Rule 26 Rules of Professional Conduct for Legal Practitioners
Rule 26 of the Rules of Professional Conduct for Legal Practitioners (RPC) 2023 is about Fellowship and precedence. It is under Part III (Relation with other Lawyers) of Chapter 1 (Conduct) of the Rules. It provides as follows:
(1) Lawyers shall treat one another with respect, fairness, consideration, and dignity, and shall not allow any ill-feeling between opposing clients to influence their conduct and demeanour towards one another or towards
the opposing clients.
(2) Lawyers shall observe among one another the rules of precedence as laid down by the law, and subject to this, all lawyers are to be treated based on equality of status.
