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NLJ this week: Lawyers behaving badly—misconduct outside of the office

22 October 2020 / John Gould
Issue: 7907 / Categories: Legal News , Procedure & practice , Regulatory , Profession
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If my wife were a solicitor and she had murdered me during lockdown, and if (notwithstanding the many defences available to defence counsel) she had been convicted, I expect she would be struck off. That’s obvious, but is it right?
Would it make any difference if the murderer was one of the saintly and long-suffering associates with whom I work? Suppose the murder was by defenestration from a penthouse during a purely social event?

John Gould considers what is meant by professional misconduct where allegations relate to ‘outside conduct’ in this week’s NLJ.

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