Ethics and Compliance

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'Shambolic' solicitor suspended for one year

Solicitor suspended for mishandling closure of sole practice  

Wellbeing in dystopia

Firms that care for the mental and emotional health of staff now will reap the rewards in future. Catherine Baksi reports

Covid-19: coping with the upheaval

Having our routine upended by the pandemic is stressful, but acknowledging your feelings in response is important, says Elizabeth Rimmer

Right to prosecute junior solicitor with mental health issues, says SRA

The SRA has rejected an attack on its handling of a junior solicitor who was struck off after leaving sensitive documents on a train

Lemon juice and denial

The profession would do better on diversity issues if it wasn't in denial, as Robert Hunter explains

SDT decision exposes unfairness

A solicitor who misled a law firm and a mediator was struck off after that firm reported him to the SRA, despite his firm deciding to deal with...

A case of dissent

A dissenting opinion at the SDT poses questions for Susanna Heley

Twitter: 11 years on

Inksters was the first law firm in Scotland to start tweeting. With contributions from today's tweeters, Brian Inkster looks at how firms and individual lawyers...