Object of Rules

The object of these rules is to ensure that each solicitor:

(i) acts in accordance with the general principles of professional conduct;

(ii) discharges that solicitor’s obligations in relation to the administration of justice; and

(iii) supplies to clients legal services of the highest standard unaffected by self interest.

Serving the interests of justice and complying with the law

A solicitor should not, in the course of engaging in legal practice, engage in, or assist, conduct which is:

(i) dishonest or otherwise discreditable to a solicitor;

(ii) prejudicial to the administration of justice; or

(iii) likely to diminish public confidence in the legal profession or in the administration of justice or otherwise bring the legal profession into disrepute.