Compulsory Clinical Course– II (Professional Ethics and Professional Accounting System)
University of Calcutta · LL.B. Semester 8
Unit 1 — Professional Ethics
Professional Ethics: on Bar Council of India Code of Ethics: 40 Marks.
- Enrolment of Lawyers — Qualifications prescribed u/s 24 of the Advocates Act 1961and procedure
- Common Terminology: Solicitor, Advocate, Lawyer, Senior Counsel, Junior Counsel, Legal Practitioners, Barrister, AOR, Amicus Curie
- Seven Lamps of Advocacy: Honesty, Courage, Industry, Wit, Eloquence, Judgment and Fellowship
- The Bar Council of India and the State Bar Council — Constitution, Powers and Functions
- Privileges of a lawyer — Salient features of the Advocates Act, 1961
- Right to Practice
- Designation as Senior Counsel: Indira Jaising v/s SC of India (SC 2017)
- Professional Ethics — Power of Bar Council of India, Meaning and Standards of professional conduct and etiquette
- Duties
- Duty to Render Legal Aid
- Professional Misconduct
- Punishment for misconduct
- Remedies against the order of punishment
- Review by the State Bar Council of its own order 3.5 Disciplinary Committee of the State
- Disciplinary Committee of the Bar Council of India — Organisation and powers and procedure
- Transfer of proceedings from the State Bar Council to the Bar Council of India
Unit 2 — Case Study on Supreme Court Judgments
Case Study on Supreme Court Judgments: 20 Marks.
Unit 3 — Bar-Bench Relations
Bar-Bench Relations: 10 Marks.
Unit 4 — Accountancy for Lawyers
Accountancy for Lawyers: 20 Marks.
Unit 5 — Viva-Voce
Viva-Voce: 10 Marks.