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In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires-

"firm" means a sole proprietorship or a partnership of Advocates and Solicitors;

"approved information" means any one or more of the following:

(a) the name of the firm;

(b) the address of the firm;

(c) the telecommunication numbers of the firm;

(d) the business hours of the firm;

(e) the year in which the firm or its predecessor in title was established;

(f) the merger or association of that firm with any other firm or law organization, whether in Malaysia or elsewhere;

(g) historical data of the firm or its predecessor in title;

(h) the designation "Advocate and Solicitor" or "Advocates and Solicitors";

(i) the designation "Commissioner for Oaths" or "Commissioners for Oaths";

(j) the designation "Notary Public" or "Notaries Public";

(k) the designation "Agent for Trademarks and Patents" or "Agents for Trademarks and Patents";

(l) the designation "consultant" or "consultants";

(m) the area of practice engaged in by the firm or by the Advocate and Solicitor or Advocates and Solicitors practising in the firm;

(n) the language proficiency of the Advocate and Solicitor or Advocates and Solicitors practising in the firm;

(o) the name of the Advocate and Solicitor or Advocates and Solicitors practising in the firm and whether he is a sole proprietor, partner, legal assistant or consultant of that firm;

(p) the year of admission as an advocate and solicitor of the Advocate and Solicitor or Advocates and Solicitors practising in the firm and whether he has been admitted as a practitioner in another jurisdiction;



(q) the academic and professional qualifications of the Advocate and Solicitor or Advocates and Solicitors practising in the firm, and any award, decoration, merit or title conferred upon him or them; 

(qa) information on completed cases handled by the Advocate and Solicitor or by Advocates and Solicitors practising in the firm or by the firm subject to the prior written consent of the clients and the duty of confidentiality owed to such clients;


(qb) names of persons who are or have been the Advocate and Solicitor’s or the Advocates and Solicitors’ clients or the firm’s clients subject to the prior written consent of such persons; and;

                                                                                                               [(qa) & (qb) Ins. P.U.(A) 176/2009]

(r) such other information which has had the prior written approval of the Bar Council;

"publicize" means to make known to the public through any form of advertisement, including an advertisement-

(a) published in any newspaper, journal, magazine, book, booklet, directory or other publication;

(b) contained in any letter, brochure, bulletin, business card, leaflet, nameplate, newsletter, notice, pamphlet or letterhead or

stationery used for professional purposes; or

(c) placed in, stored in or transmitted through any electronic media accessible to the public or to any section of the public.