Professional Conduct - Page 2
‘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
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
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
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
Five charged over £60m collapse of Axiom Ince
Former CEO Pragnesh Modhwadia among defendants facing charges that include fraud, forgery and destruction of documents
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
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
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
‘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
‘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
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
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
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
Senior judge reprimanded for writing love letter to junior staff member
Competition Appeal Tribunal president “abused his position” committing serious misconduct
Two Swiss lawyers sanctioned by UK Takeover Panel for role in MWB Group ‘sham’
Firms including Gibson Dunn, RPC, Taylor Wessing and Fladgate advise on ‘historic enforcement ruling’