Legal Profession Practice And Etiquette Rules Malaysia

Legal profession publicity rules 2001.

Legal profession practice and etiquette rules malaysia. Legal profession professional conduct and etiquette rules 1969 li 613. Membership of board 8. Obligation of advocate and solicitor to give advice on or accept any brief. Legal profession act 1976.

Short title and commencement 2. Legal profession practice and etiquette rules 1978. These rules may be cited as the advocates and solicitors practice and etiquette rules. Advocate and solicitor not to accept brief if embarrassed.

Master and pupil to be in the same firm. To access a copy of the legal profession act 1976 on the attorney general s chambers of malaysia s official portal please click. These rules may be cited as the legal profession practice and etiquette rules 1978. Movement control order 2020.

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 77 of the legal profession act 1976 the bar council makes the following rules. Section 77 tells us that the lpa empowers the bar council to make rules to regulate the conduct of advocates and solicitors proper term for lawyers in malaysia and if any of them breaks the rules they can be subject to disciplinary proceedings. Shall not withhold the client s papers to the detriment of the client r 55 and s 51. 1 here for the.

General power of board and power to make rules 7. Accurate and up to date. In exercise of the powers conferred on the general legal council by section 23 and 53 of the legal profession act 1960 act 32 these rules are made by the general legal council this 26th day of october 1968. Keep a record at least 6 years if it involves civil cases.

Obligation of advocate and solicitor to give advice on or accept any brief. Legal profession act 1976. All references to the publicity rules or the etiquette rules are to the legal profession publicity rules 2001 and the legal profession practice and etiquette rules 1978 respectively as amended re enacted or replaced from time to time. A master must have seven years of active practice as at the date of filing of the petition and must hold a valid practising certificate throughout the period of pupillage.

No advocate and solicitor to accept brief if professional conduct likely to be impugned. 1 a lawyer in practice is a a lawyer who is entitled to practise and who holds himself out as ready to do so or is employed in a whole time occupation where he performs legal. Legal profession qualifying board 5. Functions of board 6.

These rules shall apply to any person to whom a practising certificate is granted for 1991 or thereafter under the legal profession act chapter 132 hereinafter referred to as the principal act.