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Professional Ethics – Conduct with regard to other Advocates

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The conduct of advocate with regard to other Advocates are outlined under the rule 134 to 144 of Canons of Professional Conduct and Etiquettes of Advocate. Under which the principles of relationship between lawyers have been clarified. This chapter specifically instructs lawyers to follow mutual respect and professional ethics, with the aim of promoting mutual respect and decency in the legal profession.

Legal Ethics Rules 134-144: Key Points Table in Urdu

Rule No. Key points
134ہر وکیل کا فرض ہے کہ وہ ہمیشہ اپنے پیشے کی عظمت اور اپنے ذاتی وقار کو برقرار رکھے۔
135وکیل کسی بھی پیشہ ورانہ ملازمت کے لئے اشتہار یا کسی اور طریقے سے درخواست نہیں دے سکتا، مگر مخصوص معلومات جیسے تعلیمی قابلیت اور سرکاری عہدے اشتہاری کارڈ یا نام کی تختیوں پر شائع ہو سکتی ہیں۔
136وکیل کسی کو دلالی کے لیے ملازم نہیں رکھ سکتا اور نہ ہی اسے کسی قسم کا معاوضہ دے سکتا ہے، اور کسی غیر لائسنس یافتہ شخص کو پیشہ ورانہ معاوضہ میں حصہ نہیں دے سکتا۔
137وکیل کسی دوسرے وکیل کی نمائندگی میں شامل پارٹی سے اس وکیل کی غیر موجودگی اور اجازت کے بغیر رابطہ نہیں کر سکتا۔
138کسی بھی جج یا عدالتی افسر سے مخالف وکیل کی غیر موجودگی میں یا عدالت کے بغیر بات چیت نہیں کی جا سکتی، جب تک کہ معاملہ زیر التواء نہ ہو یا یک طرفہ نہ ہو۔
139موکل کی طرف سے اضافی وکیل کی تقرری کو اعتماد کی کمی نہیں سمجھا جانا چاہیے، اور پہلی تقرری شدہ وکیل کے واجبات ادا کیے بغیر نئے وکیل کو شامل نہیں کیا جا سکتا۔
140مقدمے میں وکلاء کے درمیان ذاتی جھگڑے اور توہین آمیز رویے سے گریز کیا جائے، اور موکلین کے درمیان موجود تنازعہ کو وکلاء کے تعلقات پر اثر انداز نہ ہونے دیا جائے۔
141فیس کی تقسیم صرف دوسرے وکیل کے ساتھ کام کے اصولوں کے مطابق ہونی چاہیے، جو کہ وکلاء کے معاہدے کے تحت ہو۔
142اٹارنی جنرل اور ایڈووکیٹ جنرل کی پیشگی کے علاوہ بار کونسل کے رول کے مطابق وکلاء کی پیشگی کا احترام کرنا وکیل کا فرض ہے۔
143جونیئر وکلاء کو ہمیشہ سینئر وکلاء کا احترام کرنا چاہیے اور سینئر وکلاء کو جونیئر وکلاء کی مدد اور رہنمائی کرنی چاہیے۔
144ایک سے زیادہ وکیل کی تقرری کی صورت میں سینئر وکیل کو مقدمے کی قیادت کا حق حاصل ہوتا ہے اور جونیئر وکلاء کو اس کی معاونت کرنی چاہیے جب تک کہ سینئر اس سے مختلف نہ چاہے۔

Short Notes of Advocate’s Conduct with regard to other Advocates

Rule 134. Duty of Every Advocate

  • Every advocate must:
    ➥ Maintain the dignity and high standards of the legal profession.
    ➥ Uphold their own dignity as a member of the profession.

Article 135. Soliciting Professional Employment

• An advocate shall not:
➥ Solicit professional employment by advertisement or any other means.

• This clause does not prohibit:
➥ The publication or use of ordinary professional cards.
➥ The use of name plates or conventional listing in directories.

• The information must be limited to:
➥ Professional and academic qualifications.
➥ Public offices currently held.
➥ No matter that suggests personal advertisement.

Article 136. Employment of Others For Soliciting Professional Employment

  • An advocate shall not:
    ➥ Employ any other person to solicit or obtain professional employment.
    ➥ Remunerate another person for soliciting or obtaining professional employment for him.
  • An advocate shall not:
    ➥ Share with an unlicensed person any compensation arising from professional employment.
    ➥ Aid or abet an unlicensed person to practice law or to receive compensation.
  • An advocate shall not knowingly:
    ➥ Accept professional employment offered as a result of the activities of an unlicensed person.

Article 137. Communication about a subject of controversy

  • An advocate shall not:
    ➥ Communicate about a subject of controversy with a party represented by another advocate.
  • This prohibition applies:
    ➥ In the absence of the other advocate.
    ➥ Without the consent of the other advocate.

Article 138. Communication With Judge or Judicial Officer

  • An advocate shall not:
    ➥ Communicate with or argue before a judge or judicial officer in the absence of the opposing counsel.
  • This communication is only permitted:
    ➥ In open Court.
    ➥ Upon the merits of a contested matter pending before the judge or judicial officer.
  • An advocate must:
    ➥ Provide the opposing advocate with a copy of any written communication addressed to the judge or judicial officer concerning the merits of a contested matter.
  • This rule does not apply to:
    ➥ Ex parte matters.
    ➥ Matters not sub judice before the judge or judicial officer.

Article 139. Client’s Offer Of Assistance Of Additional Advocates

  • A client’s offer of assistance:
    ➥ Should not be seen as evidence of a lack of confidence in the current advocate.
    ➥ The determination of such assistance should be left to the client.
  • An advocate must:
    ➥ Decline to associate with additional advocates as colleagues.
    ➥ Ensure that the dues of the advocate already retained are paid first.

Article 140. Clients Are The Litigants

  • Clients, not advocates, are the litigants.
  • Advocates must:
    ➥ Not allow any ill-feelings between clients to influence their conduct.
    ➥ Maintain professionalism towards each other and the parties involved in the case.
  • Personal clashes between advocates should:
    ➥ Be scrupulously avoided.
    ➥ Not include references to personal history or peculiarities of advocates on the other side.
  • Personal discussions that cause delay and promote unseemly wrangling should:
    ➥ Be carefully avoided.

Article 141. Division Of Fees

  • No division of fees for legal services is proper:
    ➥ Except with another advocate.
    ➥ Based on the principle of division of work as per the agreement between advocates.

Article 142. Order Of Precedence

  • Advocates must:
    ➥ Uphold the order of precedence as established by constitutional usage and practice.
    ➥ Follow the roll of advocates maintained by the Bar Council.

Article 143. Respect Among Members

  • Junior and younger members should:
    ➥ Always show respect to senior and elder members.
  • Senior members are expected to:
    ➥ Be courteous and helpful to junior and younger brethren at the Bar.

Article 144. Leadership In Cases

  • When more than one advocate is engaged on any side:
    ➥ The senior member has the right to lead the case.
    ➥ Junior members should assist the senior unless otherwise indicated.

MCQs Test Of Advocate’s Conduct With Regard To Other Advocates – Test Your Knowledge

Professional Ethics Rule 134 to 144 Test 1

1 / 20

1)

According to the rule 137 of canons of professional conduct and etiquette of advocates, An advocate shall not communicate about a subject of controversy with a party represented by an advocate in the __________ and without the consent of such advocate.

2 / 20

2)

An advocate shall not solicit professional employment by ______ or by any other means.

3 / 20

3)

As per rule 138 of canons of professional conduct and etiquette of advocates, an advocate shall not communicate with or argue before a judge in the absence of the ______ counsel, except in open court.

4 / 20

4)

As per rule of 135 of canons of professional conduct and etiquette of advocates, What types of materials are advocates allowed to use for professional employment without violating the clause?

5 / 20

5)

As per article 134 of  Canons of professional conduct , what is  the duty of every Advocate to uphold at all times?

6 / 20

6)

Under rule 136 of canons of professional conduct and etiquette of advocates, An advocate shall not share with an unlicensed person any ______ arising out of professional employment.

7 / 20

7)

According to Rule 141 of canons of professional conduct and etiquette of advocates, no division of fees with any person for legal services is proper except with __________ based upon the principle of division of work as expressed in the agreement between the advocates.

8 / 20

8)

An advocate shall not communicate about a subject of __________ with a party represented by an advocate in the absence and without the consent of such advocate.

9 / 20

9)

As per rule 136 of canons of professional conduct and etiquette of advocates, An advocate shall not employ any other person to ___________ professional employment nor remunerate another person for soliciting or obtaining professional employment for him. 

10 / 20

10)

According to Rule 140 of canons of professional conduct and etiquette of advocates, in the trial of a cause it is indecent to allude to the personal history or the personal __________ and idiosyncrasies of advocates appearing on the other side.

11 / 20

11)

An advocate shall not, in the absence of the opposing counsel, communicate with or argue before a judge or judicial officer except in open Court and upon the merits of a contested matter pending before such judge or judicial officer this rule shall not apply to _______  matters or in respect of matters not sub-judice before the judge or judicial officer concerned.

12 / 20

12)

As per rule 138 of canons of professional conduct and etiquette of advocates, an advocate shall not, in the absence of the opposing counsel, communicate with or argue before a judge or judicial officer except in __________ and upon the merits of a contested matter pending before such judge or judicial officer.

13 / 20

13)

As per rule 139 of canons of professional conduct and etiquette of advocates, Clients, not advocates, are the __________.

14 / 20

14)

As per rule 139 of canons of professional conduct and etiquette of advocates, An advocate ______ association as a colleague unless the dues of the advocate first retained are paid.

15 / 20

15)

Under the rule of 134 of canons of professional conduct, it is the duty of every Advocate to uphold at all times the __________ and high standing of his profession.

16 / 20

16)

As per rule 140 of canons of professional conduct and etiquette of advocates, whatever may be the ill-feeling existing between clients, it should not be allowed to influence advocates in their __________ towards each other.

17 / 20

17)

As per rule 139 of  canons of professional conduct and etiquette of advocates, the decision regarding the assistance of additional advocates should be left to the determination of the ______.

18 / 20

18)

Under rule 136 of canons of professional conduct and etiquette of advocates, an advocate shall not knowingly accept professional employment offered to him as a result of or as incidental to the activities of an __________ person.

19 / 20

19)

According to Rule 141 of canons of professional conduct and etiquette of advocates, no division of fees with any person for legal services is proper except with another advocate based upon the principle of __________.

20 / 20

20)

A client's proffer of assistance of additional advocates should not be regarded as evidence of __________ but the matter should be left to the determination of the client.

Your score is

The average score is 74%

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Professional Ethics Rule 134 to 144 Test 2

1 / 10

1)

Where more than one advocate is engaged on any side, it is the right of the senior member to lead the case and the __________ members should assist him.

2 / 10

2)

Subject to the precedence of the Attorney-General and the Advocate-General, as established by constitutional usage and practice, it is the duty of advocate to maintain and uphold the order of precedence in accordance with the roll of advocates maintained by the __________.

3 / 10

3)

According to Rule 145 of canons of professional conduct and etiquette of advocates, the order of precedence among advocates is maintained by the _________.

4 / 10

4)

Senior and elder members are expected to be not only courteous but also __________ to their junior and younger brethren at the Bar.

5 / 10

5)

According to Rule 143 of canons of professional conduct and etiquette of advocates, Senior and elder members are expected to be not only _________but also helpful to their junior and younger brethren at the Bar.

Rule 143 of professional ethics

6 / 10

6)

Junior and younger members should always be __________ to senior and elder members.

7 / 10

7)

According to Rule 142 of canons of professional conduct and etiquette of advocates, Subject to the precedence of the _________ ,as established by constitutional usage and practice, it is the duty of advocate to maintain and
uphold the order of precedence in accordance with the roll of advocates maintained by the Bar Council.

8 / 10

8)

Where more than one advocate is engaged on any side, it is the right of the senior member to lead the case and the __________ members should assist him.

9 / 10

9)

Where more than one advocate is engaged on any side, it is the right of the senior member to lead the case and the __________ members should assist him.

10 / 10

10)

Where more than one advocate is engaged on any side, it is the right of the ______ member to lead the case.

Your score is

The average score is 82%

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