Legal Profession Uniform Conduct (Barristers) Rules 2015 (WA)

Western Australia Legal Profession Uniform Conduct (Barristers) Rules 2015 Contents Introduction 1. Citation 1 2. Commencement 1 3. Objects 1 4. Principles 1 5. Interpretation 2 6. Application of Rules 2 7. Other standards 3 Advocacy rules 8. General 4 9. Another vocation 4 10. Use of professional qualification 4 11. Work of a barrister 4 12. 5 13. 5 14. 7 15. 7 16. 7 17. 7 18. 8 19. 8 20. 8 21. 8 22. 9 23. Duty to the court 9 24. 9 25. 10 26. 10 27. 10 28. 10 29. 11 30. 11 31. 11 32. 12 33. 12 34. 12 35. Duty to the client 12 36. 13 37. 13 38. 13 39. Criminal pleas 13 40. 14 41. 14 42. Independence 14 43. 15 44. 15 45. 15 46. 15 47. 15 48. 16 49. Duty to the opponent 16 50. 16 51. 16 52. 16 53. 17 54. 17 55. 17 56. 17 57. Efficient administration of justice 18 58. 18 59. 18 60. Responsible use of court process and privilege 19 61. 19 62. 19 63. 20 64. 20 65. 20 66. 21 67. 21 68. 21 69. Integrity of evidence 21 70. 22 71. 22 72. 22 73. 22 74. 23 75. 23 76. Media comment 23 77. 24 78. 25 79. Delinquent or guilty clients 25 80. 26 81. 26 82. 27 83. Prosecutor's duties 27 84. 27 85. 27 86. 27 87. 28 88. 28 89. 28 90. 29 91. 29 92. 30 93. 30 94. 30 95. 30 96. Investigative tribunals 30 97. 31 98. 31 99. 31 100. 31 Briefs 101. Briefs which must be refused or must be returned 33 101A. Refusal of briefs by barristers who are current and former judges or tribunal members 34 102. 37 103. 37 104. 37 105. Briefs which may be refused or returned 37 106. 39 107. 39 108. 40 109. 40 110. 40 111. 40 112. 41 113. Devilling 41 114. Confidentiality & conflicts 41 115. 42 116. 42 117. 42 118. 42 119. 43 120. 43 121. 43 122. 43 Anti‑discrimination and harassment 123. Anti‑discrimination and harassment 45 Definitions 124. 46 125. 46 Notes Compilation table 49 Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2022 Legal Profession Uniform Conduct (Barristers) Rules 2015