Lecture Night (Online) – Ethics: Principles and Practical Exercises

This session is being delivered online via Zoom.  Login details will be sent one working day before the event.

During this lecture two experienced practitioners will consider ethics problems of the sort that practitioners will face and the audience will be invited to participate in answering the questions.

Speaker(s)/Tutor(s): Margaret McGowan-Smyth & Joel Donovan KC

QS value: 1

QS theme: Ethics Skills

Interactive?: No

Timings:
17.45: Registration
18:00 until 19.30

Materials and Preparation: No preparation required

Learning Aims: The aim of this Qualifying Session is for students to identify ethical issues as they arise in real-world practical situations and how to work through them. To then be able to devise potential solutions or to determine what decisions may be available to the student’s professional obligations.

Professional Statement Reference: (Access the full Professional Statement for Barristers here):

1.1 : Uphold the reputation of the Bar and observe their duty to the court in the administration of justice.

1.16 : Comply with regulatory requirements set down by the Bar Standards Board, including the Code of Conduct.

2.1 : Act with the utmost integrity and independence at all times, in the interests of justice, representing clients with courage, perseverance and fearlessness.

Cancellation Policy: Students should consider all bookings a professional commitment and should only book onto an event if they fully plan on attending. Once booked on, students will be unable to cancel and receive a refund other than in exceptional circumstances.

This event is a Qualifying Session.