KS THE TAMIL NADU des Dr. AMBEDKAR LAW UNIVERSITY A + (State University Established by Act No. 43 of 1997) M.G.R. Main Road, Pefungudi, Chennai - 600 096. MATERIALS AND CASES ON PROFESSIONAL ETHICS, ACCOUNTANCY FOR LAWYERS AND BAR BENCH RELATIONS (For the B.A.LL.B, B.Com.LL.B, B.C.A.LL.B., B.B.A.LL.B & LL.B (Hons.) Degree Courses) STUDY MATERIAL Compiled and Edited by Mrs. A. Vijayalakshmi, Assistant Professor (Senior Scale), Dept. of Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Administration, School of Excellence in Law The Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University Chennai.MESSAGE Knowledge is power. Legal Knowledge is a potential power. It can be exercised effectively everywhere. Of all the domains of reality, it is Legal Knowledge, which deals with rights and liabilities, commissions and omissions, etc., empower the holder of such knowledge to have prominence over the rest. Law Schools and Law Colleges that offer Legal Education vary in their stature on the basis of their ability in imparting the quality Legal Education to the students. Of all the Law Schools and Colleges, only those that educate their students to understand the nuances of law effectively and to facilitate them to think originally, excel. School of Excellence in Law aims to be in top of such institutions. The revolution in Information and Communication Technology dump lot of information in the virtual world. Some of the information are mischievous and dangerous. Some others are spoiling the young minds and eating away their time. Students are in puzzle and in dilemma to find out the right information and data. They do not know how to select the right from the wrong, so as to understand, internalise and assimilate into knowledge. Hence in the present scenario, the role of teachers gains much more importance in guiding the students to select the reliable, valid, relevant and suitable information from the most complicated, perplexed and unreliable data. The teachers of the School of Excellence in Law have made a maiden attempt select, compile and present a comprehensive course material to guide the students in various subjects of law. The students can use such materials as guidance and travel further in their pursuit of legal knowledge. Guidance cannot be a complete source of information. It is a source that facilitates the students to search further source of information and enrich their knowledge. Read the materials, refer relevant text books and case laws and widen the rdance with the directions given under clause (i) of sub-section (1) of section 7;] (h) to perform all other functions conferred on it by or under this Act; (i) to do all other things necessary for discharging the aforesaid functions. (2) A State Bar Council may constitute one or more funds in the prescribed manner for the purpose of — 17@ (b) {© (8) (2) giving financial assistance to organise welfare schemes for the indigent, disabled or other advocates; giving legal aid or advice in accordance with the rules made in this behalf] establishing law libraries.] A State Bar Council may receive any grants, donations, gifts or benefactions for all or any of the purposes specified in subsection which shall be credited to the appropriate fund or funds constituted under that sub-section. . Functions of Bar Council of India. [()] The functions of the Bar Council of India shall be— b) © (a) © ® ® h) @ (Ga) (ib) (ic) a (k) o (m) [@) @ ) © [@) to lay down standards of professional conduct and etiquette for advocates; to lay down the procedure to be followed by its disciplinary committee and the disciplinary committee of each State Bar Council; to safeguard the rights, privileges and interests of advocates; to promote and support law reform; to deal with and dispose of any matter arising under this Act, which may be referred to it by a State Bar Council; to exercise general supervision and control over State Bar Councils; to promote legal education and to lay down standards of such education in consultation with the Universities in India imparting such education and the State Bar Councils; to recognise Universities whose degree in law shall be a qualification for enrolment as an advocate and for that purpose to visit and inspect Universities 3{or cause the State Bar Councils to visit and inspect Universities in accordance with such directions as it may give in this behalf}; toconduct seminars and organize talks on legal topics by eminent jurists and publish journals and papers of legal interest; to organise legal aid to the poor in the prescribed manner; to recognise on a reciprocal basis foreign qualifications in law obtained outside India for the purpose of admission as an advocate under this Acts} to manage and invest the funds of the Bar Councils to provide for the election of its members; to performall other functions conferred on it by or under this Act. to doall other things necessary for discharging the aforesaid functions; The Bar Council of India may constitute one or more funds in the prescribed manner for the purpose of — giving financial assistance to organise welfare schemes for indegent, disabled or other advocates; giving legal aid or advice in accordance with the rules made in this behalf.) establishing law libraries. ] The Bar Council of India may receive any grants, donations, gifts or benefactions for all or any of the purposes specified in sub-section (2) which shall be credited to the appropriate fund or funds constituted under that sub-section. 18