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This year has been an extremely important one One other major initiative is for the legal profession. Any review of 2018 will always worth highlighting. The regulatory focus on the wide-ranging conversation about how to working group, chaired by Dame change the culture of bullying and harassment which Silvia Cartwright, will present its exists in some legal workplaces. report to the Law Society Board this No, it isn’t everyone and every workplace, but it’s too month. Established earlier this year, many and it’s enough to tell us we have a problem. If the five-member working group has we don’t address it as a community and as individuals, spent much time and effort looking as a profession we won’t be sustainable. at the existing regulatory framework, So, how are we going? systems and reporting processes to Near the end of 2018 I think we can be heartened that ascertain whether they are appropri- our profession is genuinely tackling the many issues ate for taking action on harassment involved. We have some distance to travel, but our jour- and inappropriate behaviour in legal ney has begun. The discussions which have developed workplaces and making recommen- and emerged have been open, honest and sometimes dations for change. The report will personal. There is no doubt that the courageous actions be made public after this issue of of some people have brought into the light issues and in place which we can feel very LawTalk is published.