Mentioned below is the simple step-by-step process for drafting a Power of Attorney for an NRI: Step 1: Determining the Scope of Authority. Step 2: Consulting Legal Experts. Step 3: Drafting the POA Document. Step 4: Implementing the POA. Step 5: Registering the POA (Optional) ... Step 6: Transmitting the POA to India.
While the attorney-client privilege is recognized in Indian law, its application and nuances are often subject to ambiguity and inconsistency. The Indian Evidence Act, 1872, provides some protection for attorney-client communications, but the rules lack specific guidelines, leading to uncertainty.
Bar Council of India has framed the code of conduct for the lawyers of India. As per that code of conduct, every advocate, on his/her being approached by a litigant, is bound to offer his/her services to him/her unless he/she has a justifiable reason to refuse the services.
Not to negotiate directly with opposing party An advocate shall not in any way communicate or negotiate or call for settlement upon the subject matter of controversy with any party represented by an advocate except through the advocate representing the parties.
Yes, India recognizes the concept of attorney-client privilege, which protects professional communications as well as work product created in anticipation of litigation.
California courts have held that an attorney-client relationship can only be created by contract.
Section 120 of the Evidence Act, 1872 only deals with who may testify as a witness and does not lay down any restriction or restraint on the advocate to be a witness in the case where he is acting as an advocate. A counsel for a party should not be his witness in the same case without retiring from the case as counsel.