Uphold public trust in the profession integrity

You act: 1.2 in a way that upholds public trust and confidence in the solicitors' profession and in legal services provided by authorised persons.

SRA Principles · 2023 · archived copy · official source ↗

CD5 You must not behave in a way which is likely to diminish the trust and confidence which the public places in you or in the profession.

BSB Handbook · current · archived copy · official source ↗

Attorneys-at-law shall not, in their professional and personal lives, act in any way which brings or which may reasonably bring the legal profession or the provision of legal services in the Cayman Islands into disrepute.

Cayman Islands Legal Services Code of Professional Conduct · 2026 · archived copy

A solicitor must not engage in conduct... which:... 5.1.2 is likely, to a material degree to: (i) be prejudicial to, or diminish the public confidence in, the administration of justice; or (ii) bring the profession into disrepute.

Australian Solicitors' Conduct Rules · 2015 (June 2026 compilation) · archived copy · official source ↗

A barrister must not engage in conduct which is: ... (c) likely to diminish public confidence in the legal profession or the administration of justice or otherwise bring the legal profession into disrepute.

Legal Profession Uniform Conduct (Barristers) Rules · 2015 (as amended 14 May 2025) · archived copy · official source ↗

Solicitors should always observe and promote the core values of the profession and avoid any conduct or activities inconsistent with those values... solicitors handling clients' monies must act with integrity, in the client's best interests, and in the interests of the good reputation of solicitors and the solicitors' profession.

Solicitor's Guide to Professional Conduct (Law Society of Ireland) · 4th ed. (2022) · archived copy · official source ↗

not to engage in conduct (whether in pursuit of their profession or otherwise) which may bring the Barristers' profession into disrepute, which may injure the dignity and high standing of the profession, or which is likely to diminish the trust and confidence placed in them or in the profession;

Code of Conduct for the Bar of Ireland · 2024 · archived copy · official source ↗

An Attorney shall at all times maintain the honour and dignity of the profession and shall abstain from behaviour which may tend to discredit the profession ... [VIII(b)] an Attorney shall determine his conduct by acting in a manner that promotes public confidence in the integrity and efficiency of the legal system and the legal profession.

Legal Profession (Canons of Professional Ethics) Rules · 1978 (principal) · archived copy · official source ↗

Members must not, in their professional and personal lives, act in any way which brings or which may fairly bring the legal profession or the provision of legal services in Jersey into disrepute.

Law Society of Jersey Code of Conduct · 1 January 2017 · archived copy · official source ↗

2.1-2 A lawyer has a duty to uphold the standards and reputation of the legal profession and to assist in the advancement of its goals, organizations and institutions. [Commentary 2.1-1[2]: a lawyer's conduct should reflect favourably on the legal profession, inspire the confidence, respect and trust of clients and of the community, and avoid even the appearance of impropriety.]

Law Society of Ontario — Rules of Professional Conduct · current · archived copy · official source ↗

A lawyer has a duty to uphold the standards and reputation of the legal profession and to assist in the advancement of its goals, organizations and institutions.

Code of Professional Conduct for British Columbia (BC Code) · 2017 · archived copy · official source ↗

A lawyer must not engage in conduct that tends to bring the profession into disrepute.

Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008 · SR 2008/214 · archived copy · official source ↗

You must be trustworthy and act honestly at all times so that your personal integrity is beyond question.

Law Society of Scotland — Practice Rules 2011, Rule B1 (Standards of Conduct) · 2011 · archived copy · official source ↗

A legal practitioner’s duty to the legal practitioner’s client is subject only to the legal practitioner’s duty to the court, and must at all times be fulfilled in a manner that upholds the standing and integrity of the Singapore legal system and the legal profession in Singapore.

Legal Profession (Professional Conduct) Rules 2015 · 2015 · archived copy · official source ↗

A solicitor shall not ... do or permit to be done on his behalf anything which compromises or impairs or is likely to compromise or impair— ... (d) his own reputation or the reputation of the profession;

Hong Kong Solicitors' Guide to Professional Conduct (Volume 1) · current · archived copy · official source ↗

not to engage in conduct (whether in pursuit of his profession or otherwise) which is:- ... (ii) likely to bring the profession of barrister into disrepute or otherwise diminish public confidence in the profession of barrister;

Code of Conduct of the Bar of the Hong Kong SAR · 2018 · archived copy · official source ↗