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    This document provides an overview of the Professional Ethics course. The course aims to acquaint law students with the professional ethics and etiquettes that advocates must observe. It will develop insights into the professional parameters of the legal profession. The course contents will cover the historical introduction to the legal profession in India, the Advocates Act of 1961, the nature of the legal profession and code of ethics, and the Contempt of Courts Act of 1971. Students will be evaluated through in-class tests, assignments, presentations, and an end-of-course examination.

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    This document provides an overview of the Professional Ethics course. The course aims to acquaint law students with the professional ethics and etiquettes that advocates must observe. It will develop insights into the professional parameters of the legal profession. The course contents will cover the historical introduction to the legal profession in India, the Advocates Act of 1961, the nature of the legal profession and code of ethics, and the Contempt of Courts Act of 1971. Students will be evaluated through in-class tests, assignments, presentations, and an end-of-course examination.

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    PROFESSIONAL ETHICS

    Course Code: LAW 2904 Credit Units: 05

    Course Objective:
    The Course has been designed to acquaint the students of Law about the Professional Ethics
    and Professional etiquettes that are essentially significant for an advocate to observe while at
    the Bar. Accountability and transparency are imperative to the profession. Besides, the
    conducive and cordial Bar- Bench relations can send a good message concerning the richness
    of the Legal profession. With this background cue, the course aims at developing insights of
    the students about the professional parameters.

    Course Contents:

    Module I: Historical Introduction


    Historical introduction to legal profession in India – Barristers, Vakils, High Court Pleaders,
    Advocates, etc. The All India Bar Committee, 1951 and the passing of Indian Advocates
    Act, 1961; The Advocates Act 1961: Definitions Section 2, Constitution and function of
    State Bar Councils, Bar Council of India, Terms of Office, various sub-committees including
    Disciplinary Committee and the qualification for their membership. Power to make rules
    (Sections 3 to 15).

    Module II: The Advocate’s Act, 1961


    The Advocate Act, 1961, Admission and enrolment of Advocate – Senior and other
    Advocates, Common role of Advocates, Qualifications and Disqualifications for enrolment
    and procedure thereof, (Sections 16 to 28), Rights to Practice: Monopoly of representation,
    Exclusion of advocates from certain cases, self representation by litigants. (Ss. 29 to 34.)
    Professional and other misconduct, Principles for determining misconduct, Disciplinary
    Committees of State Bar Council and the Bar Council of India, Punishment of advocates for
    misconduct, Appeals to Supreme Court (Ss. 35 to 44.)

    Module III: Legal Profession


    Nature of Legal Profession, Need for an Ethical Code of Rights: privileges and duties of
    Advocates, Preparation of a case and fees of an Advocate, ‘Under-cutting’ in Legal
    profession, Bar against soliciting work and advertisement, Bar against touting, refusal of
    briefs, accountability to the client, confidentiality communication between Advocates to
    compromise, Study of Code of Ethics prepared by the Bar Council of India.

    Module IV: Contempt of Courts Act, 1971


    Contempt – Meaning, Civil and criminal contempt, punishment for contempt, Procedures in
    contempt cases. High Court rules and the Supreme Court rules to regulate contempt
    proceedings, Contempt of Courts Act, 1971
    Examination Scheme:

    Components P/S/V CT C A EE
    Weightage (%) 10 10 5 5 70

    Text & References:

    • Sanjeev Rao, Indian Advocates Act, 1971.


    • M.P. Jain, Indian Legal History (Chap. On Legal Profession).
    • Krishnaswami Aiyer, Professional Conduct and Advocacy.
    • The Contempt of Courts Act, 1971.
    • Journal of Bar Council of India.

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