References: Times 20-Aug-1999
Ratio: When a barrister had accepted a brief, the duty to appear on a fixed date hearing could only be set aside by conflict with another professional duty. Counsel, who were also Members of Parliament, attending at votes in the House of Commons were not, in that act, attending to such a professional duty, and so breached the Code if they failed to attend at court.
Statutes: Code of Conduct of the Bar of England and Wales 1990
Last Update: 30-Aug-16
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