Beyond Lawyers: Legal Literacy for the Future
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Freudenberg, Brett
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2017
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Modern life can be demanding for individuals, as they can require literacy in many areas beyond reading and writing. Legal literacy has been argued as an access to justice issue and required to ensure a healthy democracy. Also, being able to engage with the economy through a business can be an important avenue to access economic opportunities. However, the world of commerce is underpinned by legal requirements, and an understanding of these requirements may assist with compliance behaviour.
It is important to reflect upon the sources of legal literacy, especially in business circumstances, and consider the role of non-lawyer ...
View more >Modern life can be demanding for individuals, as they can require literacy in many areas beyond reading and writing. Legal literacy has been argued as an access to justice issue and required to ensure a healthy democracy. Also, being able to engage with the economy through a business can be an important avenue to access economic opportunities. However, the world of commerce is underpinned by legal requirements, and an understanding of these requirements may assist with compliance behaviour. It is important to reflect upon the sources of legal literacy, especially in business circumstances, and consider the role of non-lawyer advisers in assisting with legal problems. Evidence suggests the role of non-lawyer intermediary advisers, such as accountants, appears to be an important facilitator in assisting individuals who are faced with legal problems. Consequently, it is important that the legal literacy of these non-lawyer intermediaries is adequate.
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View more >Modern life can be demanding for individuals, as they can require literacy in many areas beyond reading and writing. Legal literacy has been argued as an access to justice issue and required to ensure a healthy democracy. Also, being able to engage with the economy through a business can be an important avenue to access economic opportunities. However, the world of commerce is underpinned by legal requirements, and an understanding of these requirements may assist with compliance behaviour. It is important to reflect upon the sources of legal literacy, especially in business circumstances, and consider the role of non-lawyer advisers in assisting with legal problems. Evidence suggests the role of non-lawyer intermediary advisers, such as accountants, appears to be an important facilitator in assisting individuals who are faced with legal problems. Consequently, it is important that the legal literacy of these non-lawyer intermediaries is adequate.
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Australian Business Law Review
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45
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5
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© 2017 Thomson Reuters. This article was first published by Thomson Reuters in the Australian Business Law Review and should be cited as Brett Freudenberg, Beyond Lawyers: Legal Literacy for the Future, (2017) 45 ABLR 387. For all subscription inquiries please phone, from Australia: 1300 304 195, from Overseas: +61 2 8587 7980 or online at legal.thomsonreuters.com.au/search. The official PDF version of this article can also be purchased separately from Thomson Reuters at http://sites.thomsonreuters.com.au/journals/subscribe-or-purchase.
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Taxation law
Law and legal studies
Commercial law not elsewhere classified