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LSB launches consultation on strengthening lawyers' ethical standards regulation

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Published on: 07 March 2025

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LNB News 07/03/2025

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Issue Date: 07 March 2025

Published Date: 07 March 2025

Jurisdiction(s): England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales

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The Legal Services Board (LSB) has launched a consultation on new regulatory measures to strengthen ethical standards in the legal sector. The proposals, published on 6 March 2025, aim to reform how lawyers' ethics are taught, overseen and supported in workplaces. The consultation addresses legal education, training and codes of conduct, responding to evidence of ethical failures including court misleading and misuse of Strategic Lawsuits against Public Participation. The consultation closes on 29 May 2025 and forms part of the LSB's broader initiative to enhance professional ethics in legal services.

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