Legal Services (Scotland) Act 2010

2 Professional principles

For the purposes of this Act, the professional principles are the principles that persons providing legal services should—

(a) support the proper administration of justice,

(b) act with independence (in the interests of justice),

(c) act with integrity,

(d) act in the best interests of their clients (and keep clients’ affairs confidential),

(e) maintain good standards of work,

(f) where—

(i) exercising before any court a right of audience, or

(ii) conducting litigation in relation to proceedings in any court,

comply with such duties as are normally owed to the court by such persons,

(g) meet their obligations under any relevant professional rules,

(h) act in conformity with professional ethics.