Opinion – Page 2
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OpinionNDAs and burdens of being a gatekeeper
The use of NDAs in an employment setting raises that modern scourge of our profession: decision-makers wanting to get at our clients’ behaviour through us.
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Misconduct while ill: difficult choices for the regulator
The SRA should consider alternatives to the disciplinary process.
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SRA v Leigh Day: the fallout
Appeal shows the need for proposed changes to the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal to be resisted.
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When should a lawyer admit to being ill?
Part two in a series on ethical questions raised by the regulatory settlement in KP.
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Platform alteration
Old media are still coming to terms with the effect tech giants are having on freedom of expression and privacy.
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Solicitors and drink driving
What does the SRA do in cases where behaviour is criminal but not deliberate?
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'Put up or shut up' culture under the spotlight
First in a series looking at the roles of firm, lawyer and regulator in the fiercely debated case of KP.
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Careless talk costs careers
Yet again lawyers have been professionally sanctioned for inappropriate communications.
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No place for fraudulent holiday sickness claims
The SRA has updated its warning notice to those practising in the burgeoning sector.
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AML regime is not fit for purpose
Laundered money has continued to pour into the UK in damagingly large quantities. Time for an utterly fresh approach.
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Bawa-Garba case: a template for handling guilty solicitors
The Court of Appeal decided that this doctor was still fit to practise - could a solicitor be granted the same dispensation?
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Choice? All we're doing is confusing consumers
Potential clients now have so many options they can’t possibly know which way to turn.
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The LSB’s exercise in futility
Super regulator’s public censure makes absolutely no contribution to the problems lawyers face.
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We can forgive a nurse serious mistakes. How about solicitors?
One regulator is prepared to look at ability to practise, rather than mistakes. It’s food for thought for the conflicted SRA.
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Why there’s nothing wrong in gold-plating trust in solicitors
Consumers should not be driven away by expensive rules, but don’t underestimate the lure of reassurance.
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Getting on with the job
The Law Society’s new Board will build on excellent work to promote and support the profession.
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Super-exam: SRA facing re-sit
Legal Services Board’s criticism of the SRA comes as no surprise.
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Junior lawyer deserved compassion, but we can never get comfortable with dishonesty
The profession must be careful about accepting different degrees of dishonesty.
