Catrin Davies

Jul 30, 2024 | lexology.com | Catrin Davies |Simon Konsta |Gill Burnett

OverviewThis edition of our Lawyers' Liabilities newsletter comes at a period of palpable change.

Sep 14, 2023 | lexology.com | Tom Bedford |Clare Hughes-Williams |Catrin Davies |Philip Murrin |Ross Risby |Duncan Strachan | +9 more

Risk Register 2023Special edition: ESG and what it means for law firms Welcome to the Risk Register 2023The ESG editionThis year we have focused on ESG and the implications of this concept for professional services firms. 2 DAC BeachcroftContinue readingRisk Register 2023 The Governance element of ESG has long been established as a core issue for solicitors' firms and is central to the way that we run our businesses.

May 24, 2023 | lexology.com | Catrin Davies

The #metoo movement has led to the SRA, like many regulators, having to address sexual misconduct issues in the workplace and the impact was felt immediately in the legal profession. In 2018 there were 251 reports of alleged sexual misconduct made to the SRA compared to just 30 complaints of this nature in the preceding five years. In 2019, the SRA set up a specialist team, internally, to deal with such cases. They had 117 ongoing investigations at that time which increased to 140 in April 2021.

May 24, 2023 | lexology.com | Catrin Davies |Philip Murrin |Gill Burnett

RegulatoryHas the SRA confused or clarified its position on sanction in sexual misconduct cases? READ MOREIn With the New: Changes to Legal Ombudsman Schemes Rules from 1 April 2023READ MOREGeneralRecent practical lessons learned on drafting witness statements and expert reportsREAD MORELimitation and the pursuit of knowledgeREAD MOREConflict checks and confidential information: a salutary reminder of the limits of injunctive reliefREAD MOREWho do solicitors owe a duty of care to?

Apr 11, 2023 | lexology.com | Clare Hughes-Williams |Catrin Davies

As solicitors one of our core principles is to act with independence and this is embodied in the Code of Conduct in a number of ways. For example, solicitors are expected to uphold the constitutional principle of the rule of law and to act in a way that upholds the trust that the public places in us and behaving in a way which lacks independence is likely to place us at risk of breaching these principles.