All China Lawyers Association, Code of Practice for Lawyers (2nd Revision)

中华全国律师协会律师执业行为规范 (第二次修订)

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Rules laid down for advertising by law firms and lawyers.

Clp Reference: 1440/11.11.09 Promulgated: 2011-11-09 Effective: 2011-11-09

Issued: November 9 2011
Effective: as of date of issuance


Main contents: According to the revised Code, lawyers and law firms may legally publicise their lawyers and law firms as well as their own business fields and specialities through advertising (Article 17). The advertisements published by a lawyer shall be distinctive, enabling the public to know that they are advertisements by a lawyer (Article 24). A legal advertisement may be published in the lawyer's own name or in the name of his or her law firm. A legal advertisement published in a lawyer's own name shall indicate the name of the firm with which he or she is practising and his or her lawyer's licence number (Article 25).


The information in a lawyer's personal advertisement shall be limited to his or her name, image, age, sex, academic record, academic degree, speciality and practice permission date; the name of the law firm with which he or she is serving and the length of time for which he or she has been practising with such law firm; fee rate and contact information; the scope of legal services that, according to law, he or she can provide to the public; and his or her practice record (Article 27).


The information in a law firm's advertisement shall be limited to its name, domicile, telephone number, fax number, postal code, e-mail address and web address; the lawyers association of which it is a member; a brief description of its practising lawyers and the scope of legal services that, according to law, it can provide to the public; and its practice record (Article 28).

clp reference:1440/11.11.09promulgated:2011-11-09effective:2011-11-09

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