The Legal Profession (Publicity) Rules 2001 aim to ensure that legal services are based on quality over price, minimize commercialism in the honorable legal profession, and preserve the dignity of the profession. The rules outline how lawyers can publicize their services, including allowing publicity through letters, business cards, brochures and directories but prohibiting advertising on radio, television or other electronic media. The rules aim to balance enabling competitiveness through some access to information on legal services with upholding the standards of the legal profession.
The Legal Profession (Publicity) Rules 2001 aim to ensure that legal services are based on quality over price, minimize commercialism in the honorable legal profession, and preserve the dignity of the profession. The rules outline how lawyers can publicize their services, including allowing publicity through letters, business cards, brochures and directories but prohibiting advertising on radio, television or other electronic media. The rules aim to balance enabling competitiveness through some access to information on legal services with upholding the standards of the legal profession.
The Legal Profession (Publicity) Rules 2001 aim to ensure that legal services are based on quality over price, minimize commercialism in the honorable legal profession, and preserve the dignity of the profession. The rules outline how lawyers can publicize their services, including allowing publicity through letters, business cards, brochures and directories but prohibiting advertising on radio, television or other electronic media. The rules aim to balance enabling competitiveness through some access to information on legal services with upholding the standards of the legal profession.
The Legal Profession (Publicity) Rules 2001 aim to ensure that legal services are based on quality over price, minimize commercialism in the honorable legal profession, and preserve the dignity of the profession. The rules outline how lawyers can publicize their services, including allowing publicity through letters, business cards, brochures and directories but prohibiting advertising on radio, television or other electronic media. The rules aim to balance enabling competitiveness through some access to information on legal services with upholding the standards of the legal profession.
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LEGAL PROFESSION (PUBLICITY) RULES 2001
Aim & Intention
- Ensure service is matter of quality>price - Minimize commercialism in honorable profession - Preserve dignity of profession Opponents view - Advertising necessary to ensure competitiveness - Give access to quality & price of services
LP (P) R2001 Description
R3 Application R4 A&S not to publicize, except in accordance to Rules R5 Publicity within M’sia R6 Area of Practice + R2 (m): Approved Info R7 Letterhead & stationery R8 Advertisements in legal & non-legal directory R9 Nameplate R10 Building directory R11 Biz card R12 Brochure, leaflet, pamphlet R13 Journal, magazine, newsletter R15 IV with press, radio, tv R17 Greeting card R18 Client’s publicity R19 Docs on property transaction R21 Publicity thru electric media R22 Free legal advice R23 Publicity outside M’sia R24 Responsibility of A&S
