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PRATICAL TRAINING Syllabus

The document outlines a compulsory clinical course on Professional Ethics and Professional Accounting System as prescribed by the Bar Council of India, aimed at equipping law students with essential knowledge and skills related to legal practice. It covers topics such as enrolment procedures, professional conduct, duties of advocates, and the Contempt of Courts Act, along with recommended readings. The course also emphasizes the importance of ethical standards and the relationship between the Bar and the Bench.

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PRATICAL TRAINING Syllabus

The document outlines a compulsory clinical course on Professional Ethics and Professional Accounting System as prescribed by the Bar Council of India, aimed at equipping law students with essential knowledge and skills related to legal practice. It covers topics such as enrolment procedures, professional conduct, duties of advocates, and the Contempt of Courts Act, along with recommended readings. The course also emphasizes the importance of ethical standards and the relationship between the Bar and the Bench.

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PRACTICAL TRAINING

Professional Ethics and Professional Accounting System

Professional legal education cannot be sans practical aspects. This course is as prescribed by the Bar Council of
India(BCI) as a compulsory clinical course. The objective of this course is to equip the students with the knowledge
about the Bar, enrolment into the Bar, different terminology used to refer to practitioners of law, Bar Councils under
the Advocates Act, qualities of a good lawyer, Right to practice and privileges, The course is designed to imbibe in
students the values forming the basis of the profession so that they can live up to those standards in their professional
life and hence includes BCI laid down professional ethics and the disciplinary powers of Bar Council over the
advocates for misconduct in the teaching- learning of this course. The course aims at providing an insight into the
Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 as prescribed by BCI. The course endeavors to teach the bar- bench relations and
accountancy for lawyers.

Course Outcomes
At the end of the course, the students will be able to:
Understand the eligibility and procedure for enrolment and required ethical standards of the legal profession.
Distinguish between the different kinds of lawyers and their roles
Know the qualities of a good lawyer, privileges of a lawyer and the right to practice 4.Know duties of advocates
andthe rules of legal professionalism
Know professional misconduct and powers and procedure for disciplinary action against erring advocates
Know and apply the contempt of court law and basic accountancy required for advocates

Recommended Readings:
Mr. Krishnamurthy Iyer’s book on “Advocacy”
Professional Conduct and Advocacy B S Raman
Advocates Act, 1961
Contempt of Courts Act, 1971
N R Madhava Menon, (ed,) - Clinical Legal Education (1998), Dr B Malik, (Ed)
Art of Lawyer (New Delhi, Universal Book Agency, 1999)
Module 1
Enrolment of Lawyers- Qualifications prescribed u/s 24 of the Advocates Act 1961and procedure
Common Terminology: Solicitor, Advocate, Lawyer, Senior Counsel, Junior Counsel, Legal Practitioners, Barrister,
AOR,Amicus Curie
Seven Lamps of Advocacy: Honesty, Courage, Industry, Wit, Eloquence, Judgment and Fellowship
The Bar Council of India and the State Bar Council- Constitution, Powers and Functions
Privileges of a lawyer- Salient features of the Advocates Act, 1961
Right to Practice
Designation as Senior Counsel: Indira Jaising v/s SC of India (SC 2017)

Module II
Professional Ethics- Power of Bar Council of India, Meaning and Standards of professional conduct and etiquette
Duties
Duty to the court
Duty to the client
Duty to the opponent
Duty to the profession
Duty to the colleagues
Duty to public, state and society
Duty to Render Legal Aid

Module III
Professional Misconduct
Punishment for misconduct
Remedies against the order of punishment
Review by the State Bar Council of its own order 3.5 Disciplinary Committee of the State Bar Council- Organisation
and powers and procedure
Disciplinary Committee of the Bar Council of India- Organisation and powers and procedure
Transfer of proceedings from the State Bar Council to the Bar Council of India
Selected opinions of the Disciplinary Committee of Bar Councils and Major Judgments of the Supreme Court on the
subject.

Module IV
The Contempt Law and Practice- Articles 129 and 215 of the Constitution of India, Contempt of Courts Act, 1971
Bar Bench relations - Role of the Bar to Strengthen Bar-Bench Relations
Accountancy for Lawyers
Amount due to the client or amount due by the client;
Penalty for not keeping Account Books;
Bar council Rules relating to accounting.
Basic principles of accounting, financial statements, balance sheet, income statement

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