Ethical Norms for Lawyers

The Bar Council of India has informed that it has proposed a new draft Code of Professional Standards, Ethics and Etiquette. The said draft Code is available on the website of Bar Council of India (i.e. barcouncilofindia.org). Giving this information in written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, Shri Salman Khurshid, Minister of Law & Justice, said that this Code provides a general guide for ethical standards to be adhered to by members of the Bar whether practising individually or as a law firm and whether engaged in litigation or transactional/ corporate work.