Join our webinar featuring a panel of Ethics Committee members who will discuss how to maintain independence and deal with pressure to act unethically from clients, employers and other third parties.
About the event
You'll hear from the panel of barristers from our Ethics Committee about using the BSB Handbook and its structure before the main discussion: ethical independence and how to respond to pressure to act unethically from others. The panel will discuss ethical scenarios and debate about possible solutions.
You will have the opportunity to raise questions with the panel.
Why attend
You'll hear from experienced Ethics Committee members about possible scenarios and the different ways to manage them while maintaining ethical independence. This webinar will also give you the chance to refresh your knowledge of the BSB code of conduct rules in these areas. We'll also outline the resources that are available to you should you need support with an ethics question.
Who should attend
Discussions will be relevant to junior and senior employed and self-employed barristers.
Speakers
Zeena Begum
Zeena is an employed barrister with a broad practice across several areas of law, including general civil and offshore work. In recent years, she has specialised in Chancery and pensions law.
Zeena is an ethics trainer at Gray’s Inn and has trained students and newly qualified practitioners in professional ethics for several years and has previously lectured on the civil law programme on the Bar practice and training course.
Brian Cahill
Called to the Bar in 1977, Brian joined ICL as an in-house lawyer before joining Galxo (now GSK) to lead their legal department. He remained there for 28 years, working in European and international roles leading teams of lawyers in many countries.
After retiring from GSK Brian now works part-time as an employed lawyer, legal adviser and director for start-up companies including holding a non-executive director role at Cambridge Dream Limited which provides summer and winter camps at UK universities for foreign pupils and students aspiring to attend university in the UK.
Brian has previously been an elected member of the Bar Council and is currently a member of the Ethics Committee with particular interest in ethical issues faced by employed barristers in industry.
James Hines KC
James Hines KC acts in major international fraud, crime and extradition cases, both prosecuting and defending. James has acted in numerous Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) cases. He is Chair of the Fraud Lawyers’ Association. Notable clients include Silvio Berlusconi, a suspect in the 1MDB trial in Malaysia, Glenn Mulcaire (News of the World phone hacking) and ‘the Nat West Three’ extradition case.
Called 1982, silk 2015. James is Co-Chair of the Ethics Committee and is a visiting professor at BPP University Law School.
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