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Preamble. Rule 1. Citation. Rule 2. Obligation of advocate and solicitor to give advice on or accept any brief. Rule 3. Advocate and solicitor not to accept brief if embarrassed. Rule 4. No advocate and solicitor to accept brief if professional conduct likely to be impugned.
Client's feeling not to influence conduct of counsel. Rule 33. Advocate and solicitor to treat adverse witnesses with fairness and due consideration. Rule 34. Advocate and solicitor may interview witnesses for opposing side. Rule 35. Advocate and solicitor not to abuse confidence reposed in him by client. Rule 36.
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 77 of the Legal Profession Act 1976, the Bar Council makes the following rules: 1. Citation. These Rules may be cited as the Legal Profession (Practice and Etiquette) Rules 1978. 2. Obligation of advocate and solicitor to give advice on or accept any brief. [Subs. P.U. (A) 58/94]
(my) legal profession (practice and etiquette) rules 1978 (p. A) 369/1978) An advocate and solicitor shall use his best efforts to prevent his client from doing things which the advocate and solicitor himself ought not to do, particularly with reference to his conduct towards Courts and judicial officers, jurors, witnesses and parties.
An advocate and solicitor shall while acting with all due courtesy to the tribunal before which he is appearing, fearlessly uphold the interest of his client, the interest of justice and dignity of the profession without regard to any unpleasant consequences either to himself or to any other person.
No advocate and solicitor shall practice his profession in the States of Malaya in or as a partner of more than one firm at any time without the consent of the Bar Council. No advocate and solicitor shall practice his profession unless he maintains an office within the States of Malaya.
Sep 7, 2021 · In tandem with this general principle, the Malaysian Legal Profession (Practice and Etiquette) Rules 1978 mandates lawyers to give advice on or accept any brief in the Courts in which she professes to practice, at the proper professional fee dependent on the length and difficulty of the case, [2] though special circumstances may justify her ...
