Public trust and professional judgment

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1. 01

   Maintain public trust

   Say the public trust test in one sentence: what must a solicitor do, and whose confidence is being protected?

2. 02

   Client win, public loss

   Give one example of conduct that might satisfy a client commercially but still damage public confidence in the profession.

3. 03

   Private conduct, SRA issue

   Explain why a dispute that feels private between solicitor and client can still become an SRA issue.

4. 04

   Unfair conduct harms trust

   Identify how unfair, discriminatory, or exploitative behaviour changes the regulatory analysis, even if no court case is involved.

5. 05

   Public reputation test

   Describe how you would assess whether conduct harms the profession’s reputation in the eyes of the public, not just the client.

6. 06

   Public-facing judgment

   When a matter looks commercial or internal, what professional judgment question should a solicitor ask before deciding it is outside regulation?

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