The question (6 marks)
An advocate receives ten thousand rupees from a client as a deposit for expenses and later receives fifty thousand rupees on the client's behalf from the opposite party. Without telling the client, he spends part of the expense deposit towards his own fees, retains the fifty thousand rupees until the matter ends, and refuses the client's request for a statement of account. Examine his conduct and state what he ought to have done. (6 marks)
MU Module IV, law office management; pack ch. 04, Bar Council rules on client money and books of account.
Plan your answer on paper before you look at the authorities — issue first, then the rule, then apply it to these facts.
It tests Unit 4 · Legal Writing, PIL Research, Technology and the Law Office of Practical Training – II: Alternate Dispute Resolution.
Authorities you will need
- Rule requiring a copy of the client's account to be furnished on demand
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