Malaysia legislation
Section 5
of KAEDAH-KAEDAH PROFESION GUAMAN SYARIE (WILAYAH-WILAYAH PERSEKUTUAN) (ETIKA MEMBUAT PUBLISITI) 2024
Seksyen 5
Contents of publicity
(1)
The contents of the publicity made under these Rules shall be limited to the approved information and shall not contain—
(a)
any claim that the Peguam Syarie or any other Peguam Syarie practising under his firm is a specialist or expert in any area of practice;
(b)
any direct or indirect reference to any case which the Peguam Syarie or any Peguam Syarie practising under his firm had acted for any party to the case, including the number or proportion of cases that have been successfully undertaken by him or other Peguam Syarie practising under his firm, or to his earnings or the earnings of any other Peguam Syarie practising under his firm;
(c)
statement that any particular person is or has been his or his firm’s client;
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(d)
any statement that would be construed as offering any inducement to, or imposing any duress, upon any person as a means of obtaining professional business for himself or his firm;
(e)
any statement relating to the rates charged by him or his firm, or to his or his firm’s methods of charging;
(f)
any laudatory references to himself or his firm, or directly or indirectly extol the quality of the professional services provided by him or his firm;
(g)
any comparison with, or criticism in relation to, the charges for, or the quality of, services provided by any other Peguam Syarie or firm;
or
(h)
reference to the appointment of a Peguam Syarie currently or previously practising under his firm to a judicial office.
(2)
Without prejudice to paragraph (1)(h), a Peguam Syarie who publicizes the practice of his firm may, in the publicity, include in the name of his firm the name of a Peguam Syarie who had been previously practising under his firm and who has been appointed to a judical office, where prior to that appointment such name was part of the name of the firm.
Manner of publicizing