Difference between revisions of "Lawyer-Client Relationship (India)"

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1) '''Duty of Undivided Loyalty to Client'''
 
1) '''Duty of Undivided Loyalty to Client'''
*First and foremost, lawyers
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*Lawyers
 
2) '''Duty of Confidentiality'''
 
2) '''Duty of Confidentiality'''
  
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*Lawyers have a duty to exercise reasonable care and competence in the performance of their duties during representation. This standard has been interpreted in different ways, but it generally means that attorneys are required to exercise the degree of skill, judgment and care that a reasonably careful lawyer would use under the same circumstances.  
 
*Lawyers have a duty to exercise reasonable care and competence in the performance of their duties during representation. This standard has been interpreted in different ways, but it generally means that attorneys are required to exercise the degree of skill, judgment and care that a reasonably careful lawyer would use under the same circumstances.  
 
4) '''Duty of Communication and Shared Decision-Making'''
 
4) '''Duty of Communication and Shared Decision-Making'''
equires the lawyer to communicate with the client to determine the terms and objectives of the representation.
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requires the lawyer to communicate with the client to determine the terms and objectives of the representation.
  
 
===Duty of Competence and Diligence (American Bar Association Model Rules)===
 
===Duty of Competence and Diligence (American Bar Association Model Rules)===

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