Frail professionalism?

Delivering the first of his three Hamlyn lectures on legal ethics last night, a leading academic argued that we were at “a moment of calamity for the legal profession and the legal system”.

Moorhead put lawyers under the microscope

Richard Moorhead was speaking at the University of Exeter, where he is professor of law and professional ethics. His lecture was introduced by Baroness Hale.

Lady Hale “chaired” a lively question and answer session

I shall be reporting Moorhead’s concerns in tomorrow’s Law Society Gazette. In the meantime, you can watch the full lecture here:

Shortly before the lecture, I interviewed Moorhead for my podcast. He told me why legal regulation is at a critical juncture and what can be done to put things right.

Update 14 November: here is his second lecture:

And this is the final lecture in the series:

He also wrote about it here:

Lawyers ethics: a call for action