“They are reminded to uphold their integrity and to not act in a manner that can bring the legal profession into disrepute. “The Malaysian Bar stresses that pupils are not to be used as tools to carry out unethical or prohibited actions on behalf of law firms,” its president Salim Bashir said in a statement yesterday. The Malaysian Bar, he said, had consistently denounced touting. “They can also verify a lawyer’s credentials as an advocate and solicitor with the recently launched Digital Membership Card by the Malaysian Bar,” he said. Salim said the Bar Council, through the State Bar Committees, regularly engage with the courts and other authorities to address touting.

Source: The Star March 13, 2021 00:23 UTC