Section 16 Legal Practitioners Act Section 16 of Legal Practitioners Act 1975 is about Recovery of charges, etc. It is under ‘Remuneration of Practitioners‘ of the sections of the Act. It provides as follows: 1. Subject to the provisions of this Act, a legal practitioner shall be entitled to recover his charges by action in…

Section 15 Legal Practitioners Act Section 15 of Legal Practitioners Act 1975 is about Scales of charges. It is under ‘Remuneration of Practitioners‘ of the sections of the Act. It provides as follows: 1. There shall be a committee, to be called the Legal Practitioners Remuneration Committee, which shall consist of- a the Attorney-General of…

Section 14 Legal Practitioners Act Section 14 of Legal Practitioners Act 1975 is about Restoration of Names to Roll, etc. It is under ‘Practice as a Legal Practitioner‘ of the sections of the Act. It provides as follows: 1. Where either before or after the commencement of this Act the name of any person has…

Section 13 Legal Practitioners Act Section 13 of Legal Practitioners Act 1975 is about Disciplinary jurisdiction of the Supreme Court. It is under ‘Practice as a Legal Practitioner‘ of the sections of the Act. It provides as follows: 1. Where it appears to the Supreme Court that a person whose name is on the roll…

Section 12 Legal Practitioners Act Section 12 of Legal Practitioners Act 1975 is about Penalties for unprofessional conduct. etc. It is under ‘Practice as a Legal Practitioner‘ of the sections of the Act. It provides as follows: 1. Where— a. a person who is a member of the legal profession is judged by the Disciplinary…

Section 11 Legal Practitioners Act Section 11 of Legal Practitioners Act 1975 is about Establishment of the Disciplinary Committee. It is under ‘Practice as a Legal Practitioner‘ of the sections of the Act. It provides as follows: 1. There shall be a committee of the Body of Benchers to be known as the Legal Practitioners…

Section 10 Legal Practitioners Act Section 10 of Legal Practitioners Act 1975 is about Functions of the Body of Benchers. It is under ‘Practice as a Legal Practitioner‘ of the sections of the Act. It provides as follows: 1. The Body of Benchers shall be responsible for— a. the formal call to the Bar of…

Section 9 Legal Practitioners Act Section 9 of Legal Practitioners Act 1975 is about Liability for negligence. It is under ‘Practice as a Legal Practitioner‘ of the sections of the Act. It provides as follows: 1. Subject to the provisions of this section, a person shall not be immune from liability for damage attributable to…

Section 8 Legal Practitioners Act Section 8 of Legal Practitioners Act 1975 is about Right of audience, and precedence. It is under ‘Practice as a Legal Practitioner‘ of the sections of the Act. It provides as follows: 1. Subject to the provisions of the next following subsection and of any enactment in force in any…

Section 7 Legal Practitioners Act Section 7 of Legal Practitioners Act 1975 is about Enrolment. It is under ‘Practice as a Legal Practitioner‘ of the sections of the Act. It provides as follows: 1. Subject to the provisions of this section, a person shall be entitled to have his name enrolled if, and only if-…