Cab-rank rule
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cab-rank-rule-211-490061
title:
Cab-rank rule
text:
In English law, the cab-rank rule is the obligation of a barrister to accept any work in a field in which they profess themselves competent to practise, at a court at which they normally appear, and at their usual rates. The rule derives its name from the tradition by which a hackney carriage driver at the head of a queue of taxicabs is obliged to take the first passenger requesting a ride. The cab rank rule is set out at rC29 of the Bar Standards Board Handbook. It states that if the barrister
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description:
English legal obligation to accept clients
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cab-rank_rule
date created:
2006-11-26T20:14:18Z
date modified:
2024-09-11T21:40:03Z
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