Section 30, The Legal Practitioners Act, 2000 THE LEGAL PRACTITIONERS (C ODE OF C ONDUCT) R ULES , 2010

(1) A legal practitioner shall not lend to any personauthorized to instruct him or the company, firm or other body of which such person is a director, partner, member or employee any sum of money for the purpose of financing the practice of such person, company, firm, or other body, or for any other professional purpose. (2) Subject to the rules against advertising or touting, a legal practitioner may accept social invitations from persons authorized to instruct him, companies or any other bodies of which he is a director, partner or employee and may also extend invitations to them. PART IX–ADVERTISING, TOUTING AND PUBLICITY