Rule 16 Rules of Professional Conduct for Legal Practitioners

Rule 16 of the Rules of Professional Conduct for Legal Practitioners (RPC) 2023 is about Representing client competently. It is under Part II (Relation with Clients) of Chapter 1 (Conduct) of the Rules. It provides as follows:

A lawyer shall not—
(a) handle a legal matter which he knows or ought reasonably to know that he is not competent to handle, without associating with him a lawyer who is competent to handle it, unless the client objects ;

(b) handle a legal matter without adequate preparation ;

(c) neglect a legal matter entrusted to him ; or

(d) attempt to exonerate himself from or limit his ability to his client for his personal malpractice or professional misconduct

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