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DWF has provided training to senior staff at insurance market Lloyd's of London on how to deal with workplace misconduct, as the finance and legal industries continue to grapple with stamping out inappropriate behaviour.

London-based Lloyd's is looking to ensure that "inappropriate behaviour is eradicated" from the insurance market, in a bid to strengthen the company's commitment to a diverse and inclusive culture, according to its chairman Bruce Carnegie-Brown.

He said in a statement: "We recently provided ambassador training to our senior leaders, provided by law firm DWF, which provides in-depth insight into the changing norms of what is acceptable and unacceptable behaviour, the law, and the importance of leaders understanding the implications for their business and for them personally."

The measure comes as issues of misconduct across the finance and professional industries continue to surface.

Last year, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer was brought in by UBS to review the Swiss banking giant's handling of a female trainee's allegation that she was raped by a male colleague.

In December 2018, the Financial Times reported that Big Four accountants KPMG and Deloitte had fired several members of staff during a four-year period over allegations of inappropriate behaviour.

Last week (July 30), Baker McKenzie and several of its former partners were referred  to the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal over its handling of a historical investigation into a former partner's conduct.

Recently, the Solicitor's Regulation Authority reported that harassment complaints had soared by almost 500% in the past year.