law and Practice in Victoria (Law Book Co., Sydney, 1980).
Gowans, Sir Gregory: The Victorian Bar (Law Book Co., Sydney, 1979).
Hetherton, M: Victoria's Lawyers (Victoria Law Foundation, Melbourne, 1978.
Joiner, C: “Specialisation in the Law: Control It or it will destroy Itself”, American Bar Association Journal (1955), vol.41, p.1105.
Laumann, E, and Heinz, J: Specialisation and Prestige in the Legal Profession: The Structure of Deference (American Bar Foundation, Chicago, 1977).
Law Council of Australia, Specialisation Committee: Working Paper, Law Society Bulletin (South Australia) (August, 1977), p.4.
Law Society of Alberta: “Specialist Certification in the Legal Profession” (1972), reprinted in the Report of the Conference on the Quality of Legal Services (see above).
Law Society of British Columbia: "Report of the Joint Committee on Specialisation to the Law Society of British Columbia and the BC Branch of the Canadian Bar Association" (1977), reprinted in the Report of the Conference on the Quality of Legal Services (see above).
Law Society: A Guide to the Professional Conduct of Solicitors (Law Society, London, 1974).
Law Society of New South Wales: "Advertising and Specialisation" (1982), Submission No.412 to the Legal Profession Inquiry.
Law Society of New South Wales: “Advertising” (1978), Submission No.218 to the Legal Profession Inquiry.
Law Society of New South Wales: "The Certification of Legal Practitioners as Specialists in Particular Fields" (1978), Submission No.201 to the Legal Profession Inquiry.
Mindes, M: “Lawyer Specialty Certification: The Monopoly Game”, American Bar Association Journal (1975), vol.61, p.42.
Mindes, M: “Proliferation, Specialisation and Certification: the Splitting of the Bar”, University of Toledo Law Review, (1980), p.273.
Monopolies and Mergers Commission: Barristers' Services: A Report on the Supply of Barristers' Services in Relation to Restrictions on Advertising (HMSO, London, 1976).
Monopolies and Mergers Commission: Solicitors' Services: A Report on the Supply of Services of Solicitors in England and Wales in Relation to Restrictions on Advertising (HMSO, London, 1976).
Morgan, P: “Specialisation”, Australian Law Journal (1981), vol.55, p.663.
National Workshop on Quality of Legal Services: The Legal Profession and Quality of Service: Further Report and Proposals (Federation of Law Societies of Canada, Ottawa, 1981).
New South Wales Bar Association: "Advertising" (1977), Submission No.196 to the Legal Profession Inquiry.
New South Wales Bar Association: “Advertising and Specialisation” (1982), Submission No.406 to the Legal Profession Inquiry.
New South Wales Bar Association: "The Certification of Legal Practitioners as Specialists" (1977), Submission No.84 to the Legal Profession Inquiry.
New South Wales Law Reform Commission: Advertising and Specialisation (Legal Profession Inquiry, Discussion Paper No.5, Sydney, 1981).
New South Wales Law Reform Commission: First Report on the Legal Profession (Sydney, 1981).
New South Wales Law Reform Commission: The Structure of the Profession (Legal Profession Inquiry, Discussion Paper No.4, Sydney, 1981).
Nicoll, A: "Advertising our Wares", Australian Law Journal (1979), vol.53, p.438.
Professional Organisations Committee: Report (Ontario Government Bookstore, Toronto, 1980).
Ross, S: “Lawyers and the Public - How to Bring Them Together”, Australian Law Journal (1979), vol.53, p.184.
Royal Commission on Legal Services (the “Benson Commission”): Final Report (HMSO, London, 1979, Cmnd.7648).
Royal Commission on Legal Services in Scotland (the “Hughes Commission”): Report (HMSO, Edinburgh 1980, Cmnd.7846).
Senate of the Inns of Court and the Bar: Code of Conduct (London, 1980).
Supreme Court of the United States: Bates v. O'Steen, United States Reports (1977), vol.433, p.350.
Tomasic, R, and Bullard, C: Lawyers and their Work in New South Wales (Law Foundation of NSW, Sydney, 1978).
Trade Practices Tribunal: Association of Consulting Engineers, Australia (1981), Australian Trade Practices Reporter, p.40-202.
Trebilcock, M, Tuohy, C, and Wolfson, A: Professional Regulation (Ministry of the Attorney General, Toronto, 1979).
Zander, M: Legal Services for the Community (Temple Smith London, 1978).
Zehnle, R: Specialisation in the Legal Profession (American Bar Foundation, Chicago, 1975).
