PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTING SYSTEM

Course Learning Objective:

To state the development of legal profession in India and the specific law relating to advocates.

To develop the understanding the professional ethics and the institution governing the professional ethics.

To inform students of their Rights as advocates, the concomitant duties and limitations thereof.

To analyze the intricacies of the contempt of court act.

UNIT-1    Legal Profession

  • Historical development of Legal Profession in India
  • Constitution, Function, Powers and Jurisdiction of State
  • Bar Council and Bar Council of India
  • Admission and enrolment of Advocates.

UNIT-2    Professional Ethics

  • Profession ethics and Advocacy, Standards of Professional
  • Conduct and Etiquette, Conflict between interest and duty,
  • Duty to court, Duty to Client, Duty to opponent, Duty to Colleagues,
  • Duty towards Society and Obligation to Render Legal Aid

UNIT-3    Bench-Bar Relationship

  • Reciprocity as partners in administration of Justice
  • Professional Misconduct
  • Rights and Privileges of Advocates
  • Supreme Court Rules 1966 and Allahabad High Court Rules 1952:
  • Provisions relating to Advocate & Courts only

UNIT-4   Contempt of Court Act, 1971

  • Historical development of Contempt of Court Act in India,
  • Object and Constitutional validity of Contempt of Court Act.
  • Definition, Kinds of Contempt
  • Contempt by Judges, Magistrates, Lawyers and other persons
  • Cognizance, Procedure, Appellate provisions regarding Contempt, Defences, Punishment and Remedies