CONTENTS:
• PREFACE VII;
• CONTENTS IX;
PART-I PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT;
CHAPTER:
1. Introduction 3;
2. Interaction with clients 9;
3. Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 order III Rule 4 12;
4. Seven Lamps of Advocacy 20;
5. Arguments in Appeals and Revision 24;
6. Professional Conduct 30;
7. Professional Misconduct 41;
B. Professional Advertising 49;
9. Toutism and Advocacy 59;
10. Conflict of Interest 74;
11. Champerty and Maintenance 93;
12. Fee structure 103;
13. Maintaining Accounts of Client's Fee 120;
14. Professional Rights and Privileges of Advocates 125;
15. Duties of an Advocate 152;
16. Contempt of Court and Lawyers 213;
17. Strike Protests-Demonstrations by Legal Professionals 277;
lB . Information Technology and the Legal Professionals 281;
19. Advocates and Political Activities 290;
PART-II PROFESSIONAL ETHICS, SKILLS AND RESPONSIBILITIES;
CHAPTER:
1. Judge 297;
2. Ethics 301;
3. The professional responsibilities of Advocates 313;
4. Role of an Advocate and Rules of Practice 318;
5. Art of Advocacy 324;
6. Hints on Advocacy 327;
7. Conduct of an Advocate-In General 336;
8. Which relevant facts and Law to be placed before Court? 347;
9. Persuasion through Arguments 353;
10. Skill of attracting clients 364;
11. The future problems of Advocacy 375;
12. Success in the Profession 382;
13. The preparation of brief 388;
14. Legal Aid 409;
15. The Junior Bar 460;
16. 'Amicus curiae' 461;
17. Legal practitioner whether a Consumer?- Under Consumer Protection Act 466;
PART-III LECTURES BY EMINENT JURISTS;
• Professional Ethics-M.C. Setalvad 471;
• Lecture on Professional Ethics-T.S. Krishnamurrhy lyer 476;
• Profess ional Independence vis-a-vis Professional negligence/ Adventurism-P.P. Roo 481;
• Senior-Junior Relationship-P.P. Rao 488;
• Supreme Court on Professional Misconduct- Malik Aljan Das 492;
• The state of the Legal Profession in India-Review of the Advocates Act, 1961-P.P. Rao 494;
• Role of the Legal Profession in Administration of Justice 500;
• Ethics and Discipline in the Legal Profession- P.P. Rao 502;
• Professional Conduct-Taikad Subramonia Iyer 511;
• The Legal Profession in the Lawasia region problems, pressures, expectations-F.S. Nariman 516;
• Judicial accountability-P.P. Rao 524;
• Judicial accountability-KK Venugopal 533;
• The Legal Profession and Accountability-KK Venugopal 537;
• The Lawyers' strike and the duty of the Supreme Court-H.M. Seervai 545;
• Strikes by Professionals-P.P. Rao 549;
• The law relating to strike, picketing etc. In India-P.C. Krishnan 557;
• Role of the Bar- H.R. Khanna 572;
• Access to justice and Role of the Bar Association-P.P. Rao 578;
• Best Traditions of the Bar-Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.N. Venkatachalaiah 580;
• The Indian Bar-P.P. Rao 587;
• The Art of a Lawyer-Nageshwar Prasad 589;
• Advocacy-B. Malik 599;
• Advocacy-G.B. Pai 606;
• The American Bar Association : Organisation & Activities 608;
• Foreign Legal Consultants and the Emerging Economies of Asia-KK Venugopal 616;
• Speech of K.K. Venugopal. President --Df the Union International des Advocats (UIA) at
Philadelphia 621;
• Bench-Bar. Relations: Crisis of credibility-P.P. Rao 624;
• Temper on the Bench-C.P. Singh 627;
• Allegations against a Judge-Role of the Bar-P.P. Roo 631;
• Judicial Activism-Its positive and negative Aspects-p.P. Rao 634;
• The Lawyer of today-Polishing the tarnished image-F.S. Nariman 641;
• Poor litigants and costly counsel-P.P. Rao 645;
• Statutory ceiling on Lawyers' Fees-P.P. Roo 648;
• Is a change necessary in the lawyer's dress-BaLraj Trikha 651;
• Re-organization of the legal system in order to ensure speedy justice 653;
• Public confidence in the Judiciary-Some Comments -B.R. Sharma 661;
• Law and Society-P.P. Rao 671;
• Status of women in Law and Society-J. C. Khurana 676;
• Consumer Protection Act and Professionals 684
• Legal Education needs immediate reform-P.P. Roo 692;
• Boycott of Courts by Lawyers-P.P. Roo 699;
• Press Media Utilization by Advocates[Doordarshan-AIR-NewspapersJ- Pt.Pmmanand Katara 703;
PART-IV SUPREME COURT ON PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND ADVOCATES ACT;
• Sardul Singh s . Pritam Singh & Ors. (Grave Mi.sconduct) 709;
• V. Sudeer ~s. Bar Council of India & Anr. (Cancellation of pre-enrolment training) 712;
• In Re Mr Nand Lal Balwani etc. (Contempt case) 722;
• Supreme Court Bar Association Vs. India & Anr. {Conrempt power of supreme court for punishment) 724;
• L.C. Goyal Vs. Nawal Kishore (ProJessional Misconduct) 737;
• P.D. Gupta Vs. Ram Murti & Anr. (ProJessional Misconduct) 740;
• Prahlad Saran Gupta Vs . Bar Council of India (Professional Misconduct) 746;
• Hikmat Ali Khan Vs. Ishwar Prasad Arya & Ors. (Misconduct Adequacy Test) 753;
• Dr. D .C. Saxena Vs. Hon'ble Chief Ju~tice of India (Criminal contempt-Scandalising the
• Court) 758;
• Dr. Haniraj L. Chulani Vs. Bar Council of Maharashtra & Goa (Simultaneous Practice of
• another proJession alongwith Practice of Law) 778;
• C. Ravichandran Iyer Vs.Justice A.M. Bhattacharjee & Ors.(Disciplinary Power of Bar Council-Conduct oj a Judge) 786;
• U.P. Sales Tax Service Association Vs. Taxation Bar Association (Strike. Criminal contempt-
• Conduct oj Advocates) 794;
• In Re Sanjiv Datta. Deputy Secretary. Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. New Delhi
• (Criminal Contempt) 801;
• In Re Vinay Chandra Mishra (Contempt case) (Suo moto Contempt) 807;
• Indian Council of Legal Aid & Advice etc. Vs. Bar Council of India & Anr. (Age restriction Jor
• enrolment) 827;
• Common Cause, A Regd. Society Vs. Union of India & Drs. (Strike by Lawyers) 830;
• Mangilal & Ors. Vs. The State of Madhya Pradesh (Strike by Lawyers) 832;
• State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. Vs. U.P. State Law Officers' Association & Ors. (Arbitrariness-Engagement of Lawyers by Government or public bodies) 834;
• J .S. Jadhav Vs. Mustafa Haji Mohamed Yusuf (Misconduct) 840;
• D.S. Dalal Vs. State Bank of India & Ors. (Misconduct) 843;
• Devendra Bhai Shankar Mehta Vs. Rameshchandra Vithaldas Sheth & Anr. (Misconduct-Defrauding & Cheating) 846;
• Prttam Pal Vs. High Court of Madhya Pradesh,Jabalpur : Thro' Registrar (Contempt case-Inherent-Power) 849;
• M.B. Sanghi, Advocate Vs. High Court of Punjab & Haryana & Ors. (Contempt case-Disparaging and derogatory remarks against a Judge) 855;
• An Advocate Vs. B.B. Haradara & Ors. (Doctrine of benefi t of doubt-Miscondu c t & Negligence-Tests laid d own by Supreme Court) 858;
• Charanlal Sahu Vs. Union of India & Anr. (Contempt under Contempt of Courts Act, 1971) 861;
• T.V. Chaudhary, In re--And-E.S. Reddi Vs. The Chief Secretary, Government of Andhra Pradesh & Anr. (Position and role of Senior Advocate of Supreme Court) 862;
• Damodardass Agarwal and othe rs Vs. R. Badrilal and others (Privileges and rights of pleader) 865;
• Varinderpal Singh Vs . Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.R Sharma & Ors. (Frivolous Petitions) 877;
• Satyendra Narain Singh and others Vs. Ram ath Singh and others (Propriety of appearing before his father) 878;
• Sunil Kumar Pal Vs. Phota Sheikh and others profession-(Professional ethics) 879;
• L.D. Jaikwal Vs. State of U.P. (Contempt case) Pandurang Dattatreya Khandekar Vs . The Bar Council of Maharashtra. Bombay and others (Misconduc[-Supreme Court's interference when called for] 884;
• M. Veerabhadra Rao Vs . Tek Chand (Professional misconduc[-Standards of professional conduct and etiquette] 891;
• K.V. Umre Vs. Smt. Venubai D. Garg and another (Misappropriation) 896;
• Chandra Shekhar Soni Vs. Bar Council of Rajasthan and others Supreme Court's interference in findings of State Bar Council-(Professional Misconduct) 897;
• Narendra Singh Vs. Chhotey Singh and another (Power of Disciplinary Committee of the Bar Council of India) 900;
• R.K. Garg. Advocate Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh (Contempt case) 905
• V.C. Rangadurai Vs. D. Gopalan and others (Professional misconduct) 908
• Employers in relation to Manoharbahal Colliery. Calcutta Vs. K.N. Mishra and others (Compromise Decree) 911;
• Bar Council of Maharashtra Vs. M.V. Dabholkar and others (Disciplinary Proceedings) 913;
• Jamilabai Abdul Kadar Vs. Shankerlal Gulabchand and others (compromise) 915;
• Gobind Ram Vs. State of Maharashtra Kaur Vs. P.C. Chaturvedi (Contempt case) Smt. Harbans(Contempt case) 918;
• Perspective Publications (P) Ltd. and another Vs. State of Maharashtra (Contempt case-Difference between defamation of Judge and contempt of Court) 928;
• Hari Narain Vs. Inaccurate petitions) and Badri Das (Misleading-untrue statements in petitions) 935;
• In the Matter of 'p' An Advocate (Professional Misconduct) 937;
• Lalit Mohan Das Vs. Advocate General, Orissa (Duty and conduct of Advocates) 942;
• M.Y. Shareef and another Vs. The Hon'ble Judges of the High Court of Nagpur and others (Contempt case) 944;
• In the Matter of Mr. 'G', A Senior Advocate of the Supreme Court (Maifttenance and champerty) 949;
• Sukhdevraj Vs. Emperor (Contempt case under I .P.C.) 954;
• PRIVY COUNCIL DECISIONS ON PROFESSIONAL ETHICS:
• Balogh Vs . St. Albans Crown Court (Contempt of Court) 955;
• Debi Prasad Sharma & others Vs. Emperor (Contempt of Court-Scandalising Test-Proceedings) 963;
• George Frier Grahame Vs . Attorney-General , Fiji (Professional Misconduct) 967;
• Andre Paul Terence Ambard Vs. Attorney-General of Trinidad and Tobago (Contempt) 974;
• Sheonandan Prasad Singh and others Vs. Hakim Abdul Fateh Mohammad Reza and another (Compromise) 978;
• A, a pleader Vs. the Judges of the High Court of Madras (Charge of Professional Misconduct) 981;
• Sourendra Nath Mitra and others Vs. Tambala Dasi (Authority to Compromise) 984;
• In Re : a Solicitor Ex parte the Law Society (Champerty-Professional Misconduct) 989;
• Allinson Vs . General Council of Medical --Education and Registration (Professional Misconduct) 993;
• DECISIONS FROM ENGLAND LAW REPORTS :
• Re. Freston (Contempt of Court) 997;
• R Vs. Gray (Contempt of Court) 1000;
• Haseldine Vs. Hosken (Cha mperty) 1003;
• Myers Vs. Elman (Professional Misconduct) 1008;
• Re : A Solicitor (Conduct un befitting a Solicitor) 1016;
• Abraham Vs. Jutsun (Payment by Solicitor personally) 1019;
• R. Vs. Yule (D is hones ty) 1022;
• Rondel Vs. Worsley ( egligence-Immunity) 1026;
• Weston Vs. Courts Administrator of the Central Criminal Court (Contempt of Court) 1056;
• Hilborne Vs. Law Society of Singapore (Professional Misconduct) 1063;
• Bell Vs. Peter Browne & Co. (A Firm) (Negligence) 1066;
• Finers (A Firm) & others Vs. Miro (Duty of confidentiality to client) 1079;
• Bevan Ashford (A Firm) Vs. Geoff Yeandle (Contractors) Ltd. (in Liquidation) (Solicitor-Conditional Fee Agreement-Whether Agreement Champertous) 1088;
• R. Vs. Chief Constable of the Royal Ulster Constabulary ex-parte Begley 1098;
• R. Vs. McWilliams (Right of person in custody-Access to) 1098;
• DECISIONS FROM U.S. SUPREME COURT REPORTS:
• Stephen S. Chandler Vs. Judicial Council of the Tenth Circuit of the United States (Independence of Judges) 1103;
• Willie Jasper Darden Vs. Louie L. Wainwright (Argument of Counsel) 1110;
• Federal Trade Commission Vs. Superior Court Trial Lawyers' Association (Attorneys' Fees-Boycott of Court) 1116;
• DECISIONS FROM AUSTRALIAN LAW REPORTS:
• Blackwell Vs. Barroile Pty Ltd. & Ors. (Professional Negligence-Duty of care) 1123;
• Chamberlain Vs. Law Society of the Australian Capital Territory (Discipline-Professional Misconduct) 1137;
• Trade Practices Commission Vs. CC (New South Wales) Pty. Ltd. & others (Conflict of Interest) 1148;
• Carindale Country Club Estate Pty. Ltd. Vs. Astill & others (Confidential Information to Solicitors) 1155;
• Putti Vs. Simpson (Duty to present proper evidence and submissions) 1162;
• Drummond & Co. and Lamb and others (Legal Aid-Advice and Assistance-Payment of Fees-
• Prescribed Limit) ... 1165
• DECISIONS FROM COMMONWEALTH LAW REPORTS :
Rooks Rider (A Firm) Vs. Steel and others (Solicitor-Officer of Court) 1169;
Evan Rees & others Vs. Richard Alfred Crane (Judge's Removal from Office) 1177;
Hemmens Vs. Wilson Browne (A Firm) (Solicitor-Negligence-Duty of care) 1191;
Lawrence Pat Sankar & The State of Trinidad & Tobago (Barrister-Conduct of Case-Duties
to Client) 1201;
Invercargill City Council Vs. Hamlin (Negligence-Duty of care to whom?) 1206;
PART-V APPENDICES:
I. EXTRACT FROM THE ADVOCATES ACT, 1961 1215;
II . EXTRACT FROM THE BAR COUNCIL OF INDIA RULES 1238;
III. EXTRACT FROM THE SUPREME COURT RULES, 1966 (As amended up-to date) 1265;