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NLJ this week: Counting bad behaviour

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‘Show me someone who says they have never lied and I’ll show you a liar,’ writes John Gould, senior partner, Russell Cooke, in NLJ this week

‘Show me someone who says they have never lied and I’ll show you a liar,’ writes John Gould, senior partner, Russell Cooke, in NLJ this week

In the second of a two-part article on conduct outside the workplace that could be considered professional misconduct, Gould considers the importance of two concepts: ‘risk’ and ‘brand’.

‘It does not follow that morally doubtful conduct outside of practice automatically demonstrates a lack of ethical fitness for practice,’ he writes. ‘Even respectable people, for example, lie in ways which they don’t consider matter.’

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NEWS
Restrictions on workplace non-disclosure agreements could make settlements slower, more complex and more expensive when reforms expected in 2027 take effect
Private prosecutors face closer scrutiny under Crown Prosecution Service guidance designed to strengthen accountability and consistency when intervention is requested
Foreign states cannot necessarily claim immunity for cyber operations launched abroad against computers in Britain, following a divided Supreme Court ruling
Defendants who make unsupported complaints about their lawyers risk losing legal aid while confiscation proceedings continue without representation
Lawyers advising Russian clients face different sanctions restrictions across the UK, EU and US, despite their shared objective of increasing pressure on Russia
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