Legal and Professional Ethics
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University · LL.B. Semester 5 · LLB 303
Unit I — Growth and Evolution of the Legal Profession in India
a. Legal Education in India-Development and the Role of its Regulatory Authorities · b. Importance of the legal profession · c. Development of law relating to legal profession in India · d. The Advocates Act,1961-An overview · e. Bar Council of India- i. Its constitution ii. Powers and Duties · f. State Bar Councils- i. Its constitution ii. Powers and Duties · g. Admission and enrolment of advocates · h. Disqualification for enrolment · i. Rights topractice · j. Professional and other misconduct- Meaning · k. How to make a complaint against an advocate · l. Procedure after a complain thas been referred to a Disciplinary Committee · m. Punishments · n. Reviewand Appealagainsttheorderof thedisciplinarycommittees · o. Consumer Protection Act- Advocates Deficiency of Service
- 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
- 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
Unit II — Professional Ethics and Emerging Issues in Advocacy
a. Duty to court · b. Duty to client · c. Duty to opponentd. Duty to colleague · d. Duty towards society and obligation to render legal aid · e. Deficiency of Serviceby Lawyers and the Consumer Protection Act · f. Advertising in legal profession · g. Lawyers strike · h. Entry of Foreign law firms in India · i. Women’s place at the bar
Unit III — Bar-Bench Relation and Contempt of Court
a. Bench-bar relation · b. Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 · c. Contempt of court · d. Its meaning and nature · e. Categories of contempt of court · f. Basis and extent of contempt jurisdiction · g. Procedure in case of contempt · h. Punishment for contempt of court · i. Defences · j. Remedies against punishment
Unit IV — Other Laws and Rules Essential for Advocacy
a. The Registration Act, 1908. i. Registration ii. Compulsory Registered Documents S17 iii. Optional Registration S.18 iv. Time and Place for Registration S.23-31 v. Effects of Registration and non-Registration S.47-50 · b. Supreme Court Rules i. Advocates and their Course of Conduct ii. Role of Single Judge and Registrar of the Supreme Court iii. Types of Petition Entertained by the Supreme Court, Writ petition, Election Petition · c. Delhi High Court Rules i. Delhi High Courts Rules ii. Advocates and their Course of Conduct iii. Role and Power of Single Judge iv. Civil and Criminal Jurisdiction of the Court