Must lawyers meet higher standards?
So long as they behave lawfully, lawyers are entitled to a life outside the law
What interest should regulators have in the how legal professionals behave when they are not working for their clients? Should solicitors and barristers be free to behave as they wish — so long as they keep within the law? Or do they need to meet higher standards because questionable behaviour by individual lawyers may damage the entire legal profession?
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