advocate conduct rules
Guest
(Querist) 18 December 2010
This query is : Resolved
Dear pals,
Can an Advocate use the words "Part-time lecturer in .....Law College" in his letter-pad. Can such usage be treated as violation of the rules of BCI?
Thanks
s.subramanian
(Expert) 19 December 2010
I agree with Mr.SKJ. It is permitted.
Y V Vishweshwar Rao
(Expert) 19 December 2010
I agree with Lrd Friends
It is part time, that too, to educate legal systems and law to Law Students !
R.Ramachandran
(Expert) 19 December 2010
If an Advocate can put LL.B. as his qualification, and Advocate as his profession, he can also say that he is working as a Part-time Lecturerer in a Particular College. There is nothing wrong in it. He does not infringe any of the provisions / regulations of the BCI in doing so.
Guest
(Querist) 19 December 2010
Thanks to all!
Guest
(Expert) 19 December 2010
Sir, just Thanks is not enough. Pls give your one month salary equally divided to all the above experts for their advice.
Guest
(Querist) 19 December 2010
Dear Rao Sir, I raised this query 'cause I have received a legal notice from an opponent, in which I found that it is mentioned that he is a part-time lecturer. As for me, we should not mention anything about 'Member of ... Association', etc., in letter-pad and visiting card. Hence, I sought clarification from the experts.
I am half-way through to complete my M.L., (with great difficulty I have passed the entrance interview, but, unfortunately the things at Chennai college did not allow me to complete the course). Anyway, if I am clearing my M.L., and get any lecturer post, surely I will give a PARTY @ CHENNAI :) This Forum is maintaining nice decorum and cordial relations due to experts' like you. Once again Thanks to all.
Guest
(Expert) 19 December 2010
Yes sir, as you rightly said, I too remember having read a rule of our BCI that nothing should be exhibited as an additional post other than "Advocate" on our stationery. But since I don't know which Rule says it, I did not cite it in my last comment. I want to get clarified from our Bar Council of TN tomorrow.
I wish you all the very best in your ML course. Thank you.
Parthasarathi Loganathan
(Expert) 19 December 2010
As deliberated in this thread, while BCI permits its practitioners to indulge in Part-time jobs, why the Rules are unfair to people like me to undertake Part-time law practice (being full-time employees) though employer is agreeable to issue NOC in this regard? Please elaborate in this issue.
R.Ramachandran
(Expert) 19 December 2010
Dear Mr. Partha,
Advocates are permitted to undertake only part-time lecturership in law collages (not any other part-time lectureship) on the ostensible ground / objective that the practical knowledge the advocates has to be imparted to the law students. But in turn even the full time law lecturers are not permitted to be Advocates. There are decisions in this regard. The dished out reasons are that a lawyer should be dedicated to the client, court etc., and hence he should not indulge in any other business etc., though part-time lecturership is an exception in this regard. On the same token, others who are full-time employed or doing business etc., are not being permitted to become Advocates since it is perceived (rightly or wrongly) that they would not be in a position to give dedicated service to the clients.
