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Kingsley Napley’s Medical Negligence Team ‘walks together’ with the Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity
Sharon Burkill
8 November 2019
StaRs: Stand up and be accountable
In this blog in our series about the new SRA Standards and Regulations (StaRs), Shannett Thompson blogs about accountability - including the need to exercise judgement independently, be prepared to be held accountable for the way in which it is exercised; and ensure it is documented.
5 November 2019
StaRs: Reporting concerns - understanding your obligations
In the second blog in this series, we referred to the cooperating and reporting obligations in the new Codes of Conduct being notably different, when compared to corresponding provisions in the 2011 Code of Conduct and to other rules and regulations in the 2011 Handbook.
3 November 2019
All relevant evidence: a reminder to Regulators
Professional Standards Authority (PSA) v General Dental Council (GDC) and another [2019] EWHC 2640 (Admin)
1 November 2019
Changes to the FRC's UK Stewardship Code
On 24 October 2019, the Financial Reporting Council (‘FRC’) published the UK Stewardship Code 2020 (the ‘Code’) which takes effect for reporting years beginning on or after 1 January 2020.
31 October 2019
Ethics and what’s expected of you
It’s not the SRA that protects the public from rogue solicitors and law firms. It is the ethical choices underpinning the millions of decisions made by lawyers every day when no one is looking. Ethics is personal and while the SRA can set standards, guide conduct and provide the right framework and enforce robustly, it cannot watch over everyone all the time. Nor should it.