CLINICAL COURSE-I: PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTING SYSTEM

Karnataka State Law University · LL.B. Semester 3 · Course-V

Unit 1

The legal profession and its responsibilities; The equipment of the lawyer; Conduct in court; Professional conduct in general; Privileges of a lawyer; Salient features of the Advocates Act, 1961.

Unit 2

Duty to the court; Duty to the profession; Duty to the opponent; Duty to the client; Duty to the self; Duty to the public and the state;

Unit 3

Contempt of Court Act, 1972 Selected major judgments of the Supreme Court: 1. In the matter of D, An Advocate, AIR 1956 SC 102. · 2. P.J.Ratnam v. D.Kanikaram, AIR1964 SC 244. · 3. N.B.Mirzan v. The disciplinary committee of Bar Council of Maharastra and Another, AIR 1972 SC 46. · 4. Bar Council Of Maharastra v. M.V.Dabholkar, etc., AIR 1976 SC 242. · 5. V.C.Rangadurai v. D.Goplan and others, AIR 1979 SC 201. · 6. Chandra Shekhar Soni v. Bar Council of Rajasthan and Others, AIR 1983 SC 1012. · 7. In Re an Advocate, AIR 1989 SC 245. · 8. In Re Vinay Chandra Mishra, 1995 (Vol-I) IBR 118. · 9. Supreme Court Bar Association v. Union of India, AIR 1998 SC 1895. · 10. Ex-Capt. Harish Uppal v. Union of India, AIR 2003 SC 739.

Unit 4

Selected opinions of the Bar council of India 1. DC Appeal No. 16/93 1998 (Vol.1) IBR 135 2. BCI Tr. Case No.40/91 1998 (Vol.1) IBR139 3. DC Appeal No. 8/94 1998 (Vol. 1) IBR 153 4. DC Appeal No. 20/94 1997 (Vol. 3 &4) IBR 193 5 BCI Tr. Case No. 76/95 1997 (Vol. 3 &4) IBR 201 6 DC Appeal No.43/96 1997 (Vol. 3 &4) IBR 207 7 DC Appeal No.18/91 1997 (Vol. 1 & 2) IBR 271 8 DC Appeal No.24/90 1996 (Vol.1) IBR 135 9 DC Appeal No.19/93 1996 (Vol.1) IBR 152 10 BCI Tr. Case No.104/90 1996 (Vol.1) IBR 155 11 BCI Tr. Case No.52/89 1994 (Vol.1) IBR 187 12 BCI Tr. Case No.127/88 1992 (Vol. 3 &4) IBR 125 13 BCI Tr. Case No.39/87 1992 (Vol. 3 &4) IBR 147 14 BCI Tr. Case No.39/89 1992 (Vol. 3 &4) IBR 149 15 BCI Tr. Case No.16/88 1989 (Vol.1) IBR 99 16 BCI Tr. Case No.2/88 1989 (Vol.1) IBR 102 17 BCI Tr. Case No.52/88 1989 (Vol.2) IBR 110 18 DC Appeal No.41/87 1989 (Vol.2) IBR 122 19 BCI Tr. Case No.29/81 1989 (Vol.2) IBR 245 20 DC Appeal No.14/88 1989 (Vol.2) IBR 258 21 BCI Tr. Case No.14/80 1989 (Vol.2) IBR 264 22 DC Appeal No.24/87 1989 (Vol.2) IBR 273 23 DC Appeal No.46/86 1989 (Vol.2) IBR 280 24 DC Appeal No.3/88 1989 (Vol.2) IBR 285 25 BCI Tr. Case No.2/80 1989 (Vol.2) IBR 289 26 BCI Tr. Case No.10/86 1989 (Vol. 3 &4) IBR 520 27 BCI Tr. Case No.101/88 1989 (Vol. 3 &4) IBR 524 28 DC Appeal No.23/88 1989 (Vol. 3 &4) IBR 532 29 DC Appeal No.35/87 1989 (Vol. 3 &4) IBR 536 30 BCI Tr. Case No.27/88 1989 (Vol. 3 &4) IBR 542 31 BCI Tr. Case No.6/84 1989 (Vol. 3 &4) IBR 560 32 BCI Tr. Case No.24/86 1989 (Vol. 3 &4) IBR 563 33 DC Appeal No.10/88 1989 (Vol. 3 &4) IBR 572 34 DC Appeal No.45/74 1988 (Vol. 1 &2) IBR 182 35 DC Appeal No.23/87 1989 (Vol.1& 2) IBR 187 36 DC Appeal No.6/81 1988 (Vol.1& 2) IBR 193 37 BCI Tr. Case No.16/86 1988 (Vol.1& 2) IBR 197 38 DC Appeal No.41/86 1988 (Vol.1& 2) IBR 200 39 DC Appeal No.33/86 1988 (Vol. 3 &4) IBR 354 40 DC Appeal No.21/85 1988 (Vol. 3 &4) IBR 359 41 BCI Tr. Case No.43/82 1988 (Vol. 3 &4) IBR 364 42 DC Appeal No.28/86 1988 (Vol.3& 4) IBR 374 43 DC Appeal No.64/74 1987 (Vol.2) IBR 314 44 DC Appeal No.30/84 1987 (Vol.2) IBR 319 45 DC Appeal No.40/86 1987 (Vol.3) IBR 488 46 DC Appeal No.10/86 &10A/86 1987 (Vol.3) IBR 491 47 DC Appeal No.7/86 1987 (Vol.3) IBR 496 48 DC Appeal No.7/81 1987 (Vol.4) IBR 735 49 DC Appeal No.12/86 1987 (Vol.4) IBR 745 50 BCI Tr. Case No.57/87 1987 (Vol.4) IBR 753

Unit 5

Accountancy for lawyers: Need for maintenance of accounts- Books of accounts that need to be maintained- Cash Book, journal and ledger Elementary aspects of bookkeeping: Meaning, object, journal, double entry system, closing of accounts The cash and bulk transaction- The Cash book- Journal proper especially with reference to client’s accounts- Ledger, Trial balance and final accounts- Commercial mathematics. · Mode of assessment: There shall be a written examination for this course for a maximum of 80 marks, and viva voce for 20 marks. The viva voce shall be conducted by the course teacher and the Principal.