Malaysia legislation
Section 2
Section 2
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—
(a)
any arbitrator lawfully acting in any arbitral proceedings;
(b)
any person representing any party in arbitral proceedings;
or
(c)
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.
(2)
In this section, “arbitral proceedings” means proceedings in an arbitration which is governed by the Arbitration Act 2005
[Act 646] or would have been governed by such Act had the seat of arbitration been Malaysia.”.
Amendment of section 38