Circular No 253/2018
Dated 13 Oct 2018

To Members of the Malaysian Bar

New Ruling: Nameplate of Group Law Practice

Pursuant to section 57(a) of the Legal Profession Act 1976, the Bar Council has adopted Ruling 2A.01, as proposed by its Small Firm Practice Committee.

Chapter 2A: Group Law Practice

Ruling 2A.01: Nameplate of Group Law Practice

(1) The nameplate shall contain the following information:

(a) The name of the group law practice;
(b) The words “Advocates & Solicitors”;
(c) The names of all firms in the group law practice.

(2) The nameplate may also contain the following information:

(a) The logo of the group law practice, if any, as approved by the Bar Council;
(b) The address of the group law practice, telephone number, fax number and email address.

(3) The nameplate shall not be larger than 138 cm by 90 cm.

(4) Nameplates in colour and lighted in a manner that is not incompatible with the dignity of the legal profession are permitted.

Ruling 2A.01, which took effect on 1 Aug 2018, comes under a new chapter in the Rules and Rulings of the Bar Council, namely Chapter 2A entitled “Group Law Practice”.

The Ruling is adopted in line with the introduction of the Legal Profession (Group Law Practice) Rules 2018, which permit small law firms to practise and operate through a Group Law Practice.  The Rules came into operation on 30 June 2018.  A copy of the Rules (in Bahasa Malaysia and English) is attached, and is also accessible here.

For more details, please refer to Bar Council Circular No 166/2018 entitled “Legal Profession (Group Law Practice) Rules 2018 Came into Operation on 30 June 2018” dated 6 July 2018.  

The Rules and Rulings of the Bar Council are accessible here on the Malaysian Bar website.

Should you have any enquiries, please contact Raz Ida Nadira Razali, Officer, by telephone at 03-2050 2090, or by email at raz@malaysianbar.org.my.

Thank you.

Roger Chan Weng Keng
Secretary
Malaysian Bar
 

1 Attachment

Legal Profession (Group Law Practice) Rules 2018.pdf