Rules and Ethics Committee
Members
- Edward Solomons – chair
- Seema Agha – member
- Roger Creedon – member
- Sarah de Gay – member
- Richard Taylor – member
- Ursula Taylor – member
- Andrew Truby – member
- Stephen Whittle – member
- Julian Wildsmith – committee secretary
Terms of reference
- To advise and act on behalf of the board on all matters concerning
- standards of conduct of regulated individuals and organisations
- proposed revisions to existing rules of conduct or Solicitors Accounts Rules or the making of new rules
- guidance on matters of professional conduct
- To advise on regulation policy in particular with regard to professional conduct and standards
- To monitor and provide periodic reports to the board on relevant legislation and court decisions relating to standards of professional conduct
- To monitor the keeping of the roll of solicitors, the issue of practising certificates, the registration of European and foreign lawyers and the recognition of bodies corporate
- To exercise powers delegated to the committee by the board
Meetings and public documents