IBA Annual Conference Toronto 2025
2 Nov - 7 Nov 2025
Session information
How law firms can or should spread professional ethics? (as compared to Bar Associations and Law Societies spreading professional ethics)
Tuesday 4 November (0930 - 1045)
Committee(s)
Professional Ethics Committee
(Lead)
Bar Issues Commission
Description
How can law firms be conduits of professional ethics? As compared to the roles of law societies and bar associations;
Requiring agents or local counsel firms to also act ethically;
Should law firms have a duty to ensure that their lawyers act ethically?;
In certain jurisdictions, young lawyers and new firms are getting suspended or disbarred. What’s happening here?;
Does being a sole practitioner create more risks because of lack of training or firm oversight?;
Does having been trained in a different jurisdiction create issues when you start practising in another jurisdiction?;
And involve young and older lawyers and get their respective perspectives.