Duties Of Counsel To Client Flashcards
1
Q
What are the 2 circumstances under which rule 22 can be exempted ?
A
Special circumstances and for some urgent reason
2
Q
What is the cab rank rule ?
A
A lawyer shall accept a brief as long as his professional fees are paid unless there are special circumstances which justify his refusal
3
Q
A lawyer ones a duty of care under what rules?
A
Rule 14 and 16
4
Q
The duty of care one’d owed by a lawyer is….
A
That of an average lawyer not a first class lawyer - Montrieu v. Jeffery
5
Q
Negligence by a lawyer amounts to
A
Professional misconduct
6
Q
A person shall not be immune from viability for damages caped by his negligence while acting as a lawyer is stated under……
A
Section 9 of the legal partitioners act
