Paper V

Professional Ethics and Professional Accounting System

Advocates Act, 1961, Bar Council rules, professional misconduct, contempt of court, advocate–client duties and professional accounting.

Study aid only. Confirm statute numbers with the current bare Act and the official OU LL.B. (3-YDC) 2024–25 syllabus PDF.

Unit I: Advocates Act: enrolment and the right to practise

Bar Councils, enrolment and qualifications 3 cases Right to practise, dress, and the prohibition of strikes 3 cases

Unit II: Professional misconduct and discipline

Misconduct and the disciplinary process 3 cases Advocate–client property, files and conflict of interest 3 cases

Unit III: Standards of professional conduct and etiquette

Duty to the court and to the client 3 cases Advertising, fees and professional accounting 3 cases

Unit IV: Contempt of court and the profession

Civil and criminal contempt by advocates 3 cases Contempt power and the Bar Council's exclusive disciplinary field 3 cases

Unit V: Professional accounting and the lawyer in the justice system

Books of account, client money and Bar Council finances 3 cases Legal aid, amicus curiae and duties to the administration of justice 3 cases