Singapore legislation

Regulation 44

of Legal Profession (Professional Conduct) Rules 2015

Regulation 44

Misleading, deceptive, inaccurate or false, etc., publicity

Subregulation 1

A legal practitioner must not publicise the legal practitioner’s practice, or the practice of the law practice of which the legal practitioner is a director, a partner or an employee, in a manner which —

(a)

is likely to diminish public confidence in the legal profession or to otherwise bring the legal profession into disrepute;

(b)

may reasonably be regarded as being misleading, deceptive, inaccurate, false or unbefitting the dignity of the legal profession; or

(c)

the Council may determine to be an undesirable manner of publicising the practice of a legal practitioner or law practice.

Subregulation 2

For the purpose of these Rules, publicity is misleading, deceptive, inaccurate or false if —

(a)

it contains a material misrepresentation;

(b)

it omits to state a material fact;

(c)

it contains any information which cannot be verified; or

(d)

it is likely to create an unjustified expectation about the results that can be achieved by the legal practitioner or the law practice of which the legal practitioner is a director, a partner or an employee.