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CODEOFCONDUCTOFTHEBAROFTHEHONGKONGSPECIALADMINISTRATIVEREGIONAdoptedbytheBarCouncilon20thNovember,1997EffectivefromMay,1998BarCouncilHongKongBarAssociationLG2,HighCourt38QueenswayHongKong©TheBarAssociationoftheHongKongSpecialAdministrativeRegion1998AllRightsoftheBarAssociation,theCopyrightowner,areherebyreserved.Thispublicationand/orpartorpartsthereofmaynotbereproduced,storedinanyretrievalsystem,ortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeanswhetherbyandthroughelectronicormechanicalmeans,photocopying,recordingorotherwisewithoutthepriorwrittenconsentoftheCopyrightowner.NeithertheBarAssociationnorthePublisherisresponsibleforanylossoccasionedtoanypersonwhetheractingorrefusingtotakeorrefrainingfromtakinganyactionasaresultofthematerialinthispublication.PublishedinMay1998PrintedbyTheGreenPagodaPressLtd.9/F.,BlockA&B,TungChongFactoryBuilding,653-655KingRoad,HongKongTheMaterialinthispublicationhasbeenadaptedfromandiswheneverappropriatereproducedfrom“TheCodeofConductfortheBarofEnglandandWales”(1981Edition)withthekindpermissionoftheBarCouncilofEnglandandWales.TheLegalPractitionersOrdinance,itssubsidiarylegislationandotherlegislationarereproducedwiththepermissionoftheGovernmentoftheHongKongSpecialAdministrativeRegion.TheLawSocietyCircularsarereproducedwiththekindpermissionoftheLawSocietyofHongKong.TheCodeofConductoftheBarfortheHongKongSpecialAdministrativeRegionisprimarilybasedontheCodeofConductfortheBarofEnglandandWales(1981Edition)withvariationswarrantedbylocalconditionsandpractice.Paragraphs9,31,33-49,67-69,74-79,95-99,109,117-119,128-129,164-169,173,175-179andAnnexes1-3,15and17havenotbeenadopted.SincethepublicationofthisCodeofConducton20January1983amendmentshavebeenandwillbemadefromtimetotime.TABLEOFCONTENTSSUBJECTMATTERPARAGRAPH(S)PRELIMINARY1-3APPLICATIONOFTHECODE:FUNDAMENTALPRINCIPLES4-6DISCIPLINARYPROCEEDINGS7-11DEFINITION12-13PRACTISINGBARRISTERS:GENERALPRINCIPLES20-32THEACCEPTANCEOFINSTRUCTIONS50-66EmbarrassmentandConflictofInterest57-62TheReturnofBriefs63-66ADMINISTRATION70-73IDELEGATIONOFWORK80-84RELATIONBETWEENBARRISTERSANDPERSONSORBODIESINSTRUCTINGTHEM90-94ADVERTISING,TOUTINGANDPUBLICITY100-108DUTYOFCOUNSELTOTHELAYCLIENT110-116FEES120-127CONDUCTATCOURT130-163DressinCourt140ConferencesandConsultations141AttendanceofSolicitorsortheirRepresentativesinCourt142-145DutiesWhenDefendingaPersonAccusedofaCrime146-158DutiesWhenProsecutingaPersonAccusedofaCrime159-163AOVERSEASWORKANDFOREIGNLAWYERS170-174EMPLOYEDANDNON-PRACTISINGBARRISTERS:GENERALPRINCIPLES180-183COMPULSORYPROFESSIONALINDEMNITYINSURANCE184-187ANNEXESTHERULES,REGULATIONSANDBY-LAWSANNEXESRELEVANTNO.SUBJECTMATTERPARAGRAPH(S)1.(NotAdopted)2.(NotAdopted)3.(NotAdopted)4.ListofApprovedSupplementaryOccupations23-245.DutiesofandGuidelinesforPupilMastersandPupils306.RulesfortheAcceptanceofInstructionsbySeniorCounsel517.ConflictofInterest*ConnectionwithClient58,608.ConflictofInterest*ConnectionwithCourtorTribunal599.Chambers*NoticesofChangeofAddress,etc.10110.ExtractfromtheLegalAidRegulations,Cap.91Regulation12(7)&(8)11511.NotesforGuidanceonDressinCourt14012.GuidanceforProsecutionCounselontheAttendanceofWitnessesatConferences14213.ConfessionsofGuilt14914.OverseasPracticeRulesoftheBar17215.(NotAdopted)16.DualQualificationRules17417.(NotAdopted)18(i)ReproductionofCircularNo.6/81issuedbytheLawSocietyofHongKongre“PaymentofCounsel’sFees”and“MarkingofCounsel’sDiary”(ii)ReproductionofCircularNo.27/97issuedbytheLawSocietyofHongKongre“SolicitorspersonallyresponsibleforBarristers’fees”(RevisionofPrinciple)127(iii)TermsofReferenceandProcedureoftheJointTribunal12719.DirectProfessionalAccessRulesandRecommendedStandardTermsofEngagement50(b)19A.DirectProfessionalAccessRulesandRecommendedStandardTermsofEngagementforDirectAccessbyArbitrators50(b)20.AcceptanceofBrieforInstructionsDirectlyfromPersonsAuthorisedbyCustomortheBarCouncil50(a)&(b)PRELIMINARY1.RespectforthelawandforthefreedomoftheindividualcitizendependtoalargeextentonthemaintenanceofhighstandardsbyallwhopractiseintheCourts.2.AmendmentsandadditionstothisCodemaybemadebytheBarinGeneralMeetingoralternativelybyresolutionoftheBarCouncil,whichshallbeoperativeuponsuchdateastheresolutionshallappoint,butmayberevokedoramendedbytheBarinGeneralMeeting.AmendmentsandadditionswillbepublishedfromtimetotimeinsuchmannerastheBarCouncilmaydetermine.3.ExistingrulingsoftheBarCouncilwhichhavenotbeenembodiedinthisCodeoritsAnnexesremainavailableforguidance.The“ConductandEtiquetteattheBar”byW.W.BoultonalsoremainsavailableforguidancebutonlyinrespectofmattersnotembodiedinthisCode.APPLICATIONOFTHECODE:FUNDAMENTALPRINCIPLES4.EverybarristerwhenevercalledtotheBar,whetherinpracticeornot,shouldupholdatalltimesthestandardssetoutinthisCode,thedignityandhighstandingoftheprofessionofbarristerandhisownstandingasamemberofit.5.TheBarCouncilhasnojurisdictionovertheconductofstudentsfromtheFacultiesofLawoftheUniversityofHongKongortheCityUniversityofHongKongorelsewhereemployedduringthesummervacationorofbarristers’clerksoranyemployees;but(a)abarristerisresponsibleforactsandomis