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(1) A lawyer shall not join or act in association with any organisation or person (not being a practising lawyer) whose business or any part of whose business is to make, support or prosecute (whether by action or otherwise and whether by another lawyer or agent or otherwise) claims arising as a result of death or personal injury, including claims under the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1963 (Act 174), or any statutory modification or re-enactment thereof, in such circumstances that such person or organisation solicits or receives any payment, gift or benefit in respect of such claims; nor shall a lawyer act in respect of any such claim for any client introduced to him by such person or organisation.

(2) A lawyer shall not, with regard to any such claim, knowingly act for any client introduced or referred to him by any person or organisation whose connection with such client arises from solicitation in respect of the cause of any such claim.

(3) It shall be the duty of a lawyer to make reasonable enquiry before accepting instructions in respect of any such claim for the purpose of ascertaining whether the acceptance of such instructions will involve a contravention of the provisions of sub-rule (1) or (2) of this rule.