Sample Exam Question Consider this statement made in your text: [O]verly zealous advocacy can damage the fabric of the legal system itself. Excessive adversarialism makes the whole system more expensive and unfair for everyone since it constantly increases expectations about the minimum level of representation ... each side believes they must do more to protect their own client because of what they believe the other side is going to do, until ultimately the issues seem to revolve around procedure rather than substance, and the form of words rather than their purpose. --Parker & Evans (2018) 181 17 Sample Exam Question In light of this statement, reflect on the Australian Solicitors' Conduct Rules. Respond to these two questions (10 marks each): Do the Australian Solicitors' Conduct Rules act to prevent excessive adversarialism? If so, how? If not, how do they not? How do the ASCRs set clear expectations that require lawyers to resolve civil law disputes in a fair and efficient way