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Bar Council of India: Professional Ethics

The document outlines the professional ethics and duties of lawyers as prescribed by the Bar Council of India, emphasizing the importance of integrity and service to the community. It details various duties lawyers owe to the court, clients, opponents, colleagues, and society, while also discussing the regulatory powers of the Bar Council. Additionally, it highlights the significance of maintaining high ethical standards in legal practice to uphold justice and public trust.

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Profession

62

Module II

2.1
of Bar Councilof
ProfessionalEthics Power of professional
Meaning and Standards
India, conduct and etiquette

2.2 Duties
A. Duty to the court
B. Duty to the client
C. Duty to the opponent
D. Duty to the profession
E. Duty to the colleagues
E. Duty to the public, state and society

2.3 Duty to Render LegalAid

of Indi
2.1 Professional Ethics Power of Bar Council
Meaning and Standardssofprofessional conduct andletiquette

SYNOPSIS
Introduction
" Bar Council of India
63
Professional and Professional Accounting Systcin

Power of Bar Council of India


Meaningof the word"Ethics"
Standards of Professional Conduct and etiquette
Importance of professionalethics
Conclusion
My opinion

Introduction
Law's nobility as a profession lasts only so long as the
members maintain their commitment to integrity and
service to the community.
Indeed, the monopoly conferred on the legal profession by
parliament is complied with a responsibility towards the
people, especially the poor.
Viewed from hisangle, every delinquent who deceives his
common client, deserves to be frowned upon.
as
The profession of lawyers ordains a high level of ethics
much as in the means us in the ends.
Justice cannot be attained without the strcam bcing pellucid
throughout its course and that isof great public concern, not
merely professionalcare.

Bar Councilof India


The Bar Council of India is a statutory body created by
Parliament to regulate and represent the Indian bar.
They perform the regulatory function by prescribing
standards of professional conduct and etiquette and by
exercising disciplinaryjurisdictionover the bar.
grants
They also sets standards for. legal education and
recognition to Universities whose degree in law will serve
asqualification for enrolment as an advocate.
by
" In addition, tley perform certain representative funtions
p:otecting the rights, priv 'eges and interest ef advocates
64
[Link] and Professional.

and through the creation of funds for providing


Accounting Syseu
assistanceto organisce welfare schemcs for them. financial
Powers of Bar Council of India
Bar Council of India
under its
powers regulate many things. formation has been given
to
Few major powers that
BCI
set up by the hold are divided amongst the
committees
9 of the act sets Advocates Act.
Section
and under up the Legal
of the Bar an Executive Education Committee
Chapter IIltoSection 10.
Council form moreCouncil of India Committee is set up.
specifiedin the Act, in Rules permits the
committees addition to those
The Council also
has the power to
functions to thesecommittees.
delegate tle duties or
Constitutions
A
of Committees:
State Bar
Council andforthe Bar of
various commit ees Council
Disciplinary, Legal aid commidischart eeganding otherits lndia can
1, functions const
suchitutase
DisBarcipCounci
A linary lCommit ee: commit ees.
commi t ees. shall
thrce [Link] constitute one or more
E
the council
be a
disciptwolinitsaryshallcommibe t ee shaldilsciplinary
of
whom
from amongst
Dot
person co-opted by themembers perandsons
Advocates having
of therequisite
consi st
council the elotehctered by
i of
members froandm shall
the the memberscouncils.
beamongst
chaiman qual(9) ifications amongsaret
of the The
senior most who
thereof(Sec. disciplinary
comunitAde vocshalate l
Aofessionaland Professional Accounting Sytem
65

Powerssof Disciplinary Committee (Sec. 12)


Itshall have the same
under the Code ofCivilpowers
a) as are vested in Civi Court
Procedure 1908 in respect of,
i) Summoning
person and
and enforcing the
attendance of any
examining him on oath.
ii) Requiring discovery and production
documents and of any
ii) Receiving evidence on affidavits.
iv) Requisitioning any public record or copies thereof
from any court ofoffice.
v) Issuing commissions for examining the witness on
documents and
vi) Any other matter which may be prescribed.
b) Allproceedings before a disciplinary committce of aBar
Council shall be deemed to be Judicial proceeding within
the meaning of sec 193 and 228 of Indian Penal Code,
1860 (46 of 1860)and every such disciplinary committee
shallbe deemed to be a civil court for the purpose of secs.
480, 482 and 485fCode of Criminals Procedure, 1898
(5of 1898).
c) It can send any summons or other process to any civil
the
court in the territories to which this Act extends, for
process ofattendance or production before itsclf.
thinks fit hold or
d) For absence of chairman, it can if it so
continue the proceeding on the date so fixed.

42. LegalAid Committee (Sec. 9A) more legal hcir


may constitute one or
1. A Bar Council which shall consist ofsuch number
committees, each of
exceeding nine but not less than five as
of members, not
may be prescribed. selectionand the term of
the method of
2. The qualification
membersoflegal aid
committee shallbe
office ofthe
may be prescribed.
66 "rofesional und Professional

Meaning of the word "Ethics"


ACoounting Sy
" The word 'ethics" means a
science of morals, or it
branch of philosophy which is only concerned with ish tha
character and conduct.
The norms of morals fixed for a human
consonance with its high office, legal practitioner is in
social responsibility. intellectual learning a
Standards of ProfessionalConduct and
The etiquette
nomore following are some of the instances in
reproach may attach in ordinary life, respet of which
oflegal profession regquires one to avoid these but the high standards
habits.
1.
Touting:
Inthe legal
Itis the profession, touting
tradition the bar is strictly
seek business but of
that the prohibited.
The
advOcat e
that
must business must Adyocate
seek the should not
toadvocate.
capacity he must waitnot aprly to
appreciated, until his meritsothers
are weigh his
2.
Advertising: discovered and
Advertising
The lawycrs is strictly
the [Link] not to prohibitedinthe legal
This is a
conduct , profession of great
pradverofessitisoinn.g
solicit busincss by
in
bonesty, carnest learni
ability, industry,. quick of
learning
nessandin clients cause, phigh moral and
preparationaand case
advertise lawyers. dignified witnesines, sincerin ity,
The litigants in
by his
losing their
whom the
addr
moral efforts and lawyer hasi
es perfethectioncourt the
wil
the ry instil ed
cases, shall beindust
ir espectiveofwinming
advertisement forfor caolawyer.
nfidenceor
Sy mfesional nd Professional.
Accounting System 67
Conflict between
sthat 1. interest &duty:
uman Whenever
to prevail. interest and duty come into conflict, duty
Al the
ought
is in communication made between client and his
3 and counsel are privileged and such
An advocate should not appear privilege is perpetual.
before a local authority of
which he is a member in a case against it.
vhich An advocate should not accept a brief in
dards which he has
acted in a judic:al or quasi judicial character
commissioner or arbitrator. eg. as
A lawyer shouldnot appear in a case in which he has to
givetestimony.
The rules relating to unprofessional conduct which are of
practical help in this regard the rules framed by the
d not Allahabad bar Council are worth nothing.
c.

h his
d and Importance of professional ethics -
certain duties
Legal ethics is that branch of moral science which lays downsociety, to the
owes to the
for the observance of its members which he
his clients, to himselfetc
Court, to the profession, to his brethren, to
brilliant
on. The profession of law is one of the most
professions.
ing in learning and also a sense of social
It needs depth. of
el and responsibilities. which distinguish
about it " a science
cerity, AsBlack Stone said and wrong which teaches to establish
in the
the criterion of
right redress the other, which
art will prevent punish or the souland
one and faculties of
he
in its theory the noblest virtues ofthe heart, a
eInployees coordinal
its practice the its use and exteni
Cxperts in universal in the
SCience which is individual, get comprehend
wye. dccommodated to each
whole community":
mostindependentone.
professionisthe
The legal
Professional and Professional

A menber of the legal profession don't


Accounting Spe
condentry any or injustice, Advocate stands for hesitates,
than a judge, as he pleads for it.
" It isthe quality of alawyer to
justice mor
the facts and to have the capacity
penetrate into the inner to analyse
human mind in order to discover the most part of the
actions and to present them in true motives of his
accurate and forceful fonn.
Therc he has to perceive not only
These qualities which a headbut heart too.
training make him lawyer has to acquire by
leader of the society. It learning
because
The word
his
independent spiritofjudgment. is only
of ethics" means ascience of
philosophy which is only norals or that branch
character and conduct.
Itis purely concerned with human
The set of amoral science.
in any otherstandards of morals
legal walksofof life shall beapplied to an
ordinary
legal practitioner iscourse, the standard
the of citizen
pract itioner,
intel ectual learning and social
in noms of
consonance withmorals
morals for a
fixed for a
its high
Conclusion
Legal ethics is that
responsib ility . office,
certain dutiesto for thebranch of moral
the society,
client and to the court, obser scicnce which lays down
thevarice member
ethics. him sel f provinprofessi
ce on
ot taw to which
his be owns to
"
Ethics
not punicondemns
slh all every sort of
itter breth
fromren, ,to his
that of
functioning offaltheselStateood, but onlyfalthatse-hoodwhich while law
My Opinien Govermment. atf ect the good
does
Students are advised to writein their own
words to score
more
[Link] rofessional Accounting System

2.2
Duties

A. Duty to the court


B. Duty to the client
C. Duty to the opponent
D. Duty to the profession
E. Duty to the colleagues
F. Duty to the public, state and society

SYNOPSIS
. Introduction
Duties
Duty to the court
Duty to the client
C Duty to the opponent
Duty to the profession
Duty to the colleagues
society
Duty tothe public, stateand
" Conclusion
Myopinion
70 Profe<sional and P'rofessional

Introduction
\Accounting Sylea
An Advocate shall fearlessly uphold the
client, and he has to follow the principlesinterests of i.
of ethics and
etiquette both in letter and in spirit.
The Bar Council of India rules State Bar
mention certain canons of conduct and Councils ules
guides. etiquette as general
Yes, the specific mention there of
denial of the existence of others shall not be construed as a
not specially mentioned in them. equally imperative though
Section I of the Bar Council of
separating to Advocate's dutyIndia rules explain the rule
to the Court.
contains Rule from 1to 10. Section I
Duties
1)
Co-operation
. It is the
duty of the
Bench to achieve goodAdvocate to
result in co-operative with theof
justice, there must be good the
between Bench and Bar. relations admi
and nistration
Itis a
book fundament al
The Advocatprien"cipasle. Sir Cecil Walsh
co-operation
calculated to promote follows : writes in his
administration of justice the. smooth Nothing is more
than completeand
insympathy between bench and the
of autocratic and
public and [Link] manner, he Bar.
will "If confi
judge
satisfactory
a dence and
lose the. behaves in behaves
If an
and negligence, he will Advocate lose the
2)
Bench.
Personal Boycotting
confid ence
rude,
confidence public and
rough
of
An Advocate
particular should
court
not boycott or
or before a refuse to
It particular judge.
amounts disrespect to the court. practice in a
. Sucha conduct is
reprehensible.
ofessionalandIrofessional. Accounting System 71

It causes hurt or ill-fceling in the Bench.


. It destroys the public opinions.
. It also mcans that it is his profession negligence towards
the courts and also to his clients.

3) Honour and dignity


. Itisthe duty of an advocate to perform his functions in such
a manner that due to his acts the honour dignity and integrity
ofthe courts shall not be affected.
An advocate is an officer of thecourt.
He is a friendofit.
advocate should not criticize
While the case is pending, an
judicialconduct.
temper at an unfavourable ruling or
He must not lose
judgment.
Says :"Let not the counsel at the Barchop with
Lord Bacon the handling ofthe cause a
himself into
the judge, nor wind dcclared hissentence.
new after thejudgehas should not talk loudly in
not laugh or
" An advocate should
Court.
conversationin court.
engage in private
Heshould not
dress.
He should wearproper
newspapers, novelsincourt.
He shouldnotread criticise at the argument of
the
not laugh or
" He should premises,
opposite-party. law, in the court
violate the principleof punishments to the
Whoever give Indian Penal
premises, the courts can
courts" under
the court under "Contempt of
violators Procedure Code.
Code, Criminal
Professionaland Professional Accounting Sysiz
12

4) Temper
Anadvocate should work peacefully.
He should not use vulgar language in court.
He should not be temper.

5) Interruption
. He should not interrupt hisopponent advocate while
cross-examination and arguments.
Ifhe often interrupts, he may also be interrupted by the
opponent advocate.
Itdestroys the dignity of the court.
6) Judges Independence
" It is the judiciary
having bridle to
bureaucracy and corrupted politics,control the rigid
only persons to control the Judges are the
whims ofthe executives. truancy, rigidity, and
Therefore,toit is very neceSsary and
advocates supportjudges
in their duty of the
7) Fidelity
independence.
An Advocatemust have goodo
His position in the
society as aconduct and character.
Advocate
It gives wrong advices
citizenfidelity
shall be determincd by his and also as an
to his
documents, creates forged client to create
or
acts are
Such
against the law.
Advocate shall be punished
documents himselforgery
f, such
criminal lawand alsoshall be removed
8) Proper Advice to Client
fromaccorRoldiLn.g to
" An Advocate
should give proper advice to client
fofessionalI and Professional
IAccounting System
Heshould not
court' s orders advise his clients to
to his clients. and decrccs, disobedience to the
howsocvcr they are against
. It is the first
duty of cvery citizen to
judgement
If an
ofthe courts. respect the
advocate
court order, advises his clients to act against the
it becomes
contempt of court, and also
against the professional cthics and etiqucte.
A
A, DUTIES TOTHE COURT:
An Advocate owes
certain dåties to the court and to
presidingJudge, they are as follows: the
1. Duty to respect:
The first and foremost duty of an
always be respectful to the court. TheAdvocate is 'to be
bold, fcarless and independent in theadvocate must be
same time, he must not be court and at the
the Judge. disrespectful to the court and
2. Duty to attend hea1 ing:
A legal practitioner should attend the hearing of the case
throughout: He should not lean thc court without the
permission ofthe court to do so.
3.
Duty toreceivejudgement:
Ifan advocate cannot be present personally to receive the
Judgement when it is being pronounced, be must atleast
arrange his representation in the court.
4.
Duty to assist the court:
Itisan Advocate'smain duty to assist the court in the right
direction and to assist it to come to a ight finding.
S.
Duty not to exhibit fricndship:
tis very bad ofa lawyer to say to hiscient that the Judge
1S his fricnd and/or familiar with himand he will weigh to
fast fricnd
hisargument, even ifthe Judge happens to be aforrnaities
ofalawycr, he owes the duty not to cxhibit his
74 Pofesional ad Professionsl
Acouning yte
withthe Judges, and he must not take unduc
6.
his personal relationship.
Duty to have good temper: advantageof
A
lawyer should never losehis temper in and
court in restoration of an adverse outside the
ruling or
7.
pronounced by the Judgc.
Duty not to malign ajudge:
decision
Never make a statement which may
malign the great office of aJudge. directly or indirecty
8.
Duty not to mislead the court:
Alawyer should win
the confidence of the
trusted by the Judgefor this court and be
not cite a ruling purpose
which has been an Advocate
should
already repcaled and misguide the over-ruled or a statute
9.
Duty not to interrupt the J court.
Alawyer adge:
should not interrupt the
10. necessary tointerrupt in the interestJudge unless it becomes
Duty not to cross the
It means
ofjustice.
provinceof lawyer:
to lawyer should not arrive at a
particularnotice.
ajudicial fact or law. It is decision in
of the jdgerelation
11.
Duty not to province to take
interupt
during the course the
opponent
12.
Duty not to include a argument. every now and then
ofhis
which he knowsto be false. false pleading and file
13. An advocate shall an
prevent his client use his best efforts to
affidavit
practices or form from restoring to
opposing counsel doing anything in sharprestrain
or and
ought not to do. or parties
relation
which the to the unfair
court;
14. An Advocate
prescribcd shall appear
ddress and in court at
advocate himmsclf
his all
presentable.
appcarance shalltimesalonly in
always be
|and Professional/Accounting System 15

.t AnAdvocate shall not wear bands or gown in public


places othcr than in courts except on such ceremonial
occasions and at such places as bar council or the court
mayprescribe.
p
16. An Advocate should not
not act or plead in any matter in
which he himsclfis pcculiarly interested.
For Ex. (a) He should not act in a bankruptcy petition
when he himself is also a creditor of the bankrupt and (b)
Heshould not accept a brief from a company of which he
is a director.
17. An Advocate shall not stand as a surety or certify he
soundness of surety, for his client required for the
purpose ofany legal proceedings.

B DUTYTO CUIENT:
1. An advocate is bound to accept any brief in the courts or
Tribunals or before any authority in or before which he
professes to practice at a fee consistent with his standing
at the bar and the nture of thecase.
2. An advocate shall not ordinarily withdraw from
engagements once accepted;without sufficient cause and
to the
unless a reasonable and sufficient notice is givenrefund
client. Upon his withdrawal from case he shall
such part ofthe fec as has not been carned.
3. An Advocate should not accept a brief orappear in a case
be witness.
in which he has reason to believe that he will
4 uphold fearlessly the
It shall be the duty of anAdvocate toand
interest of his client by all fair bonafide mcans
without regard to any unpleasant consequences to
himselfor any other.
It is the duty of an Advocate to welcome his client's
client must not fcel that his
presence in the chamber. The
presence is unwanted.
6
Advocate must give a patient hcaring to the clicnt
The inquiries
and where its necessary he should do nccessary
76 Professional and Professional
Accounting Sysua
7. The Advocate must reply to the client's letter and he maes
not hesitatc to communicate to his client
unfavourable result about his case. even an
8. It it the duty of an advocate that he
two clients at the same time if thereshould not appear for
is a conflict between
their interest.
9. The Advocates duty is to
well as weak points of the agree in the court the strong as
10. The Advocate case.
should adverse sincerely and
the best ofhis ability
through its honestly to
immediate loss for prospective gains.
11. An consequences may be an
trialadvocate
shall so appearing for the
prosecutionin a
to
conviction conduct
of an
the
prosecution that it does criminal
12. An innocent. not lead
otheradvocate
than his
shall not act on the
13. client or his
auth instruction
orized of any person
Anadvocat
result of e shall ornot stipulate for afee
14. An litigation agree to
agent.
advocate shall not cont
agree to receive any buy or traffic in or thereof.
i
share the proceedsngent on the
claim. share or interest in stipulate for or
15. An any
advocat e
cien1 againstshall
his
not adjust fees actionabl e
which liability doesowin persOnal payable to bim by his
employnment as anAdvocate. not arise inliab1lity to the
16. An the course ofclient.
takesadvocate shall ofnotthedo the
The
client. advantages anytdhence
confi ing whereby he abusee ar
rel ationshi p between reposed in'
him by his
inunderst
the ood the following points
in an
advocate and his
advocate's duty to his clients. wise. These pointsclient
should
also be
explains
rofessionalIAccounting Syetem

Personal Relationship
)
, The relationship bctween an advocate and his client is
personal.
A
client prefers an advoçate who is handwriting, reputed.
devotional to his duty ctc.
Aclient must casily visit his advocate, and express his
diliculties nevertheless his busy schedule.
. However. a vexations client may be discarded by his
advocate.
The advocate should ncar his client very carcfully, and
draft the pleadings accordingly.
. Asuccessful plcadings can be formulated only out of a
good personal relationship betwcen advocatc and his
client.
" An advocate must not depcnd purcly upon
his clerks and
juniors to dispose off thecase.
thecase.
It may adversely affects on the results of
to an advocate seeing
. Because, client hands over the case reputation,
his personal skill, knowledge,theexperience,
juniors and clerks.
hardworking etc. but not secing
the assistance of hs
Therefore, an advocate must take
juniors as "walking stick".
ofBar Council of India rules state that an
Further, Rule 19 instructions of any person
advocate shall not act on the agent.
other than his client or his authorised

Fiduciary Relations transaction between an


watches the
The court always client because their relationship is
advocate and his
fiduciary. and a beneficiary their
" It iis relationship of a trustee their trust andconfidence
as
Telationshipcontinuesso long
continue.
78 I'rofessionel and Professional A
Accounting Syatm
3) Economic relations between advocate and his client.
. Bar Council of formulated certain rules
for
legal profession.
" Section II (Rules from 11 to 33)
regulating
some of these rules explain theexplains "Duty to Client
between an advocate and his client. economic relationship
4)
Contractual Relationship
In india, the
relationship
arises primarily between
from contractual advocate and his client
A client
chooses an advocateobligations.
professional
person to dependhis
depending
success, with a strong desire that
upon his
he is the fit
cause.
After hearing the cause, tie
take the case or not. advocate decides whether to
Ifhe wants to take the
If the client offers the client with
case. agrees topay the certain fee.
sum, the advc rate
Thus a matter of takes the
contract shall be reached
advocate and a client.
If a client
fails to
sue him, or has pay thc
between an
client. remuneration,
a right of
lien on
the
the
adyocateofcan
In. England, a
If alawyer lawyer cannot sue for his fee
documents his

negligence, inbehaves
India. negligently,
he can be
In England, he
cannot be sued. sued for his
6. An Advocate is not a
. An mouth-piece
Advocate shall have to
of his client
client, and at the same time,safeguard the
he has to
principlcs oflaw, andthe professional ethics: inandtereestswitofh thehis
adher
ctiquet e.
essional
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Heshould not act according to the will and whims of h


client "AnAdvocate is not a puppet in the hands of h
clients" nothing should be done by any member of the
legal fraternity which might tend to lesson in any degree
theconfidence of the public in the fidelity, honestly and
integrity of the profession of course, it is an ad1mitted fact
that an advocatc's paramount duty is to save the clicnt's
genuine interests.
If those interests are harmful against the society, the
advocate has to reconsider his attitude towards his one
client.
The members of the legal profession should stand free
from suspicion for an advocate to act towards his client,
otherwise than with utmost good faith is unprofessional.
It is professionally improper for a member of the bar to
prepare false documents or to draw pleadings knowingly
that the allegation made are untrue to his knowledge.
. Members of the Bar are not puppets in the hands of their
clients.
It is better to leave that client who ofers more fees .to
defend his case and to create false documnents and
mproper means.
There are a few black sheep in every profession, may in
every walk oflife.
type
Therefore, advocates must take care and avoid such
of clients.

1) Changing the Sides


parties Rule 33 of the
" An Advocate shall not change the that an Advocate who,
Bar Council of IndiaRules provides
connection with the institution
has, at any time advised in
suit, appeal or other matter or has drawn pleadings or
ofa appear or plead for the
acted for aparty, shall not act,
opposite party.
Itis a rule ofprofessional etiquette.
80
Professional land Professional Accounting Sysen

" Itis also professional ethics that there:


are two rivalI
" Aand B. A
approaches X-an
advice after explaining all theAdvocate, and seeks his
parties
weakncsscs and strongness. facts of thethe casC,
" Afler
obtaining
Advocatc.
his opinion, Agives his
case to Z.
" If 'B another
professiapproaches "X to defend his
is fully onal ethics of'X to refuse the brief
interest, it is the
informed aboutthecase by'A'. of B, being he
8) Brief
ltis the duty of
" He has to Advocate to
draft a good prepare a good brief.
procedures standard pleading
He has to ethics of the court.
follow
cause, while the followi n g the
instruct
prepari
from ni
go
instructions unauthorisedns
the and genuine
pleadipersons. eventsnotof the
ngs. He should
9)
Advice take
General
He seekslythe
. the clients are laymen.
skill and assistance of
possess Advocate,
it is thelegal knowledge. who is
"Thercforc,
Advocate to giveprofthees iproper
onally
advice to his client. duty of the
10)
Touting
AnAdvocat
Paymcnt e shall
of
not engage
touts to
procure clients commi
is ssion touts obtain cases
to or
unprofessional. third pcrsons to
Protessionaland rofessional Accounting System 81

C.
pUTY TO OPPONENT:
1. Always give due respect and importance to oppos:ie
side's advocate.
2. Allcontroversies should be burned underneath the court
and the relation should not be affected outside the court.
4. Interruptions amidst arguments should be avoided as far
as possible.
5. Never deny grade the performance of the opposing
counsel in the presence of the client one should not laugh
at the argument ofthe opposite counsel.

D.
DUTYTO PROFESSION:
1 Alawyer has to keep up the best traditions ofthe bar.
Alawyer has to pcruse the lcgal profession in a spirit of
2. professional
competition, vengeance and rivalry with
brethren.
of comradeship and
Evolve and encourage the spirithealuiy
3. tradition of the
brotherhood inthe interest of the
profession.
should always rendcr help generally to a
4. A lawyer always acknowledge the help
brethren and one should
reccived by him.
of the Bar is the trustee ofthe honour and
5 Every member should always in and
prestige of theprofession and so he
dignity.
outside the court naintain its

DUTYTO COLLEAGUES:
E.
not solicit work oradvertise, either
An advocate
should
whether by circulars, advertisement
directly orindirectly newspapcr
communications, intervicws,
touts, pcrsonal
comments. professional services
his
should not pernit unauthorizedpractice
2. Anadvocatebeingusedinaid ofthe
or hisname lawagency.
of lawby any
82 Professional and Professional I
Accounting Sypten
3. An advocate should not accept a fee less
taxable under the rulcs, when clicnt is than the fe
saine.
able to pay the
4, An advocate should not appear in any case in
is already an advocate on record except which thete
S.
with his consent
His sign-board, name plate should not
is/has been precedent or member of Bar indicate that he
council or of any
association or any organization or his specialization.
DUTYTO PUBLICAND STATEAND
[Link] primary duty of an SOCIETY; -
the constitution, help in the Advocate that he should uphold
2. Hcshould maintenance of rule of law.
promotc the advancement of justiceand
the enforcement assist in
offundamental rights of the people.
Conclusion
"
Advocacy is anoble
Itisapublic [Link].
lItis honourable in the
Butat the samc time, itsociety.
entrants itis not abed ofshould
roses.
bekeptin
mind that for new
An Advocate has
his [Link] duties to his
Ofcourse, It is a'edofroses for a client, court and to
The clients prefer
The clients trust anAdvocate determined Advocate.
who iis
hard
workmanshiptheirworking.
on the
whom they can casily rcach:and of an
explain Advocate,
MyOpinion
Students are advised to writein theirown words t scoremore
dif iculties.
ma
sto

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