“The fundamental aim of Legal Ethics is to maintain the honour and dignity of the Law Profession, to secure a spirit of friendly co-operation between the Bench and the Bar in the promotion of highest standards of justice, to establish honourable and fair dealings of the counsel with his client opponent and witnesses; to establish a spirit of brotherhood in the Bar itself; and to secure that lawyers discharge their responsibilities to the community generally.” Whose statement is this ?

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“The fundamental aim of Legal Ethics is to maintain the honour and dignity of the Law Profession, to secure a spirit of friendly co-operation between the Bench and the Bar in the promotion of highest standards of justice, to establish honourable and fair dealings of the counsel with his client opponent and witnesses; to establish a spirit of brotherhood in the Bar itself; and to secure that lawyers discharge their responsibilities to the community generally.” Whose statement is this ?

A: Chief Justice Marshall

B: Chief Justice Coke

C: Chief Justice Halsbury

D: Chief Justice Bacon

The answer is: A

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Explanation

The correct answer is A: Chief Justice Marshall.

This statement is attributed to John Marshall, who was the fourth Chief Justice of the United States from 1801 to 1835. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential and important jurists in American history. He made this statement in his book, The Life of George Washington, published in 1807.

The other options are incorrect because:

Chief Justice Coke was Sir Edward Coke, who was the Chief Justice of the Common Pleas and then the King's Bench in England from 1606 to 1616. He is famous for his legal writings, especially his Institutes of the Lawes of England, which were published between 1628 and 1644.

Chief Justice Halsbury was Hardinge Stanley Giffard, 1st Earl of Halsbury, who was the Lord Chancellor of Great Britain from 1885 to 1886, 1886 to 1892, and 1895 to 1905. He is best known for his editorship of Halsbury's Laws of England, a comprehensive and authoritative legal encyclopedia, which was first published between 1907 and 1917.

Chief Justice Bacon was Sir Francis Bacon, who was the Lord Chancellor of England from 1618 to 1621. He is also renowned as a philosopher, scientist, and essayist. He wrote several works on law and jurisprudence, such as The Elements of the Common Lawes of England, published in 1630.