Raising the bar
In July a new code of conduct seeking to update the professional standards for solicitors passed through parliament. These clear and mandatory rules serve as a crucial guidance platform for the legal profession explain Peter Court and Nigel Plant
In recent years, the solicitors' professional indemnity sector has never strayed far from the headlines, mainly due to the fact that a once mutual fund overseen by the Law Society has been brushed
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