Advocate Cannot Do Full-Time Journalism : Bar Council Of India Tells Supreme Court

The Bar Council of India (BCI) informed the Supreme Court that an advocate cannot take up full-time journalism due to professional conflict. This issue arose when a lawyer sought to be a full-time journalist, violating norms concerning the professional code of conduct for lawyers. The BCI's stance is that engaging in full-time journalism would lead to a potential conflict of interest and compromise an advocate's ethical obligations, as legal practice requires undivided professional attention.