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The Criminal Law Journal of India April 1927

1927

It is the duty of the lawyer to maintain twards the Courts a respectful attitude not for the sake of the temporary incumbent of the judicial office but for the maintenance of its supreme importance. [...] be accepted unless the nature of the It is the right of the lawyer to undertake difference makes it impracticable for the the defence of a person accused of crime lawyer whose judgment has been overruled regardless of his personal opinion as to the to co-operate effectively. [...] In determining the amount of the fee it is proper to consider (1) the time and labour required the novelty and difficulty of the questions involved and the skill requisite properly to conduct the cause; (2) whether the acceptance of employment in the paticular case will preclude the lawyer's appearance for others in cases likely to arise of the transaction and in which there is a reasonable [...] As to incidental matters pending the trial not affecting the merits of the cause or working substantial prejudice to the rights of the client such as forcing the onnosite lawyer to trial when he is under afilittion or bereavement; forcing the trial on a particular day to the injury of the opposite lawyer wlv-n no harm will result from a trial at a different time ; agreeing to an extension of ti [...] The counsel upon the trial of a cause in which perjury has been committed owe it to the profession and to the public to bring the matter to the knowledge of the prosecuting authoities.
law
Pages
8
Published in
India
SARF Document ID
sarf.120178
Segment Pages Author Actions
The Criminal Law Journal of India April 1927
45-52 A.N. Aiyar, Z.K. Chaudhuri view

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