RULES ON AN  ADVOCATE’S DUTY TOWARDS THE COURT
 
1. Act in a dignified manner
During
 the presentation  of his case and also while acting before a court, an 
advocate should act  in a dignified manner. He should at all times 
conduct himself with  self-respect. However, whenever there is proper 
ground for serious  complaint against a judicial officer, the advocate 
has a right and duty  to submit his grievance to proper authorities.
2.  Respect the court
An
  advocate should always show respect towards the court. An advocate has
  to bear in mind that the dignity and respect maintained towards 
judicial  office is essential for the survival of a free community.
3. Not communicate in private
An
 advocate should not  communicate in private to a judge with regard to 
any matter pending  before the judge or any other judge. An advocate 
should not influence  the decision of a court in any matter using 
illegal or improper means  such as coercion, bribe etc.
4. Refuse to act in  an illegal manner towards the opposition
An
 advocate should refuse to act in an illegal or  improper manner towards
 the opposing counsel or the opposing parties. He  shall also use his 
best efforts to restrain and prevent his client from  acting in any 
illegal, improper manner or use unfair practices in any  mater towards 
the judiciary, opposing counsel or the opposing parties.
5. Refuse to represent clients who insist on  unfair means
 
An
  advocate shall refuse to represent any client who insists on using  
unfair or improper means. An advocate shall excise his own judgment in  
such matters. He shall not blindly follow the instructions of the  
client. He shall be dignified in use of his language in correspondence  
and during arguments in court. He shall not scandalously damage the  
reputation of the parties on false grounds during pleadings. He shall  
not use unparliamentary language during arguments in the court.
6. Appear in proper dress code
An
 advocate should  appear in court at all times only in the dress 
prescribed under the Bar  Council of India Rules and his appearance 
should always be presentable.
7. Refuse to appear in front of relations
An
 advocate should not  enter appearance, act, plead or practice in any 
way before a judicial  authority if the sole or any member of the bench 
is related to the  advocate as father, grandfather, son, grandson, 
uncle, brother, nephew,  first cousin, husband, wife, mother, daughter, 
sister, aunt, niece,  father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, 
brother-in-law daughter-in-law  or sister-in-law.
8. Not to wear bands  or gowns in public places
An
 advocate should not wear bands or gowns in public places  other than in
 courts, except on such ceremonial occasions and at such  places as the 
Bar Council of India or as the court may prescribe.
9. Not represent establishments of which he is a  member
An
 advocate should not  appear in or before any judicial authority, for or
 against any  establishment if he is a member of the management of the 
establishment.  This rule does not apply to a member appearing as 
“amicus curiae” or  without a fee on behalf of the Bar Council, 
Incorporated Law Society or a  Bar Association.
10. Not appear in  matters of pecuniary interest
An
 advocate should not act or plead in any matter in which he  has 
financial interests. For instance, he should not act in a bankruptcy  
petition when he is also a creditor of the bankrupt. He should also not 
 accept a brief from a company of which he is a Director.
11. Not stand as  surety for client
An
  advocate should not stand as a surety, or certify the soundness of a  
surety that his client requires for the purpose of any legal  
proceedings.
 
RULES ON AN  ADVOCATE’S DUTY TOWARDS THE CLIENT
1. Bound to accept  briefs
An
 advocate is bound to  accept any brief in the courts or tribunals or 
before any other  authority in or before which he proposes to practise. 
He should levy  fees which is at par with the fees collected by fellow 
advocates of his  standing at the Bar and the nature of the case. 
Special circumstances  may justify his refusal to accept a particular 
brief.
2. Not withdraw from service
An 
advocate should not  ordinarily withdraw from serving a client once he 
has agreed to serve  them. He can withdraw only if he has a sufficient 
cause and by giving  reasonable and sufficient notice to the client. 
Upon withdrawal, he  shall refund such part of the fee that has not 
accrued to the client.
3. Not appear in matters where he himself is a  witness
An
 advocate should not  accept a brief or appear in a case in which he 
himself is a witness. If  he has a reason to believe that in due course 
of events he will be a  witness, then he should not continue to appear 
for the client. He should  retire from the case without jeopardising his
 client’s interests.
4. Full and frank disclosure to client
An
 advocate should, at  the commencement of his engagement and during the 
continuance thereof,  make all such full and frank disclosure to his 
client relating to his  connection with the parties and any interest in 
or about the controversy  as are likely to affect his client’s judgement
 in either engaging him  or continuing the engagement.
5. Uphold interest  of the client
It
 shall be the duty of  an advocate fearlessly to uphold the interests of
 his client by all  fair and honourable means. An advocate shall do so 
without regard to any  unpleasant consequences to himself or any other. 
He shall defend a  person accused of a crime regardless of his personal 
opinion as to the  guilt of the accused. An advocate should always 
remember that his  loyalty is to the law, which requires that no man 
should be punished  without adequate evidence.
6. Not suppress  material or evidence
An
  advocate appearing for the prosecution of a criminal trial should  
conduct the proceedings in a manner that it does not lead to conviction 
 of the innocent. An advocate shall by no means suppress any material or
  evidence, which shall prove the innocence of the accused.
7. Not disclose the communications between  client and himself
An
  advocate should not by any means, directly or indirectly, disclose the
  communications made by his client to him. He also shall not disclose 
the  advice given by him in the proceedings. However, he is liable to  
disclose if it violates Section 126 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872.
8. An advocate should not be a party to stir up  or instigate litigation.
 
9. An advocate  should not act on the instructions of any person other than his client  or the client’s authorised agent.
10. Not charge  depending on success of matters
 
An
 advocate should not  charge for his services depending on the success 
of the matter  undertaken. He also shall not charge for his services as a
 percentage of  the amount or property received after the success of the
 matter.
11. Not receive interest in actionable claim
An
 advocate should not  trade or agree to receive any share or interest in
 any actionable claim.  Nothing in this rule shall apply to stock, 
shares and debentures of  government securities, or to any instruments, 
which are, for the time  being, by law or custom, negotiable or to any 
mercantile document of  title to goods.
12. Not bid or  purchase property arising of legal proceeding
An
 advocate should not  by any means bid for, or purchase, either in his 
own name or in any  other name, for his own benefit or for the benefit 
of any other person,  any property sold in any legal proceeding in which
 he was in any way  professionally engaged. However, it does not prevent
 an advocate from  bidding for or purchasing for his client any property
 on behalf of the  client provided the Advocate is expressly authorised 
in writing in this  behalf.
13. Not bid or transfer property arising  of legal proceeding
An
  advocate should not by any means bid in court auction or acquire by 
way  of sale, gift, exchange or any other mode of transfer (either in 
his own  name or in any other name for his own benefit or for the 
benefit of any  other person), any property which is the subject matter 
of any suit,  appeal or other proceedings in which he is in any way 
professionally  engaged.
14. Not adjust fees against personal  liability
An
 advocate should not  adjust fee payable to him by his client against 
his own personal  liability to the client, which does not arise in the 
course of his  employment as an advocate.
15.An advocate should  not misuse or takes advantage of the confidence reposed in him by his  client.
16.Keep proper  accounts
An
 advocate should  always keep accounts of the clients’ money entrusted 
to him. The  accounts should show the amounts received from the client 
or on his  behalf. The account should show along with the expenses 
incurred for him  and the deductions made on account of fees with 
respective dates and  all other necessary particulars.
17. Divert money  from accounts
An
 advocate should  mention in his accounts whether any monies received by
 him from the  client are on account of fees or expenses during the 
course of any  proceeding or opinion. He shall not divert any part of 
the amounts  received for expenses as fees without written instruction 
from the  client.
18. Intimate the client on amounts
Where
 any amount is  received or given to him on behalf of his client, the 
advocate must  without any delay intimate the client of the fact of such
 receipt.
19. Adjust fees after termination of  proceedings
An
 advocate shall after  the termination of proceedings, be at liberty to 
adjust the fees due to  him from the account of the client. The balance 
in the account can be  the amount paid by the client or an amount that 
has come in that  proceeding. Any amount left after the deduction of the
 fees and expenses  from the account must be returned to the client.
20. Provide copy of accounts
An
 advocate must provide  the client with the copy of the client’s account
 maintained by him on  demand, provided that the necessary copying 
charge is paid.
21. An advocate shall not enter into  arrangements whereby funds in his hands are converted into loans.
22. Not lend money to his client
An
 advocate shall not lend money to his client for  the purpose of any 
action or legal proceedings in which he is engaged  by such client. An 
advocate cannot be held guilty for a breach of this  rule, if in the 
course of a pending suit or proceeding, and without any  arrangement 
with the client in respect of the same, the advocate feels  compelled by
 reason of the rule of the Court to make a payment to the  Court on 
account of the client for the progress of the suit or  proceeding.
23. Not appear for  opposite parties
An
  advocate who has advised a party in connection with the institution of
 a  suit, appeal or other matter or has drawn pleadings, or acted for a 
 party, shall not act, appear or plead for the opposite party in the 
same  matter.
 RULES ON ADVOCATE’S DUTY TO OPPONENTS
1. Not to negotiate directly with opposing  party
An
 advocate shall not in  any way communicate or negotiate or call for 
settlement upon the  subject matter of controversy with any party 
represented by an advocate  except through the advocate representing the
 parties.
2. Carry out legitimate promises made
An
 advocate shall do his  best to carry out all legitimate promises made 
to the opposite party  even though not reduced to writing or enforceable
 under the rules of the  Court.
RULES ON AN ADVOCATE’S DUTY TOWARDS FELLOW  ADVOCATES
 
1. Not advertise or  solicit work
An
 advocate shall not  solicit work or advertise in any manner. He shall 
not promote himself by  circulars, advertisements, touts, personal 
communications, interviews  other than through personal relations, 
furnishing or inspiring newspaper  comments or producing his photographs
 to be published in connection  with cases in which he has been engaged 
or concerned.
2. Sign-board and Name-plate
An
 advocate’s sign-board  or name-plate should be of a reasonable size. 
The sign-board or  name-plate or stationery should not indicate that he 
is or has been  President or Member of a Bar Council or of any 
Association or that he  has been associated with any person or 
organisation or with any  particular cause or matter or that he 
specialises in any particular type  of work or that he has been a Judge 
or an Advocate General.
3. Not promote unauthorized practice of law
An
 advocate shall not  permit his professional services or his name to be 
used for promoting or  starting any unauthorised practice of law.
4. An advocate shall not accept a fee less than  the fee, which can be taxed under rules when the client is able to pay  more.
 
5. Consent of fellow  advocate to appear
 
An
 advocate should not  appear in any matter where another advocate has 
filed a vakalt or memo  for the same party. However, the advocate can 
take the consent of the  other advocate for appearing.
In case, an
 advocate is  not able to present the consent of the advocate who has 
filed the  matter for the same party, then he should apply to the court 
for  appearance. He shall in such application mention the reason as to 
why he  could not obtain such consent. He shall appear only after 
obtaining the  permission of the Court.
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