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Pursuant to Rule 2(r) of the Legal Profession (Publicity) Rules 2001, the Bar Council has approved the following categories of information pertaining to Advocates and Solicitors and law firms as “approved information” under the Publicity Rules

(a) academic and professional qualifications – including any non-law qualifications;

(b) work experience (where not part of any employment with a law firm) including any work undertaken on a voluntary or advisory nature, teaching or lecturing positions;

(c) memberships of and/or affiliations to any societies or other organisations or associations;

(d) memberships of committees, sub-committees, ad-hoc working or study groups of the Bar Council and other activities undertaken on behalf of the Malaysian Bar;

(e) books and articles written including conference papers presented, conferences participated in and speaking engagements;

(f) information on transactions (generally corporate and financial transactions) and whether cross-border transactions or otherwise, which Advocates and Solicitors or law firms have been or are involved in, provided that their clients’ names should not be disclosed without the prior consent of their clients;

(g) ISO certification; and

(h) Membership in the Bar Council or State Bar Committee.

(i) “Arbitrator” on the panel of … (name of relevant recognised body); and “Mediator” on the panel of … (name of recognised body).