Legal Profession (Amendment) Act 2013

This Act may be cited as the Legal Profession (Amendment)

This Act comes into operation on a date to be appointed by the Minister by notification in the Gazette, and the Minister may appoint different dates for the coming into operation of—

The Legal Profession Act 1976 [Act 166], which is referred to as the “principal Act” in this Act, is amended by inserting after section 37 the following section:

“Sections 36 and 37 not to apply to arbitral proceedings 37a. (1) Sections 36 and 37 shall not apply to—

any arbitrator lawfully acting in any arbitral proceedings;

any person representing any party in arbitral proceedings;

any person giving advice, preparing documents and rendering any other assistance in relation to or arising out of arbitral proceedings except for court proceedings arising out of arbitral proceedings.

In this section, “arbitral proceedings” means proceedings in an arbitration which is governed by the Arbitration Act 2005

Section 38 of the principal Act is amended by deleting paragraph (1)(f).

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