79Delinquent or guilty clients

#### 79 Delinquent or guilty clients 79 Delinquent or guilty clients > A barrister who, as a result of information provided by the client or a witness called on behalf of the client, is informed by the client or by the witness during a hearing or after judgment or decision is reserved and while it remains pending, that the client or a witness called on behalf of the client: > > > (a) has lied in a material particular to the court or has procured another person to lie to the court, > > > (b) has falsified or procured another person to falsify in any way a document which has been tendered, or > > > (c) has suppressed or procured another person to suppress material evidence upon a topic where there was a positive duty to make disclosure to the court, > > must refuse to take any further part in the case unless the client authorises the barrister to inform the court of the lie, falsification or suppression and must promptly inform the court of the lie, falsification or suppression upon the client authorising the barrister to do so but otherwise must not inform the court of the lie, falsification or suppression.