Professional Conduct

Should access to justice always take precedence over freedom of conscience when representing clients?

Panel at London International Disputes Week featuring ex-Lord Chancellor, Alex Chalk KC, debates finely balanced ethical dilemmas

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‘Lessons have been learned’: Judge sounds warning over Fieldfisher’s judgment embargo breach

Mr Justice Fordham accepts ‘sincere and heartfelt apologies’ over release of confidential draft to journalists

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Legal Services Board rebukes SRA, BSB for ‘failures’ in stinging report

LSB highlights ‘concerning shortfalls’ in regulatory performance at the Solicitors Regulation Authority and Bar Standards Board

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Singapore Law Society vice-president resigns following social media posts about rape case

Chia Boon Teck’s comments drew widespread criticism from the legal community, including Singapore Minister of Law K. Shanmugam

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HSF to pay £465k fine for Russian arm's sanctions breach ahead of closure

Anglo-Australian giant 'disappointed' by fine levied for ‘human error’ payments to sanctioned entities

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Five charged over £60m collapse of Axiom Ince

Former CEO Pragnesh Modhwadia among defendants facing charges that include fraud, forgery and destruction of documents

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Herbert Smith Freehills removes partner over 'deeply offensive' social media post

Damien Hazard 'issued with relevant notice' following X post criticising Jewish lawyer's comments on arson attack on Melbourne synagogue

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Campaigning woman barrister wins tribunal case over 'boys' club' tweets criticising family judge

Charlotte Proudman hails 'turning point' for women's rights and a barrister's freedom of speech

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Aspiring barristers in sexual misconduct case against high-profile KC praised by Bar Council chair for ‘great bravery’

Two years ‘too long’ for Jo Sidhu KC case to finish, says Bar leader, as he urges barristers to call out misconduct

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‘Women are disproportionately the targets of bullying’ – Eagle Club founder and CEO Lesley Wan

The perception of legal departments as a blocker can sometimes make them the target of senior management bullying, with women more likely to be victims of toxic behaviour in the workplace, say Lesley Wan and Dr Catherine McGregor

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‘Change the way lawyers behave’: Moorhead calls for action in wake of Post Office scandal

Leading legal ethicist asserts independent commission needed to address problems of honesty and integrity in commercial and public life

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Ex-Freshfields partner suspended by tribunal over allegations of ‘inappropriate’ behaviour

London-based litigator Nicholas Williams left Magic Circle firm in 2019 following an internal investigation

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Legal Services Board initiates enforcement action against SRA over Axiom Ince oversight failures

Unprecedented move follows highly critical independent report into regulator’s supervision of accumulator firm

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Judge reprimanded for love letter to step down as CAT president

Mr Justice Marcus Smith will be replaced by former president Sir Peter Roth on an interim basis

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Senior judge reprimanded for writing love letter to junior staff member

Competition Appeal Tribunal president “abused his position” committing serious misconduct

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