https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=287716 An advocate who agrees to receive a share of the proceeds of litigation acts inconsistently with the professional standards expected of the legal profession and commits professional misconduct. The rule applies even if such an arrangement might be unobjectionable between non-lawyers, because an advocate's special duties require stricter conduct. The Legal Practitioners (Fees) Act, 1926 and the Bar Councils Act do not alter the law on professional misconduct or limit disciplinary powers. Such fee arrangements are therefore liable to disciplinary sanction. en-us Thu, 27 May 1954 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 29 Apr 2020 11:30:41 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=287716 An advocate who agrees to receive a share of the proceeds of litigation acts inconsistently with the professional standards expected of the legal profession and commits professional misconduct. The rule applies even if such an arrangement might be unobjectionable between non-lawyers, because an advocate's special duties require stricter conduct. The Legal Practitioners (Fees) Act, 1926 and the Bar Councils Act do not alter the law on professional misconduct or limit disciplinary powers. Such fee arrangements are therefore liable to disciplinary sanction. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 27 May 1954 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=287716