RULES FOR LAWYERS.

Clutha Leader, Volume II, Issue 75, 16 December 1875, Page 7

RULES FOR LAWYERS.

The following 1 rulesf6r-'la;wjferj3f.&'e , taken from an_Am erican jpa'ger^iid we give T them fijee n oT;, c&argg, in the ikntVdpe' |h& Htef mifbg a&l^cy^ the grentlenian of the long robe' Vlio nxreeldy visS tr ourjtto whship;\ -^'hefr^.a^ option woulk U .O belilv^Mefii %»■ 1 aw verSn and n Glients4^" St. Alp titfireßq floumhed m thelas^enturj, • but «wasy rn^>tfcaniioiHße4i«till tha T yeari 4B39,; and was ;' himself a good Jaw yer; Ho lays

dow-n : the followiii^ -^12 "rules for the #uid^nc.eTof". the 'professioiiy which- -we ■extract^' jfor the' benefit of.o ur liejariieci ftdends,:froni the Jife 6f.^thiß;Sairit^iiblisliedriii 115,5,. in -whicn it r is ; said :— ' Guided by suci rules, it is not to jbe wondered at thai b?e gained an ascendancy over all hearts^ andiso enchanted his audience when, he spoke that not only the judges, ' but e^en -his adversaries, often ranged themselves on his side. Such miist ever be .the ultimate effects of truth arid honour.' 1. Never to except unjust causes, as being- pernicious to conscience, and hurtful to honour. 2. Never to defend a cause by illicit and unjust means. 3. Never to burden clients, with' superfluous expenses. 4. To defend the causes of client with the same care as one would his c wn. 5. To study carefully the details of a process, in order to draw arguments from . them that may effectually help the defence. 6. To implore the assistance of God in order to succeed because He is the .protector of justice! t. If the dilatoriness and negligence 1 of a lawyer prove, prejudicial to clients, he must reitaburse tW loss caused in way, "otHerwise he sins ag-ainst justice^ .8. A lawyer must hot undertake causps which surpass his talents or strenglfa, or for which he forsees that he will not have leisure to prepare his defence; 9. Justice and probity should be the characteristics of a lawyer, and he ought to preserve them as the apple of the eye. , 10. A lawyer who loses a cause by negligence contracts the obligation of .making up all the; loses 'of. his -clients. . 11.,; In. the defence of tiL cause it is necessary Jo be truthful, sincere, respectful, and : reasonable. .12. The qualities, requisite ifor a lawyer are knowledge, diligence, truth, fidelity and justice. ,