Ethics are an integral part of the legal profession. Ethics are important because they imbue a sense of orderliness and professionalism in the members of the profession, and hence instil in legal practitioners a sense of responsibility and accountability.

Understanding Professional Conduct and Ethics for Legal Practitioners in Zambia covers the following areas: the core ethics of a legal practioner; the obligations of an advocate; the fraternity of lawyers; undertakings; disciplining an advocate; the conduct and ethics of prosecutors; and judicial officers' conduct and ethics.

The book incudes the Judicial (Code of Coduct) Act, the Legal Practitioners' Act and the Legal Practitioners' Practice Rules.

• Core ethics of a legal practitioner
• Triple obligations of an advocate
• The fraternity of lawyers
• Undertakings
• Disciplining an advocate
• Prosecutorial conduct and ethics
• Conduct and ethics for judicial officers
• Appendices
  • The Judicial (Code of Conduct) Act, 1999
  • Chapter 30—The Legal Practitioners Act
  • (S.I. NO. 51) The Legal Practitioners’ Practice Rules, 2002

• Legal practitioners in Zambia
• Law students in Zambia