- Duty to charge reasonable fees
- Duty to make full and frank disclosure
- Duty to ensure no conflict of interest
- Duty of care to client
- Duty to maintain confidentiality
- Duty to act only on client's instructions
- Duty to the law
- An advocate shall not, at any time, be a party to fomenting of litigation.
- An advocate shall not act on the instruction of any other person other than his client or authorized agent.
- Not withdraw from service
- Bound to accept briefs
- Not appear in matters where he himself is a witness
- Not suppress material or evidence, which shall prove the innocence of the accused
- Not disclose the communication between client and himself
- Not receive interest in actionable calim
- Keep proper accounts
- Provide copy of accounts
- Intimate the client on amounts
- Not lend money to his client
- Not appear for opposite parties
- Not adjust fees against personal liabily
- Not bid or transfer property arising of legal proceeding
- Should not take signature of client on blank page
- Should not take client's money by fraud
- Should not take property of client on mortage for recovery of fees by advocate
- The work of poor should be done free of charge
Monday, April 11
Duties of Advocate towards his Client
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