https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=200637 An advocate cannot act simultaneously as a constituted attorney and as counsel in the same matter because the two roles are legally incompatible: a recognised agent stands in the litigant's shoes for procedural acts, while an advocate must remain independent and detached. The combination creates an inherent conflict of interest and undermines professional impartiality. For the same reason, a firm of advocates or solicitors cannot lawfully combine those roles through a partner holding a power of attorney for the same client in the same proceeding. Such conflicted vakalatnamas should not be accepted where the overlap exists, and the practice must be discontinued. en-us Fri, 18 Dec 1992 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 09 Apr 2018 18:03:58 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=200637 An advocate cannot act simultaneously as a constituted attorney and as counsel in the same matter because the two roles are legally incompatible: a recognised agent stands in the litigant's shoes for procedural acts, while an advocate must remain independent and detached. The combination creates an inherent conflict of interest and undermines professional impartiality. For the same reason, a firm of advocates or solicitors cannot lawfully combine those roles through a partner holding a power of attorney for the same client in the same proceeding. Such conflicted vakalatnamas should not be accepted where the overlap exists, and the practice must be discontinued. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 18 Dec 1992 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=200637