Lawyers may be bound by a strict professional code, but their wider observance of ethical practices leaves room for improvement. Tor Goldfield calls for a broader understanding of ethics in the legal profession
“The UK’s legal profession is one of the finest in the world. The expertise, the professionalism, the dedication to delivering justice is unrivalled. But as venerable and well-respected as the legal profession is, we have to accept that the profession cannot be immune to change. The way solicitors and barristers do their job, the manner, the style, the environment has changed significantly over the last decade. And so we have to consider how best we can still give effect to the values which underpin the profession, but in a way which enables it to meet the demands of the markets in which the profession operates.”
