Dos and Donts For The Legal Practitioners
Dos and Don'ts For The Legal Practitioners
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Towards
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Dos
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Donts
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Noble Profession
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Always keep reputation of this Noble Profession in and out of court.
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Do not fight with anyone while you are on duty.
Do not fight threatened anyone using the might & power of this profession. |
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Bench
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Be Professional in court, conduct should be good,
Addressing the court appropriately. Proper etiquette is crucial and that "omission to observe this elementary rule can be disastrous." If the opposition party is misleading the court, then note it down and submit the same in writing or file a recall based on the same. |
Do Not Argue with the Court: Do not react negatively to rulings or express anger in the courtroom.
Never cites overruled cases, He stresses the importance of not showing irritability or anger in court. Never interrupt the judge or opposing counsel. Never mislead the court, clients, or opposing parties. |
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Bar
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A good lawyer keeps important pending cases always in mind, even during leisure time, as solutions to problems can often come unexpectedly.
He stresses that lawyers "can't switch off" |
Don't adopt a casual approach towards a case. being LINCOLN LAWYER not always beneficial.
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Client
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Always cross check to ascertain the veracity of the allegations to find out the truth.
Always give sound & correct advise to your client. Try to settle their dispute amicably. Always stand by with your client like and Ambassador. Always make your client believe in the judiciary. |
Don't give criminal color to a civil dispute.
Don't try to settle personal score by moving criminal machinery, as the same is nothing but the abuse of the process of law. Don't allow others to do the same also. Never work for fee, Always work for this noble profession. Never harass an innocent using the might and power of this Noble profession. Don't allow others to do so. Don't appear in a court without preparation take adjournment to prepare your case as the preparation of a proper defence is a fundamental right of the client litigant. Don't believe on the facts and circumstances provided by the client, litigant. Don’t Trust Without Verifying Don't forget to cite the rule of law, directions of the competent authority(s) and courts, and the guidelines of the supreme court. |
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Opposition Party
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Always deal with the Opp. party with courtesy.
Always ready to help them to end the case. |
Never fight with them as they are not your enemy.
Don't insult them in court or outside. |
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Society
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Be an example for the society.
Watch out for other renowned lawyers. Be a Torch bearer for the socieity. Be a voice for voiceless. |
Never go against society, even if society is against you.
Always stand by for society. Social development should be paramount. |
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Fellow Lawyers
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Always deal with the opponent lawyer with respect.
Mutual respect and camaraderie for one's own sanity |
Don't quarrel or being nasty to opponents Lawyers.
as lawyers spend a significant part of their lives with colleagues at the bar. |
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Case
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Always try to settle the dispute amicably in small, matrimonial, civil matters.
As litigation is only sub-set of a legal profession. always approach to The Administration and Legislation first to settle the dispute. Never rush to court in hurry. compel the District Administration to provide the remedy first. Then approach to the instrumentalities like Court of Executive Magistrate, SP office, State Human Rights Commission, OSCPCR, Women commission etc. Compel the Administration and Other Govt. instrumentalities to provide remedies. Refer : Case Law : Lt. Col. Suprita Chandel Vs UOI, Crl. Appeal No. 1943 of 2022 Use provision of State Litigation Policy which mandates for the redressal of the citizen complaint so that a citizen should not approach to a court. Refer : Odisha State Litigation Policy-2011 Preparation is paramount. A lawyer must be thoroughly prepared, Studying all relevant facts and laws, and anticipating all possible permutations and combinations of the case. Legal research is very important to crack the nut of the case where a lawyer goes beyond the immediate brief to consider all surrounding areas. Field and spot visit is very important to ascertain the facts and circumstances of a case. File RTI application to get information about the case. Apply for the certified and true copy of the document. Do Know the Latest Law, Subscribe for law journals, online portal like SCC online, Livelaw etc. |
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Yourself
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Always keep yourself up to date with the latest case law.
Up-to- day Developments in the law field. Subscribed to Law Journals, forums like SCC Online,Live-Law. Study a case law on daidy basis. |
Don't be a miser to spent on Books, Subscription, Computer, smartphone , tablet, laptop etc.
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Marginalised & Vulnerable Sections
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Take only that, if the party is willing to pay.
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Don't Compel these people to pay your fee.
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Government / Administration
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Compel the Government & Its Instrumentalities to redress the problem.
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Don't rush to court without approaching these instrumentalities first.
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