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Barristers: Bar Standards Board Handbook 2015 Solicitors: Solicitors Regulation Authority Handbook 2011

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Codes of ethics: outward facing Purpose of code is to implement the professional values and norms, so codes are based on norms and values. Codes of conduct: internally focused Giegerich: ‘a single piece of a larger mosaic of considerations that are morally relevant to a lawyer’s conduct’

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SRA Principles 2011 You must: 1. Uphold the rule of law and the proper administration of justice; 2. Act with integrity; 3. Not allow your independence to be compromised; 4. Act in the best interests of each client; 5. Provide a proper standard of service to your clients; 6. Behave in a way that maintains the trust the public places in you and in the provision of legal services; 7. Comply with your legal and regulatory obligations and deal with your regulators and ombudsmen in an open, timely and co-operative manner; 8. Run your business or carry out your role in the business effectively and in accordance with proper governance and sound financial and risk management principles; 9. Run your business or carry out your role in the business in a way that encourages equality of opportunity and respect for diversity; and 10. Protect client money and assets.

BSB Core Duties 2015 1. You must observe your duty to the court in the administration of justice. 2. You must act in the best interests of each client. 3. You must act with honesty and integrity. 4. You must maintain your independence. 5. You must not behave in a way which is likely to diminish the trust and confidence which the public places in you or in the profession. 6. You must keep affairs of each client confidential. 7. You must provide a competent standard of work and service to each client. 8. You must not discriminate unlawfully against any person. 9. You must be open and co-operative with your regulators. 10. You must take reasonable steps to manage your practice, or carry out your role within your practice, competently and in such a way as to achieve compliance with your legal and regulatory obligations....