Legal Profession Act 1976 · Updated to 1 Aug 2018 · Part IV · Privileges of Advocates and Solicitors
35. Right of advocate and solicitor
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advocate and solicitor
“advocate and solicitor” includes the executors, administrators and assignees of the advocate and solicitor in question. Legal Profession 141 Advocate and solicitor entitled to charge on property for costs
Courts of Justice in Malaysia according to the law in force in those
Courts; and as between themselves shall have the same rights and privileges without differentiation.
Nothing herein contained shall affect the right which is hereby declared of—
legal officers, whose duties so require them to do, and qualified persons appointed temporarily to perform the duties of legal officers to appear and plead on behalf of the
Government in the Courts;
officers of the Public Trust Corporation, the Director
General of Insolvency, Deputy Director General of
Insolvency, Directors of Insolvency, Deputy Directors of
Insolvency, Senior Assistant Directors of Insolvency,
Assistant Directors of Insolvency and Insolvency Officers to appear and plead in the courts under any written law relating to such offices;
the Director General of Legal Aid or any person appointed to assist the Director General of Legal Aid under section 3
of the Legal Aid Act 1971 [Act 26] acting in the course of his duty; and
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existing pleaders.