Section 22, The Legal Practitioners Act, 2000 THE LEGAL PRACTITIONERS (C ODE OF C ONDUCT) R ULES , 2010

(1) A legal practitioner may not accept instructions in acase in which he has reason to believe that he is likely to be a witness. (2) If, being engaged in a case, it becomes apparent that he is likely to be a witness on a material question of fact the legal practitioner shall not continue to appear as counsel if he can retire without jeopardizing his client’s interest. PART V–WITHDRAWAL OF REPRESENTATION