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City lawyers “privately regulated by clients”
Friday, 15 January 2016A “tranche” of top commercial lawyers “has effectively become privately regulated by the clients they seek to serve”, a leading academic has said. Dr Steven Vaughan said some were “happy to be captured” by clients.
Tags: Professional ethics, Solicitors Regulation Authority
Posted in Barristers, Latest news, Question of ethics, Regulation, Solicitors
Moorhead: corporate lawyers’ approach to professional ethics could be a “serious problem”
Thursday, 8 October 2015There is evidence to suggest that some of the largest law firms are making errors on the ethical approach of their corporate lawyers, while solicitors’ code of conduct is “hopelessly silent” on the problems of commercial practice, according to a leading academic.
Tags: in-house lawyers, Professional ethics
Posted in Latest news, Regulation, Solicitors
Globalisation changes “leaving ethics debate behind”
Wednesday, 15 April 2015A high-powered trio of senior lawyers have kick-started what they hope will become a wider debate on the ethical dimension of lawyers’ professionalism amid heightened competition among law firms in an increasingly globalised marketplace.
Tags: Professional ethics
Posted in Latest news
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Keeping the conversation going beyond Pride Month
As I reflect on all the celebrations of Pride Month 2024, I ask myself why there remains hesitancy amongst LGBTQ+ staff members about when it comes to being open about their identity in the workplace.
Third-party managed accounts: Your key questions answered
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has given strong indications that it is headed towards greater restrictions on law firms when it comes to handling client money.
Understanding vicarious trauma in the legal workplace
Vicarious trauma can happen to anyone who works with clients who have experienced trauma such as domestic or other violence, child abuse, sexual assault, torture or being a refugee.
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