Barristers Code of Professional Conduct Amendment Rules 1999
BARRISTERS CODE OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT
AMENDMENT RULES 1999

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BR 36/1999

BERMUDA BAR ACT 1974

1974 : 105

THE BARRISTERS CODE OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT
AMENDMENT RULES 1999

The Bar Council, in exercise of the power conferred upon it by
section 9 of the Bermuda Bar Act 1974, makes the following Rules:

Citation
1 These Rules may be cited as the Barristers Code of Professional
Conduct Amendment Rules 1999.

Interpretation
2 In these Rules

"Code" means the Barristers Code of Professional Conduct 1981;

"rule" means rule of the Code.

Revocation and replacement of rule 85
3 Rule 85 is amended by revoking paragraph (2) and sub-
stituting

" (2) Save in accordance with Bar Council guidelines, a
barrister may not do, or cause or allow to be done on his behalf,
anything for the purpose of touting, whether directly or
indirectly, or anything likely to lead to a reasonable inference

BARRISTERS CODE OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT
AMENDMENT RULES 1999

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that the thing done was done for that purpose.".

Made by the Bar Council the 29th day of April, 1999

President

Honorary Secretary

Confirmed by the Chief Justice this 13th day of May, 1999

Chief Justice