Friday, November 5, 2010

Legal Practitioners (Regulations and Maintenance of Standards in Professions, Protecting the Interest of Clients and Promoting the Rule of Law) Act

Undoubtedly, there is a need to check exploitation of litigants and clients by legal professionals including advocates and the State Bar Councils have not been able to check such exploitation. The existing law is adequate but implementation thereof is zero. The professional standards are deteriorating day by day. The working conditions available to most of the lawyers are pitiable. Many lawyers resort to short-cuts to become rich over-night. Socio-economic conditions are also responsible. The proposed law –‘Legal Practitioners (Regulations and Maintenance of Standards in Professions, Protecting the Interest of Clients and Promoting the Rule of Law) Act, 2010 is no a solution.

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