Lord Neuberger, the Master of the Rolls, talked about the ethics of professionalism, and in particular its meaning to a legal profession undergoing historically significant and profound changes.
He looked at changes facing the profession in the future, and what that might mean to the definition of professionalism.
Lord Neuberger concluded:
“The touchstone of the future for any regulator, just as it must continue to be for any lawyer, is that provided by Sir Thomas Bingham: that a lawyer must be capable of being trusted to the ends of the earth. That is the beginning and the end of professionalism. It is as correct a statement now as it was in the past.”
