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Mena Ruparel and Richard Burnham talk ethics

Season 1, Ep. 6

Mena and Richard discuss ethical issues with tech, AI and the ethical issues of asking clients to sign a notice of acting at the start of a retainer.


Richard Burnham is an In House solicitor at a video games company and is a games developer. He is co-author of So you think you're an ethical solicitor, published by Bath Publishing.

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