Malaysia legislation
Section 12g
Section 12g
(a)
that as no cause of sufficient gravity for disciplinary action exists and that the application or complaint be dismissed;
(b)
that cause for disciplinary action exists but is not of sufficient gravity to warrant any punishment other than a reprimand or censure or that the circumstances are such that the advocate should only be reprimanded or censured;
(c)
that cause for disciplinary action exists and is of sufficient gravity to warrant the advocate to be subject to one or more of the following penalties or punishments:
(i)
reprimand or censure;
(ii)
imposition of a fine not exceeding fifty thousand ringgit;
(iii)
suspension of the advocate from practice, or in the case of a foreign lawyer, recommendation to the Law
Society for suspension of registration, for such period not exceeding five years as the Disciplinary Board deems appropriate in the circumstances;
(iv)
striking the advocate off the roll or in the case of a foreign lawyer, revocation of the registration of the foreign lawyer.
(2)
The Disciplinary Board may in appropriate cases in addition to its order of penalty or punishment, make an order of restitution by the advocate of the complainant’s monies if it is established that such monies were or are held by the advocate in his professional capacity and the complainant is entitled to the return of such monies or part thereof.
Appeal from the final order or decision of the
Disciplinary
Board.