‘Regulators will need to put “professional ethical duties” at the heart of how lawyers are expected to behave. The LSB has confirmed that where duties conflict, lawyers must prioritise their duties to the court and the rule of law over their duty to their client. This follows the oversight regulator’s consultation last year, in which stakeholders called for greater certainty about the hierarchy of these duties.’
Legal Services Board, 26th March 2026
Source: legalservicesboard.org.uk
