Monday, April 11

Duties of Advocate towards his Client

  1. Duty to charge reasonable fees
  2. Duty to make full and frank disclosure
  3. Duty to ensure no conflict of interest
  4. Duty of care to client
  5. Duty to maintain confidentiality
  6. Duty to act only on client's instructions
  7. Duty to the law
  8. An advocate shall not, at any time, be a party to fomenting of litigation.
  9. An advocate shall not act on the instruction of any other person other than his client or authorized agent.
  10. Not withdraw from service
  11. Bound to accept briefs
  12. Not appear in matters where he himself is a witness
  13. Not suppress material or evidence, which shall prove the innocence of the accused
  14. Not disclose the communication between client and himself
  15. Not receive interest in actionable calim
  16. Keep proper accounts
  17. Provide copy of accounts
  18. Intimate the client on amounts
  19. Not lend money to his client
  20. Not appear for opposite parties
  21. Not adjust fees against personal liabily
  22. Not bid or transfer property arising of legal proceeding
  23. Should not take signature of client on blank page
  24. Should not take client's money by fraud
  25. Should not take property of client on mortage for recovery of fees by advocate 
  26. The work of poor should be done free of charge 

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