What is integrity for a solicitor?
The Court considered the meaning of ‘integrity’ as that word is used in the SRA’s Code of Conduct and Principles.
Held: Integrity indicated that something higher was expected of a solicitor than simple honesty. It was a useful shorthand for denoting adherence to the ethical standards of the profession, though an unrealistically high standard was not to be required.
Rupert Jackson, Sharp, Singh LJJ
[2018] EWCA Civ 366, [2018] WLR(D) 147
Bailii, WLRD
England and Wales
Legal Professions
Updated: 09 November 2021; Ref: scu.605790