There has been a lot of publicity recently about lawyers who have been struck off for, effectively, making things up to cover up mistakes. In the most recent case a time limit was missed for the First Tier Tribunal and the solicitor sent backdated letters in an attempt to make it appear as if the d...
The one thing that your excellent article does not say is that the firm’s insurers will almost certainly need to be notified as soon as the error is detected and the steps then taken to rectify the mistake cleared with them, particularly they involve making any admissions of fault.
It is mentioned I(under the heading “be honest”). However you are correct in that I should have perhaps mentioned this at the outset (a comment from the USA stated that “malpractice” insurers should be notified). The main aim of the post is to encourage openness and to deal with problems at once. I am sure that most “malpractice” insurers will agree with this.