The Practical Training – I Professional Ethics and Professional Accounting System

The Practical Training – I Professional Ethics and Professional Accounting System book helps the students understand the Professional legal education as it cannot be without knowing the Practical aspects of eligibility as prescribed by the Bar Council of India (BCI). It is a compulsory clinical course to equip the students with the knowledge about the Bar, enrollment into the Bar, different terminology used to refer to practitioners of law, Bar Councils under the Advocates Act, the qualities of a good lawyer, the Right to Practice and the procedure to be applied for enrollment in the legal Profession. The book imbibes in the initial stages and understanding of the values forming the basis of the profession so that they can live up to those standards in their professional life. The book briefly covers the professional ethics and the disciplinary powers of Bar Council over the advocates for misconduct, the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, the Bar- Bench relations and  basics of Accountancy for lawyers.

Contents –

Module I: Bar Council Enrollment and Common Terminology –
1.1 Introduction, 1.2 Enrollment of Lawyers: Qualifications Prescribed u/s 24 of the Advocates’ Act, 1961 and Procedure, 1.3 Common Terminology: Solicitor, Advocate, Lawyer, Senior Counsel, Junior Counsel, Legal Practitioners, Barrister, AOR, Amicus Curie, 1.4 Seven Lamps of Advocacy: Honesty, Courage, Industry, Wit, Eloquence, Judgement and Fellowship, 1.5 The Bar Council of India and the State Bar Council: Constitution, Powers and Functions, 1.6 Privileges of a Lawyer: Salient Features of the Advocates’ Act, 1961, 1.7 Right to Practice, 1.8 Designation as Senior Counsel: Indira Jaising vs. SC of India (SC 2017) Annexure

Module II: Professional Ethics –
2.1 Professional Ethics: Power of Bar Council of India, Meaning and Standards of Professional Conduct and Etiquette, 2.2 Duties – 2.2.1 Duty to the Court, 2.2.2 Duty to the Client, 2.2.3 Duty to the Opponent, 2.2.4 Duty to the Profession, 2.2.5 Duty to the Colleagues, 2.2.6 Duty to Public, State and Society, 2.3 Duty to Render Legal Aid

Module III: Professional Misconduct –
3.1 Professional Misconduct, 3.2 Punishment for Misconduct, 3.3 Remedies against the Order of Punishment, 3.4 Review by the State Bar Council of its Own Order, 3.5 Disciplinary Committee of the State Bar Council: Organisation, Powers and Procedure, 3.6 Disciplinary Committee of the Bar Council of India: Organisation, Powers and Procedure, 3.7 Transfer of Proceedings from the State Bar Council to the Bar Council of India, 3.8 Selected Opinions of the Disciplinary Committee of Bar Councils and Major Judgements of the Supreme Court on the Subject

Module IV: Contempt Law and Accountancy for Lawyers –
4.1 The Contempt Law and Practice: Articles 129 and 215 of the Constitution of
India, Contempt of Courts’ Act, 1971, 4.2 Bar-Bench Relations: Role of the Bar to Strengthen Bar-Bench Relations, 4.3 Accountancy for Lawyers – 4.3.1 Amount Due to the Client or Amount Due by the Client, 4.3.2 Penalty for not Keeping Account Books, 4.3.3 Bar Council Rules Relating to Accounting, 4.3.4 Basic Principles of Accounting, Financial Statements, Balance Sheet, Income Statement

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