The duty in context
No unlawful discrimination or harassment integrity
The lawyer must not unlawfully discriminate, victimise, bully or harass any person on protected grounds, in service delivery or professional relationships.
How the codes express this duty
E&W Solicitors SRA Principles & Code Principle 6; CCS 1.1; CCS 1.5 strong 740 cases
1.6 in a way that encourages equality, diversity and inclusion. 1.1 You do not unfairly discriminate by allowing your personal views to affect your professional relationships and the way in which you provide your services. 1.5 You treat colleagues fairly and with respect. You do not bully or harass them or discriminate unfairly against them.
SRA Principles · 2023 · archived copy · official source ↗
E&W Barristers BSB Handbook CD8; rC12 strong 14 cases
CD8 You must not discriminate unlawfully against any person. rC12 You must not discriminate unlawfully against, victimise or harass any other person on the grounds of race, colour, ethnic or national origin, nationality, citizenship, sex, gender re-assignment, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, disability, age, religion or belief, or pregnancy and maternity.
BSB Handbook · current · archived copy · official source ↗
Cayman Islands Legal Services Code 2026 no clear equivalent
AU Solicitors Solicitors' Conduct Rules Rule 42.1 strong 16 cases
A solicitor must not in the course of, or in connection with, legal practice or their profession, engage in conduct which constitutes: 42.1.1 discrimination, 42.1.2 sexual harassment, or 42.1.3 any other form of harassment, or 42.1.4 workplace bullying.
Australian Solicitors' Conduct Rules · 2015 (June 2026 compilation) · archived copy · official source ↗
AU Barristers Uniform Barristers Rules no clear equivalent
IE Solicitors Law Society Guide Ch6 — Discrimination strong
A solicitor should not discriminate against any person, whether clients, counsel, professional or other witnesses, or opposing parties because of their gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, race, or membership of the Traveller community.
Solicitor's Guide to Professional Conduct (Law Society of Ireland) · 4th ed. (2022) · archived copy · official source ↗
IE Barristers Bar Code of Conduct Rule 3.3; Rule 7.2; Rule 7.4 strong
Barristers shall not discriminate in favour of or against any person availing, or seeking to avail, of the services of the Barrister on the grounds of race, colour, sex, sexual orientation, language, politics, religion, nationality, national or social origin, national minority, birth or other status and it shall be the professional duty of Barristers to comply with all laws intended to prevent any discrimination on any grounds.
Code of Conduct for the Bar of Ireland · 2024 · archived copy · official source ↗
JM Attorneys Canons of Professional Ethics no clear equivalent
JE Lawyers Law Society of Jersey Code no clear equivalent
ON Lawyers LSO Rules of Prof. Conduct r 6.3.1-1; r 6.3-3 strong
6.3.1-1 A lawyer has a special responsibility to respect the requirements of human rights laws in force in Ontario and, specifically, to honour the obligation not to discriminate on the grounds of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, record of offences ... [6.3-3 A lawyer shall not sexually harass a colleague, a staff member, a client, or any other person.]
Law Society of Ontario — Rules of Professional Conduct · current · archived copy · official source ↗
BC Lawyers BC Code r 6.3-3 to 6.3-5 strong 4 cases
6.3-3 A lawyer must not sexually harass any person. 6.3-4 A lawyer must not engage in any other form of harassment of any person. 6.3-5 A lawyer must not discriminate against any person.
Code of Professional Conduct for British Columbia (BC Code) · 2017 · archived copy · official source ↗
NZ Lawyers Conduct & Client Care Rules r 10.3 strong
A lawyer must not engage in conduct that amounts to 1 or more of the following: (a) bullying: (b) discrimination: (c) harassment: (d) racial harassment: (e) sexual harassment: (f) violence.
Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008 · SR 2008/214 · archived copy · official source ↗
SCO Solicitors LSS Standards of Conduct B1.15 strong 3 cases
You must not discriminate on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation in your professional dealings with other lawyers, clients, employees or others
Law Society of Scotland — Practice Rules 2011, Rule B1 (Standards of Conduct) · 2011 · archived copy · official source ↗
SG Lawyers Professional Conduct Rules 2015 no clear equivalent
HK Solicitors Solicitors' Guide Principle 5.01 Commentary 1 partial
A solicitor should not refuse to accept instructions based upon the race, colour, ethnic or national origins, sex or religious or political beliefs of a prospective client.
Hong Kong Solicitors' Guide to Professional Conduct (Volume 1) · current · archived copy · official source ↗
HK Barristers Bar Code of Conduct para 10.1 strong
A practising barrister must not, in the course of practice, engage in conduct which constitutes unlawful discrimination or harassment.
Code of Conduct of the Bar of the Hong Kong SAR · 2018 · archived copy · official source ↗
Cases dealing with this duty
788 decisions · link basis: found breached = a tribunal finding; rule cited = the mapped provision is cited in the decision; text match = high-precision text pattern
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Susan Hartley
Breaches, Failures, Solicitors' Accounts Rules
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Hughes, Owen Maldwyn
Findings made by the Federal Circuit Court of Australia in May 2019 and the Federal Court of Australia in July 2020 that Mr Hughes’ conduct towards his former employee amounted to sexual harassment, the findings, declar…
Refusal of grant of practising certificate $0.00 About About the OLSC The Commissioner History Mission statement Structure Contact Contact the OLSC Give us your feedback: online surveys Access to information (GIPAA) Community information Information for lawyers Fact sheets FAQs Other regulatory and complaint-handling organisations Contact LawAccess NSW for legal information " You and Your Lawyer", Hot Topics 78 Legal Information Access Centre (LIAC), State Library of NSW , provides access to information about the law in NSW regarding your lawyer Privacy Copyright and Disclaimer Website accessibility View decision -
JOHN ABOU HAIDAR
Professional Misconduct. Reprimand. Exclusion period from applying for a practising certificate
Professional Misconduct. Reprimand. Exclusion period from applying for a practising certificate 1 PDF View decision -
Asif Salam
Breaches, Failures
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Corsaro SC, Francesco Carmine
Sexual harassment and workplace bullying — Unsatisfactory Professional Conduct
Reprimand $0.00 About About the OLSC The Commissioner History Mission statement Structure Contact Contact the OLSC Give us your feedback: online surveys Access to information (GIPAA) Community information Information for lawyers Fact sheets FAQs Other regulatory and complaint-handling organisations Contact LawAccess NSW for legal information " You and Your Lawyer", Hot Topics 78 Legal Information Access Centre (LIAC), State Library of NSW , provides access to information about the law in NSW regarding your lawyer Privacy Copyright and Disclaimer Website accessibility View decision -
Uyiosasere On Obaseki
Breaches, Failures, Solicitors' Accounts Rules
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Daniel Whittingham
Breaches, Failures
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John Charles Wright
Breaches, Failures, Solicitors' Accounts Rules
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Ian Caunt Wilson
Breaches, Failures
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Christopher Kenneth Scroggs
Breaches, Failures
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Edward Richard Foster & Robert James Newman & Rashpal Kaur
Breaches, Client Money, Failures, Solicitors' Accounts Rules
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Umar Rehman
Breaches, Failures
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Deepankar Dixit & Ayaz Siddique
Criminal Convictions
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Farrukh Abbas
Breaches, Failures
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Stephen David Jones
Breaches, Failures
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Dustin Gerald Ellis
Rule 3-7.1 Consent Agreement
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James Thomas Haigh
Breaches, Failures, Solicitors' Accounts Rules
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Tom Kwing Ming Li
Breaches, Failures
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Md Mohiuddin Hossain
Breaches
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Mohinuz Zaman & C&G Solicitors Limited
Breaches, Failures
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Matthew Conway Ledvina
Appeals, Failures
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Sideris, George
Designated Show Cause Event Notice issued to the Solicitor under s 90 of the Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW) (Uniform Law) in which it was alleged, among other matters, that: (1) The Solicitor had engaged in legal pr…
Suspension of Practising Certificate for the year ending 30 June 2022 and continuing for the year ending 30 June 2023 until such time as the suspension is lifted or cancelled $0.00 About About the OLSC The Commissioner History Mission statement Structure Contact Contact the OLSC Give us your feedback: online surveys Access to information (GIPAA) Community information Information for lawyers Fact sheets FAQs Other regulatory and complaint-handling organisations Contact LawAccess NSW for legal information " You and Your Lawyer", Hot Topics 78 Legal Information Access Centre (LIAC), State Library of NSW , provides access to information about the law in NSW regarding your lawyer Privacy Copyright and Disclaimer Website accessibility View decision -
Brian Sarney
Breaches, Failures, Solicitors' Accounts Rules
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Jayesh Sasdev
Breaches, Failures, Solicitors' Accounts Rules
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Nathan Horsley
Breaches, Criminal Convictions
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