| Article 37 (Prohibition of Case Referral by Person Handling Duty, etc.) |
| (1) | A public official who is engaged in trial or investigative duties shall not introduce, refer or lead a party to a case or another interested person in the case to a certain attorney-at-law or the attorney's office staff in connection with representation in a legal case or performance of a legal service to which he is related in an official capacity. |
| (2) | The term "related in an official capacity" in paragraph (1) means a case falling under one of the following subparagraphs: |
| 1. | Where a public official engaged in trial or investigative duties is handling or has handled a case in an official capacity; and |
| 2. | Where a public official is directing or supervising another public official referred to in subparagraph 1 in connection with a case which the later is handling or has handled. |