Q12. With reference to India, consider the following statements:
- Government law officers and legal firms are recognized as advocates, but corporate lawyers
and patent attorneys are excluded from recognition as advocates. - Bar Councils have the power to lay down the rules relating to legal education and recognition of law colleges.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer – B
- Statement 1 is incorrect: An Advocate is a person authorized to appear in a Court litigation on behalf of a party and who possesses a law degree, enrolled with the Bar Council in accordance to the prescriptions laid by the Advocates Act, Corporate Lawyers, as well as patent attorneys are too recognized as lawyers and there’s no prohibition on their recognition as lawyers. A patent attorney or patent lawyer is also an advocate. This means that an individual who has a law degree and has enrolled in The State Bar Council is an advocate who can deal with patent litigation and is hence a patent attorney.
- Statement 2 is correct: The Bar Council of India visits and inspects Universities/Law colleges in the country as part of its statutory function of promoting legal education and laying down standards in consultation with the Universities in India and the State Bar Councils. The Bar The Council of India is a statutory body established under section 4 of the Advocates Act 1961 that regulates legal practice and legal education in India.
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