VIII Respect for the Rules of other Bars and Law Societies

The Directive of 22nd March 1977 specifies the circumstances in which a lawyer from another Community country is bound to comply with the rules at the Bar or Law Society of the host country.Lawyers have a duty to inform themselves as to the rules which will affect them in the performance of any particular activity.The Bar or Law Society of the host country has a duty to reply to their questions as to the content and effect of its own rules, always having regard to their purpose which is to protect those who require the professional services of a lawyer.Lawyers should always have in mind that the manner in which they behave will reflect on the professional organisation to which they belong, on their colleagues and on all their clients.