Leading legal ethicist asserts independent commission needed to address problems of honesty and integrity in commercial and public life
London-based litigator Nicholas Williams left Magic Circle firm in 2019 following an internal investigation
Unprecedented move follows highly critical independent report into regulator’s supervision of accumulator firm
Mr Justice Marcus Smith will be replaced by former president Sir Peter Roth on an interim basis
Competition Appeal Tribunal president “abused his position” committing serious misconduct
Firms including Gibson Dunn, RPC, Taylor Wessing and Fladgate advise on ‘historic enforcement ruling’
High-profile consultancy called in to help firm improve workplace culture
Lecture by Richard Moorhead suggests existence of ‘orthodoxy’ in which clients’ interests trump justice
Trial expected next January as judges say appeal bid ‘does not raise an arguable question of law’ over group claims
Legal ethics academic Richard Moorhead highlights risks posed by culture of ‘adversarial partisanship’ and ‘excessive zeal’ in profession
ALM pledges to champion ‘meaningful, positive change’ within legaltech community after LinkedIn post by woman attendee goes viral
Former chair of UK firm’s global marine practice group also fined for due diligence failures unearthed in 2018
Landmark research by the Legal Practice Management Association and Institute of Barristers’ Clerks found more than a quarter of Bar employees had been bullied
Barristers’ professional body for England and Wales commits to tackle ‘systemic issue’
Regulator says it uncovered ‘sophisticated’ suspected dishonesty including ‘falsified bank statements and letters’
More than 80 investigators involved in operation sparked by discovery of £66m hole in client accounts
Solicitors Regulation Authority concedes additional levies are likely as law soc flags ‘atypical’ business model of collapsed firm
Mr Justice Knowles’ ‘forensic examination’ of case welcomed, but reforming rules for high-value investor state disputes may be hard
Freshfields says companies need to review whistleblowing training and policies in a world of hybrid work
Solicitors Regulation Authority makes what is expected to be the largest – and most costly – intervention into a law firm