Abstract: Every so often a client fails to pay to the lawyer for his services – at times because he cannot, at times because he does not want to. Even though the lawyer has a right to recover his fees; he is still bound by the duties and obligations under the Advocates Act. The paper discusses the remedies that a lawyer has in such an event. The paper primarily focuses on how the law, which uplifts other citizens not belonging to the legal profession in similar situation, bogs a lawyer down and makes him continue performing his duties (though indirectly) even when the client refuses to pay the fees. The paper argues how an ordinary citizen is better off in similar situation than a lawyer who has to perform his from legal and moral duties.
Keywords: duty, ethical, fees, lawyer, lien, unpaid.
Title: Legal and Ethical Dilemma of an Unpaid Lawyer
Author: Kavita Chawla
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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