PROFESSIONAL ETHICS

AND PROFESSIONAL
ACCOUNTING SYSTEM
IV Sem LLB (3YR)

LECTURER : SARITHA
KRISHNAKUMAR

Email : saritha.krishnakumar@gmail.com

TOPICS
Introduction to Prof Ethics
Legal Profession
Code of Legal Ethics
Bar Council Code of Ethics
Prof Conduct & Advocacy
Prof Misconduct
Sanctions for Ethical Code
Contempt Law and Practice

RECOMMENDED READINGS

Mr Krishnamurthy Iyers book on Advocacy

The Contempt Law and Practice

The Bar Council Code of Ethics

50 selected opinions of the Disciplinary

Committees of Bar Council and 10 major
judgment of the Supreme Court on subject

ASSESSMENTS
Assessment

Weightage

Class participation

10%

Test 1

25%

Test 2

25%

Presentation

10%

Assignment 1

20%

Viva

5%

Attendance

5%

Total

100%

LECTURE 1

Introduction to Professional Ethics

LECTURE 1
Introduction to Professional
Ethics

WHAT IS ETHICS?

Ethics is defined as the science of morals.

It is defined as that which is good for the society
and the individual.
The term ethics originates from the Greek word
ethos meaning custom or habit

LAW & ETHICS

Ethics and law are like two sides of a coin.
Ethics condemns all types of falsehood but law
does not condemn and punish all types of
falsehood

Eg

: copying for an exam is ethically wrong but not

condemned by law unless caught

Actions that are ethically right maybe legally

wrong and vie versa
Eg:

euthanasia

Lawyers are faced with legal and ethical issues

daily

MORALITY & ETHICS

Ethics and morals relate to right and wrong
conduct. While they are sometimes used
interchangeably, they are different
Ethics refer to rules provided by an external
source, e.g., codes of conduct in workplaces or
principles in religions
Morals refer to an individuals own principles
regarding right and wrong. It is a personal
compass of right and wrong

FEATURES OF ETHICS
Ethics involves learning what is right and wrong
and then doing the right thing
Most ethical decisions have extended
consequences
Most ethical decisions have mixed outcomes and
multiple alternatives
Most ethical decisions have uncertain
consequences
Most ethical decisions have personal implications
as they are very subjective

LEGAL ETHICS

Legal ethics is a branch of ethics which lays down

certain duties for observance of its members
which he owes to the society, to Court, to the
profession, to his opponent, to the client and to
himself

AREAS OF APPLICATION OF ETHICS

IN LAW
Conflict of interest
Confidential Communication
Advertising and Solicitation
Fees criminal cases
Globalization

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