Table of contents:
Chapter 1. Introductory
Chapter 2. Profession of law
Chapter 3. Necessity for a code of legal ethics
Chapter 4. A code of legal ethics
Chapter 5. Bar council of India rules
Chapter 6. Professional conduct and advocacy
Chapter 7. Sanction for an ethical code
Chapter 8. Lawyers devotion to duty
Chapter 9. Character and courage of conviction
Chapter 10. Discharge of duty under difficult circumstances
Chapter 11. Law and morality
Chapter 12. Following the dictates of conscience
Chapter 13. search for truth as the ideal of lawyer
Chapter 14. Lawyers and legislation
Chapter 15. Loyalty to law and limitations of rules
Chapter 16. Duty of counsel in taking instructions from the clients
Chapter 17. Duty of counsel in advising on litigation
Chapter 18. Duty of counsel in promoting compromise
Chapter 19. Duty of counsel in accepting engagements
Chapter 20. Duty of counsel when engaged for the prosecution or in defence of accused
Chapter 21. Duty of the advocate in defence of the guilty (can the lawyer defence a person know to be guilty?)
Chapter 22. Duty of counsel in acting for a poor client
Chapter 23. Duty of counsel in matters of legal technicalities
Chapter 24. Duty of counsel to client
Chapter 25. Duty of counsel to the opponent
Chapter 26. Duty of advocate to opposing counsel
Chapter 27. Duty of counsel to his colleagues
Chapter 28. Duty of counsel to himself
Chapter 29. Duty to court
Chapter 30. The junior bar
Chapter 31. Counsel giving his own opinion about the merits of the case
Chapter 32. Duty of advocate to the state and the public
Chapter 33. Duties of judges
Chapter 34. Duty of counsel to avoid law's delay
Chapter 35. Legal fees
Chapter 36. Contempt of court
Chapter 37. Cases of professional misconduct
Chapter 38. The unprotected lawyer
Index.