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Legal Profession (Practice & Etiquette) Rules 1978
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Preamble
Rule 1. Citation.
Rule 2. Obligation of advocate and solicitor to give advice on or accept any brief.
Rule 3. Advocate and solicitor not to accept brief if embarrassed.
Rule 4. No advocate and solicitor to accept brief if professional conduct likely to be impugned.
Rule 5. No advocate and solicitor to accept brief if difficult to maintain professional independence.
Rule 6. An advocate and solicitor not to accept brief if unable to appear.
Rule 7. No advocate and solicitor to accept remuneration in capacity as Member of Parliament etc. except emoluments as Member of Parliament etc.
Rule 8. Advocate and solicitor not to ask for excuse from assignment.
Rule 9. Advocate and solicitor to undertake defence fairly and honourably.
Rule 10. Advocate and solicitor to conduct prosecution so that no innocent person is convicted.
Rule 11. Fees for litigious or contentious matters.
Rule 12. Advocate and solicitor not to conduct civil case intended to delay proceedings etc.
Rule 13. Advocate and solicitor to guard against insulting or annoying questions.
Rule 14. Questions irrelevant to actual enquiry not to be asked.
Rule 15. Respect to court.
Rule 16. Advocate and solicitor to uphold interest of client, justice and dignity of profession.
Rule 17. No deception on Court.
Rule 18. Advocate and solicitor to conduct with condour, courtesy and fairness.
Rule 19. Advocate and solicitor not to refer to facts not proved.
Rule 20. Advocate and solicitor to put before Court any relevant binding decision.
Rule 21. Improper to misquote.
Rule 22. Advocate and solicitor to bring to Court's attention any proposition of law etc.
Rule 23. Advocate and solicitor to supply to Court all information.
Rule 24. Advocate and solicitor to be ready for the day fixed for trial.
Rule 25. Advocate and solicitor to disclose all circumstances to client.
Rule 26. Advocate and solicitor not to mislead.
Rule 27. Advocate and solicitor not to appear where pecuniarily interested.
Rule 28. Advocate and solicitor not to appear in a case where he is a witness.
Rule 29. Advocate and solicitor not to testify on behalf of client.
Rule 30. Advocate and solicitor appearing as party or witness to wear robes.
Rule 31. Advocate and solicitor to uphold dignity of profession.
Rule 32. Client's feeling not to influence conduct of counsel.
Rule 33. Advocate and solicitor to treat adverse witnesses with fairness and due consideration.
Rule 34. Advocate and solicitor may interview witnesses for opposing side.
Rule 35. Advocate and solicitor not to abuse confidence reposed in him by client.
Rule 36. Advocate and solicitor to prevent client from wrongful conduct towards courts etc.
Rule 37. [Deleted]
Rule 38. [Deleted]
Rule 39. [Deleted]
Rule 40. Advocate and solicitor not to stand surety.
Rule 41. Advocate and solicitor who has advised Arbitrator cannot appear in arbitration proceedings.
Rule 42. Advocate and solicitor not to communicate with a person represented by another advocate and solicitor.
Rule 43. Advocate and solicitor not to stir up strife and litigation.
Rule 44. Advocate and solicitor not to actively carry on any trade.
Rule 45. [Deleted
Rule 46. [Deleted]
Rule 47. [Deleted]
Rule 48. Advocate and solicitor not to publish photograph.
Rule 49. Advocate and solicitor not to solicit reporting.
 
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