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6 Pillars of Development: Clarity, Confidence, Routine, Focus & Discipline, Fulfilment and Success
New Video: 6 Pillars of Development: Clarity, Confidence, Routine, Focus & Discipline, Fulfilment and Success In this video I chat with Dani Grieveson, certified executive performance coach, about her pillars for personal and team development: Clarity, Confidence, Routine, Focus & Discipline, more...
15 Mar 2019 10:22
Changes to Rules for SolicitorsRead our Tutor, Seamus Ryans' thoughts of the changes to the rules for Solicitors. The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) was established in 2007 as an independent body responsible for regulating the 180,000 Solicitors in England and Wales. The SRA’s purpose is to protect the public by ensuring more...
20 Feb 2019 09:02
Perry v. Raleys: a Fork in the Road?The Supreme Court handed down its decision in Perry v. Raleys [2019] UKSC 5 yesterday. My colleagues, Helen Evans and Simon Teasdale, have produced an excellent note of what the case decides and why more...
15 Nov 2018 15:35
When can a dishonest professional receive a lesser sanction of suspension?Solicitors Regulation Authority v James, MacGregor and Naylor[2018] EWHC 3058 (Admin) — read judgment here. In three appeals, the Divisional Court considered the circumstances in which a solicitor might avoid being struck off the Roll after findings of dishonesty in disciplinary proceedings. In more...
9 Nov 2018 14:00
21st-Century Lawyers - The Rapidly Changing Face of Legal TrainingRecently we have been considering the changing ways in which it is now possible to qualify as a Lawyer. Many Legal Secretaries aspire to this role, and it is important to to be aware of all the routes that are available to reach this goal. In particular, we will consider the effects of the more...
Dishonesty and sanction in professional disciplinary proceedings: time for a nuanced approach
‘For all professional men a finding of dishonesty lies at the top end of the spectrum of gravity of misconduct’. So said Lord Steyn in 2003 in a case involving a vet claiming to have carried out surgery he had not (Tait v RCVS) . In 2017 it is time to reassess the validity of those words, and not more...
3 May 2018 08:57
Professionals, their regulators and personal data breaches:
who is in charge of policing the GDPR?The spotlight on the consequences for professionals of data or confidentiality breaches will only intensify once the GDPR comes into force. Paul Mitchell QC, Stephen Innes and Helen Evans of 4 New Square examine what those consequences are likely to be from a professional regulatory perspective. more...
Admissibility of findings in professional disciplinary proceedings
INTRODUCTION When a professional client is brought before their regulator, it is not uncommon for it to be the last in a number of hearings considering the same allegations, such as those held by their employer, concurrent criminal proceedings, or a coroner's inquest. This article considers the more...
The meaning of “professional misconduct” in barrister disciplinary proceedings
The meaning of “professional misconduct” in barrister disciplinary proceedings Marc Beaumont, FCIArb, barrister 1. In practice as in life we regularly use language that we do not pause to define. For those who practise in the field of professional discipline, we speak of “professional misconduct”. more...
IN THE LINE OF FIRE?
Breach of trust and related claims against solicitors
Introduction 1. Earlier this year solicitors up and down the country raised, or certainly should have raised, a glass or two to toast the good health of Lord Sumption JSC, for his judgment in the case of Gabriel v Little, or Hughes-Holland v BPE Solicitors – whichever you prefer. Either way, the more...
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