B-1, r. 3 - Code of ethics of advocates

Section 3.05.09 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

3.05.09. The advocate who occupies a public office must not:

(a)  benefit from his office to obtain or attempt to obtain an advantage for himself or for a client when he knows or it is evident that such advantage is not in the public interest;

(b)  use his office to influence or attempt to influence a judge or a court in order that they may act in his favor or that of the partnership or joint-stock company within which he engages in his professional activities, a person within such partnership or joint-stock company or the client;

(c)  accept an advantage from any person when he knows or it is evident that advantage has been granted to him for the purpose of influencing his decision as a public employee.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. B-1, r. 1, s. 3.05.09; O.C. 351-2004, s. 42.