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LEGISLATION
PRACTICE AND ETIQUETTE RULES
ARRANGEMENT OF RULES
- Citation
- Obligation of advocate and solicitor to give advice on or accept any
brief
- Advocate and solicitor not to accept brief if embarrassed
- No advocate and solicitor to accept brief if professional conduct
likely to be impugned
- No advocate and solicitor to accept brief if difficult to maintain
professional independence
- An advocate and solicitor not to accept brief if unable to appear
- No advocate and solicitor to accept remuneration in capacity as Member
of Parliament etc. except emoluments as Member of Parliament etc.
- Advocate and solicitor not to ask for excuse from assignment
- Advocate and solicitor to undertake defence fairly and honorable
- Advocate and solicitor to conduct prosecution so that no innocent
person is convicted
- Fees for litigious or contentious matters
- Advocate and solicitor not to conduct civil case intended to delay
proceedings etc.
- Advocate and solicitor to guard against insulting or annoying questions
- Questions irrelevant to actual inquiry not be asked
- Respect to court
- Advocate and solicitor to uphold interest of client, justice and dignity
of profession
- No deception on Court
- Advocate and solicitor to conduct with candor, courtesy and fairness
- Advocate and solicitor not to refer to facts not proved
- Advocate and solicitor to put before Court any relevant binding decision
- Improper to misquote
- Advocate and solicitor to bring to Court's attention any proposition
of law etc.
- Advocate and solicitor to supply to Court all information
- Advocate and solicitor to be ready for the day fixed for trial
- Advocate and solicitor to disclose all circumstances to client
- Advocate and solicitor not to mislead
- Advocate and solicitor not to appear where pecuniary interested
- Advocate and solicitor not to appear in a case where he is a witness
- Advocate and solicitor not to testify on behalf of client
- Advocate and solicitor appearing as party or witness not to wear robes
- Advocate and solicitor to uphold dignity of profession
- Client's feeling not to influence conduct of counsel
- Advocate and solicitor to treat adverse witnesses with fairness and
due consideration
- Advocate and solicitor may interview witnesses for opposing side
- Advocate and solicitor not to abuse confidence reposed in him by client
- Advocate and solicitor to prevent client from wrongful conduct towards
courts etc.
- Advocate and solicitor writing for press not to describe himself as
advocate and solicitor.
- Exceptions
- Advocate and solicitor not to describe himself as advocate and solicitor
without consent of Bar Council
- Advocate and solicitor not to stand surety
- Advocate and solicitor who has advised Arbitrator cannot appear in
arbitration proceedings
- Advocate and solicitor not to communicate with a person represented
by another advocate and solicitor
- Advocate and solicitor not to stir up strife and litigation
- Advocate and solicitor not to actively carry on any trade
- Advocate and solicitor not to advertise
- No personal advertisement
- Advocate and solicitor not to give interview
- Advocate and solicitor not to publish photography
- Advocate and solicitor not to solicit reporting
- Advocate and solicitor not to advertise address
- Advocate and solicitor not to do or cause touting
- No division of costs or profits with unqualified person
- Agency commission or profit costs
- Advocate and solicitor not to appear for a party represented by another
advocate and solicitor
- Advocate and solicitor's lien
- Judgment by default
- Extension of time to plead
- Objection to admissibility of insufficiently stamped documents
- No branch office without advocate and solicitor
- Use of "consultant" and "associate"
60. A. Document filed not to be furnished to the press before hearing
- Lay agency
- Waiver
- Revocation
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