Legal Profession Act 1976 · Updated to 1 Aug 2018 · Part III · Part III.
40M. Disciplinary authority
Feedback & supportA registered foreign lawyer and a foreign lawyer falling within the exception provided under subsection 37(2B) shall adhere to all the rules and rulings of the Bar Council and shall be subject to, for the purposes of all disciplinary actions, the control of the Disciplinary
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Defined · s 40A
“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;
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