WHEREAS it is the desire of the Bar of Ireland that a single statement be made which incorporates the rules and practices of the Bar together with the several rulings made from time to time by the Bar Council and other matters upon which it is expedient to rule, and WHEREAS the rules following hereafter are necessary to ensure proper practice at the Bar and for the purposes of ensuring that the ultimate consumers of legal services and the sound administration of justice are provided with the necessary guarantees in relation to integrity, experience, choice and efficiency. Now the Bar in General Meeting hereby this day adopts this Code of Conduct ("the Code") which applies to all barristers whether called to the Bar before or since this day.