The Only Way Is Ethics!

This webinar is part of our In-House Lawyers 2025 programme of events. To find out more about the other sessions in this series, click here.

The Post Office scandal has highlighted the critical importance of ethical obligations for lawyers and business leaders. This webinar will explore how General Counsel, Directors, business leaders and in-house lawyers can balance their professional duties with organisational pressures, drawing on lessons from the Post Office case and recent guidance.

Key topics will include:

• Lessons learned from the Post Office case, where Freeths acted for the 555 postmasters in the successful High Court proceedings that paved the way for all that has happened since.
• Insights from the SRA guidance for in-house lawyers on ethical duties and obligations.
• Key takeaways from the Institute of Directors' report, “The Post Office Scandal: A Failure of Governance,” to help directors achieve better governance.
• Practical strategies to manage competing duties and ensure robust ethical practices.

Who Should Attend?

This session is designed for in-house lawyers, business leaders, and directors, including General Counsel and Chief Legal Officers, Associate, Assistant, and Deputy General Counsel, Senior Corporate/Legal Counsel, Legal-Affairs Directors, Heads of Legal Operations, Board Members and Directors.

Why Attend?

Understand the ethical and governance challenges faced by in-house lawyers and business leaders and gain practical guidance to strengthen ethical decision-making in your organisation.