Malaysia legislation

Section 39

of LEGAL PROFESSION (AMENDMENT) ACT 2025

Section 39

The principal Act is amended by substituting for section 124

the following section:

Quoted provision

Section 124

(2)

The bill of costs under subsection (1)—

(a)

shall be signed—

(i)

by the advocate and solicitor;

(ii)

in the case of a partnership or limited liability law partnership, by any of the partners, either with his own name or with the name or style of the partnership or the limited liability law partnership; or

(iii)

by another advocate and solicitor employed by the advocate and solicitor referred to in subparagraph (i) or the partnership or limited liability law partnership referred to in subparagraph (ii); or

(b)

shall be enclosed in or accompanied by, a letter signed by the person specified in paragraph (a), referring to the bill of costs.

(3)

Where a bill of costs has been delivered in accordance with subsection (1), the bill of costs shall be presumed to be a bill of costs bona fide complying with this Act until the contrary is proven.”.

Substitution of section 125