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CODE OF CONDUCT

ANNEX 8 (paragraph 59)
CONFLICT OF INTEREST - CONNECTION WITH COURT OR TRIBUNAL
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The following are examples of the application of paragraph 59 of the Code of Conduct:-

Former Judges

(1) The Bar Council does not approve as a matter of principle of former Judges in the Court of Final Appeal, High Court or the District Court returning to practice at the Bar in any capacity.

Appearance before Relatives

(2) It is not considered improper for a barrister to appear before his parents or near relative in the Court of First Instance, Court of Appeal, or the Court of Final Appeal. But a barrister should not appear before his or her spouse except in the Court of Final Appeal.

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