It's hoped new rules will help stamp out sexual harassment and bullying in the legal profession
It's hoped new rules will help stamp out sexual harassment and bullying in the legal profession
17 December 2018
The Law Society's proposing a raft of changes - after a review identifying a range of problems.
It says it will require high standards from lawyers around sexual harassment, bullying, discrimination and other unacceptable behaviour.
It's also proposing a specific prohibition on victimisation of people who report unacceptable behaviour in good faith.
The Society is proposing a specialised process for complaints, and changes to its Disciplinary Tribunal procedures.
It also wants to introduce a more flexible, two-stage approach to confidentiality for complaints of sexual harassment and bullying.
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