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Section 46, The Legal Practitioners Act, 2000 THE LEGAL PRACTITIONERS (C ODE OF C ONDUCT) R ULES , 2010
Status not yet checkedThe Legal Practitioners Act, 2000 THE LEGAL PRACTITIONERS (C ODE OF C ONDUCT) R ULES , 2010, Sierra Leone
(1) In civil and in criminal cases, a legal practitioner shallensure that the court is informed of any relevant decision on a point
of law or enactment, of which he is aware whether it be for or against
his contention.
(2) It at any time before judgment is delivered in a civil
case, a legal practitioner is informed by his client that he has committed
perjury or has otherwise been guilty of fraud upon the Court, the
to be
remunerated.
Remuneration
of staff.
Questions or
statements
intended to
offend.
Courtesy to
court.
Court to be
informed of
settlement
Conduct of
cases to be
advantageous
to clients.
Court to be
informed of
points of law
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legal practitioner may not so inform the Court without his client’s
consent; and he shall not take any further part in the case unless his
client authorizes him to inform the court of the perjured statement or
other fraudulent conduct.
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