Legal Profession Act 1976 · Updated to 1 Aug 2018 · Part III · Part III.
40L. Professional conduct, ethics and accounts
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foreign law
“foreign law” means the law of any state or territory other than Malaysia;
Section 79 and any rules made thereunder shall apply to a foreign lawyer registered under section 40J with such modifications as may be prescribed by the Bar Council.
foreign lawyer
“foreign lawyer” means a person who is— (a) duly authorized or registered to practise law in a state or territory other than Malaysia; and (b) a partner, director (who holds equity in the corporation, in the case of a corporation duly constituted for the purpose of practising law) or an employee of a foreign law firm or a Malaysian law firm;
For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Part shall affect any solicitor-client privilege that may exist independently of this Part.
client
“client” includes— (a) in relation to contentious business, any person who as a principal or on behalf of another person retains or employs, an advocate and solicitor, and any person who is or may be liable to pay a solicitor’s costs; (b) in relation to non-contentious business, any person, who as a principal or on behalf of another, or as a trustee, executor or administrator, or in any other capacity, has power, express or implied, to retain or employ, and retains or employs, an advocate and solicitor, and any person for the time being liable to pay an advocate and solicitor for his service and costs;