Current issues and challenges in local professional ethics

Abstract

This paper is meant as a brief discussion document of interest to members of the legal profession and others. It seeks to highlight various current issues and challenges having an impact on professionals and professional ethics. Much activity has been undertaken in past years to try to ensure that categories such as members of different professions, public officers and company officials respect a minimum standard of conduct in their behaviour. Codes of Conduct are sprouting everywhere, including Malta, and even in business where they are often found managed by marketing people rather than by compliance officials. Indeed, to take just one illustration, Enron had a wonderful Code of Ethics replete with nice positive messages.