Professional Conduct Standards. 8: Relationship with other members

Professional Conduct Standards, version 3.0

8.1 Criticism of one member's work by another member is wholly acceptable, provided that the criticism is properly reasoned and believed to be justified. The context in which the criticism is made should be recognised, having regard both to the likely degree of publicity that might be given to the criticism and to the potential opportunity for reply. Statements which could be made with complete propriety where there is an opportunity for reply could  be inappropriate in the context of any form of publicity.
8.2 Where criticism of another member's work is made in the context of any form of publicity and whether in relation to specific instances or in general, care must be taken to acknowledge that other members may quite properly hold different professional opinions and that special circumstances may exist in any particular case.


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