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    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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    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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    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

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