to lay down the rules of professional conduct, and (d) to exercise disciplinary authority. Professional Conduct and Advocacy – Avoiding a Breach of the Professional Conduct and Practice Rules “Any judge who is invited to make or contemplates making an order arising out of an advocate’s conduct of court proceedings must make full allowance for the fact that an advocate in court, like a commander in battle, often has to Under S.35 of the Advocates Act, An Advocate is punishable not only for professional misconduct but also for other misconduct. Remedies against the order of punishment 1. In force: Yes. Download: More information. Prosecutorial misconduct occurs when a prosecutor breaks a law or a code of professional ethics in the course of a prosecution. Date of assent: 09 March 2018. Sub legislation grou. Whereas the categories of professional misconduct are not closed there is a need to provide a comprehensive definition of the term “professional misconduct” through a Code setting out the key rules that govern the conduct In her or his professional conduct, the Victim Assistance Provider shall: 1. Advocates (Proffessional Conduct and Etiquette) Regulations,2018 Made Under Section 69(b)and (c) Of the Advocate Act Cap. Punishment for Misconduct 27 30. 3. Sanctions and remedies for attorney misconduct which are available to public authorities. Seeking remedies for professional negligence is a relatively less explored area in Bangladesh. 1.1.3 The Dean of Faculty is the elected leader of the Faculty of Advocates and, again by long tradition, the Faculty entrusts him with wider powers to make rulings on matters of professional conduct and to … 13. An Advocate should always treat adverse witnesses and parties with fairness and due consideration, and he should never minister to the malevolence or prejudices, of a client in the trail or conduct of a cause, the client cannot be made the keeper of the Advocates conscience in professional matters. Professional Conduct or other law. A lawyer should use the law’s procedures only for their lawfully intended purposes and not to harass or intimidate others. Professional Misconduct 25 29. d. A lawyer’s conduct should conform to the requirements of the law, both in professional service to clients and in the lawyer’s personal affairs. Date of promulgation: 09 March 2018. PDF. Remedies and sanctions for attorney misconduct can be categorized into three groups. REMEDY FOR BREACH OF RULES ON ADVOCATE’S DUTIES- (THE ADVOCATES ACT, 1961) The Body or Authority empowered to punish for Professional or Other Misconduct are:-STATE BAR COUNCIL AND ITS DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE. 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