Advertisement to promote advocate
PARTHA SARKAR
(Querist) 17 December 2011
This query is : Resolved
Whether an advocate is permitted to advertise for promoting himself as per India law?
Sailesh Kumar Shah
(Expert) 17 December 2011
An advocate shall not solicit work or advertise, either directly or indirectly, whether by circulars, advertisements, touts, personal communications, interviews not warranted by personal relations, furnishing or inspiring newspaper comments or producing his photographs to be published in connection with cases in which he has been engaged or concerned.
That this Rule will not stand in the way of advocates furnishing website information as prescribed in the Schedule under intimation to and as approved by the Bar Council of India. Any additional other input in the particulars than approved by the Bar Council of India will be deemed to be violation of Rule 36 and such advocates are liable to be proceeded with misconduct under Section 35 of the Advocates Act, 1961
prabhakar singh
(Expert) 17 December 2011
Mr.Shah has appropriately and correctly stated.
DEFENSE ADVOCATE.-firmaction@g
(Expert) 17 December 2011
Many web sites are there by advocates all over India giving the above regulations on the initial page that is all.
Shonee Kapoor
(Expert) 18 December 2011
NO.
Regards,
Shonee Kapoor
harassed.by.498a@gmail.com
V R SHROFF
(Expert) 18 December 2011
Advocates cannot advertise for promoting himself in India.
It is not a business, it is a noble Profession.
RAJU O.F.,
(Expert) 18 December 2011
Advocate cannot advertise himself soliciting works. But several additional data were seen in Yellow Pages directory, describing advocates.
Guest
(Expert) 19 December 2011
In fact, for the sake of transparency, there is a dire need of making proper modification in the Advocates Act and Rules in the wake of advancement of information technology.
Of course advertisements by advocates are not preferred, but introduction in general should be allowed in individual's or firms' websites, like the address particulars, qualifications and the types of cases that the advocate or the firm of advocates deal with.
A. A. JOSE
(Expert) 20 December 2011
I agree with learned Dhingra ji.
