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CHAPTER I. THE LAWYER AND SOCIETY

CANON 1 - A LAWYER SHALL UPHOLD THE CONSTITUTION, OBEY THE LAWS OF THE LAND

AND PROMOTE RESPECT FOR LAW OF AND LEGAL PROCESSES.

Rule 1.01 - A lawe! "#all $%& e$'a'e ($ u$law)ul, *("#%$e"&, (++%!al %!

*ee(&)ul %$*u&.

Rule 1.0 - A lawe! "#all $%& %u$"el %! ae& a&(/(&(e" a(+e* a& *e)(a$e %)

e law %! a& le""e$($' %$)(*e$e ($ e le'al ""&e+.

Rule 1.0 - A lawe! "#all $%&, )%! a$ %!!u& +%&(/e %! ($&e!e"&, e$%u!a'e

a$ "u(& %! !%ee*($' %! *ela a$ +a$2" au"e.

Rule 1.03 - A lawe! "#all e$%u!a'e #(" l(e$&" &% a/%(*, e$* %! "e&&le a

%$&!%/e!" () (& w(ll a*+(& %) a )a(! "e&&le+e$&.

CANON - A LAWYER SHALL MA4E HIS LEGAL SER5ICES A5AILABLE IN AN EFFICIENT AND

CON5ENIENT MANNER COMPATIBLE WITH THE INDEPENDENCE, INTEGRITY AND

EFFECTI5ENESS OF THE PROFESSION.

Rule .01 - A lawe! "#all $%& !e6e&, e7e& )%! /al(* !ea"%$", e au"e %)

e *e)e$"ele"" %! e %!e""e*.

Rule .0 - I$ "u# a"e", e/e$ () e lawe! *%e" $%& ae& a a"e, #e "#all

$%& !e)u"e &% !e$*e! le'al a*/(e &% e e!"%$ %$e!$e* () %$l &% e

e7&e$& $ee""a! &% "a)e'ua!* e la&&e!2" !('#&".

Rule .0 - A lawe! "#all $%& *% %! e!+(& &% e *%$e a$ a& *e"('$e*

!(+a!(l &% "%l((& le'al u"($e"".

Rule .03 - A lawe! "#all $%& #a!'e !a&e" l%we! a$ %"e u"&%+a!(l

!e"!(e* u$le"" e (!u+"&a$e" "% wa!!a$&.

CANON - A LAWYER IN MA4ING 4NOWN HIS LEGAL SER5ICES SHALL USE ONLY TRUE,

HONEST, FAIR, DIGNIFIED AND OB8ECTI5E INFORMATION OR STATEMENT OF FACTS.Rule .01 - A lawe! "#all $%& u"e %! e!+(& e u"e %) a$ )al"e, )!au*ule$&,

+("lea*($', *ee&(/e, u$*('$()(e*, "el)-lau*a&%! %! u$)a(! "&a&e+e$& %!

la(+ !e'a!*($' #(" 9ual()(a&(%$" %! le'al "e!/(e".

Rule .0 - I$ e #%(e %) a )(!+ $a+e, $% )al"e, +("lea*($' %! a""u+e* $a+e

"#all e u"e*. T#e %$&($ue* u"e %) e $a+e %) a *eea"e* a!&$e! ("

e!+(""(le !%/(*e* a& e )(!+ ($*(a&e" ($ all (&" %++u$(a&(%$" a&

"a(* a!&$e! (" *eea"e*.

Rule .0 - W#e!e a a!&$e! ae&" ul( %))(e, #e "#all w(*!awal )!%+

e )(!+ a$* #(" $a+e "#all e *!%e* )!%+ e )(!+ $a+e u$le"" e law

all%w" #(+ &% !a&(e law u!!e$&l.Rule .03 - A lawe! "#all $%& a %! '(/e a$($' %) /alue &%

!e!e"e$&a&(/e" %) e +a"" +e*(a ($ a$&((a&(%$ %), %! ($ !e&u!$ )%!,

ul((& &% a&&!a& le'al u"($e"".

CANON 3 - A LAWYER SHALL PARTICIPATE IN THE DE5ELOPMENT OF THE LEGAL SYSTEM BY

INITIATING OR SUPPORTING EFFORTS IN LAW REFORM AND IN THE IMPRO5EMENT OF THE

ADMINISTRATION OF 8USTICE.

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CANON : - A LAWYER SHALL 4EEP ABREAST OF LEGAL DE5ELOPMENTS, PARTICIPATE IN

CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS, SUPPORT EFFORTS TO ACHIE5E HIGH STANDARDS

IN LAW SCHOOLS AS WELL AS IN THE PRACTICAL TRAINING OF LAW STUDENTS AND ASSIST

IN DISSEMINATING THE LAW AND 8URISPRUDENCE.

CANON ; - THESE CANONS SHALL APPLY TO LAWYERS IN GO5ERNMENT SER5ICES IN THE

DISCHARGE OF THEIR TAS4S.

Rule ;.01 - T#e !(+a! *u& %) a lawe! e$'a'e* ($ ul( !%"eu&(%$ (" $%&

&% %$/(& u& &% "ee a& 6u"&(e (" *%$e. T#e "u!e""(%$ %) )a&" %! e

%$eal+e$& %) w(&$e""e" aale %) e"&al("#($' e ($$%e$e %) e au"e*

(" #('#l !e!e#e$"(le a$* (" au"e )%! *("(l($a! a&(%$.

Rule ;.0 - A lawe! ($ e '%/e!$+e$& "e!/(e "#all $%& u"e #(" ul(

%"(&(%$ &% !%+%&e %! a*/a$e #(" !(/a&e ($&e!e"&", $%! all%w e la&&e! &%

($&e!)e!e w( #(" ul( *u&(e".

Rule ;.0 - A lawe! "#all $%&, a)&e! lea/($' '%/e!$+e$& "e!/(e, ae&

e$'a'e+e$& %! e+l%+e$& ($ %$$e&(%$ w( a$ +a&&e! ($ w#(# #e #a*

($&e!/e$e* w#(le ($ "a(* "e!/(e.

CHAPTER II. THE LAWYER AND THE LEGAL PROFESSION

CANON < - A LAWYER SHALL AT ALL TIMES UPHOLD THE INTEGRITY AND DIGNITY OF THE

LEGAL PROFESSION AND SUPPORT THE ACTI5ITIES OF THE INTEGRATED BAR.

Rule .0 - A lawe! "#all $%&, *(!e&l %! ($*(!e&l, e$!%a# u%$ e

!%)e""(%$al e+l%+e$& %) a$%e! lawe!, #%we/e!, (& (" e !('#& %) a$

lawe!, w(%u& )ea! %! )a/%!, &% '(/e !%e! a*/(e a$* a""("&a$e &% %"e

"ee=($' !el(e) a'a($"& u$)a()ul %! $e'le&)ul %u$"el.

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CANON ? - A LAWYER SHALL NOT, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, ASSIST IN THE

UNAUTHORI@ED PRACTICE OF LAW.

Rule ?.01 - A lawe! "#all $%& *ele'a&e &% a$ u$9ual()(e* e!"%$ e

e!)%!+a$e %) a$ &a"= w#(# law +a %$l e e!)%!+e* a +e+e! %) e

a! ($ '%%* "&a$*($'.

Rule ?.0 - A lawe! "#all $%& *(/(*e %! "&(ula&e &% *(/(*e a )ee )%! le'al

"e!/(e" w( e!"%$" $%& l(e$"e* &% !a&(e law, e7e& #a$!%le"/(!&uallawl(!a!

a W#e!e e!e (" a !e-e7("&($' a'!ee+e$& w( a a!&$e! %! a""%(a&e a&,

u%$ e la&&e!2" *ea, +%$e "#all e a(* %/e! a !ea"%$ale e!(%* %) &(+e

&% #(" e"&a&e %! &% e!"%$" "e()(e* ($ e a'!ee+e$& %!

W#e!e a lawe! u$*e!&a=e" &% %+le&e u$)($("#e* le'al u"($e"" %) a

*eea"e* lawe! %!

W#e!e a lawe! %! law )(!+ ($lu*e" $%$-lawe! e+l%ee" ($ a !e&(!e+e$&

la$ e/e$ () e la$ (" a"e* ($ w#%le %! ($ a!&, %$ a !%)(& "#a!($'

a'!ee+e$&.

CHAPTER III. THE LAWYER AND THE COURTS

CANON 10 - A LAWYER OWES CANDOR, FAIRNESS AND GOOD FAITH TO THE COURT.

Rule 10.01 - A lawe! "#all $%& *% a$ )al"e#%%*, $%! %$"e$& &% e *%($' %)

a$ ($ C%u!& $%! "#all #e +("lea*, %! all%w e C%u!& &% e +("le* a$

a!&()(e.

Rule 10.0 - A lawe! "#all $%& =$%w($'l +("9u%&e %! +("!e!e"e$& e

%$&e$&" %) a ae!, e la$'ua'e %! e a!'u+e$& %) %%"($' %u$"el, %! e&e7& %) a *e("(%$ %! au%!(&, %! =$%w($'l (&e a" law a !%/("(%$ al!ea*

!e$*e!e* ($%e!a&(/e !eeal %! a+e$*+e$&, %! a""e!& a" a )a& a& w#(#

#a" $%& ee$ !%/e*.

Rule 10.0 - A lawe! "#all %"e!/e e !ule" %) !%e*u!e a$* "#all $%&

+("u"e e+ &% *e)ea& e e$*" %) 6u"&(e.