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CODE OF CONDUCT

ADVERTISING, TOUTING AND PUBLICITY
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100. A barrister may not do, or cause or allow to be done on his behalf, anything for the purpose of touting, whether directly or indirectly, or which is likely to lead to the reasonable inference that it was done for that purpose.

101. A barrister may not do, or cause or allow to be done on his behalf, anything with the primary motive of personal advertisement or anything likely to lead to the reasonable inference that it was so motivated. The Rules relating to advertisement on the occasion of change of professional chambers, return to practice or opening a new set of chambers are set out at Annex 9.

102. Subject to paragraph 103, a barrister may not write for publication, broadcast by radio or television, publish in a film or otherwise cause or permit to be published any particulars of any matters on which he has been or is currently engaged as Counsel, unless he can do so without disclosing confidential information and without giving publicity to his own part in the matter.

103. A barrister who has retired from practice may write memoirs of his experiences at the Bar, using his discretion in regard to cases in which he has been engaged and always remembering the provisions of paragraphs 54 and 116 and the confidences which have been reposed in him and the feelings of the persons who were concerned in the cases, or of their relatives.

104. The description "Barrister" may be used by a member of the Bar in connection with articles, interviews and discussions on legal topics, or where his being a barrister is relevant. As for radio or television broadcasts, a barrister participating in any such broadcast may allow himself to be described as a barrister, if, but only if, the subject matter of the broadcast is such that the fact of his being a barrister tends to lend weight to the opinion he expresses or facts he states in the course of such broadcast.

105. A barrister may not appear in robes in any film or television programme without leave of the Bar Council.

106. A barrister, other than a barrister who is in pupillage and not entitled to practise to a limited extent, may use a visiting card which bears the following details:-
(a) The word "Barrister" or initials "SC" as appropriate.
(b) Other professional and academic qualifications.
(c) Professional and Electronic mail address, telex, facsimile, document exchange and telephone numbers.
A barrister may not make his visiting card available to any person other than for social purposes, unless that person has asked for it or for the information on it. (Circular No. 38/93)

107. A barrister must not provide for publication a photograph of himself in robes except one taken on the occasion of his:
(a) Call to the Bar.
(b) Appointment to Silk.
(c) Taking up a public appointment.
A barrister may agree to a sitting for a photograph for publication in connection with his membership of the Bar, provided such sitting does not take place in robes. A barrister is under no obligation to prevent press or professional photographers from taking photographs of him in public on their initiative.

108. A barrister who is a candidate for election to public office may be described as such in an election address to constituents but the barrister's chambers address must not be mentioned, nor must there be any advertisement of the candidate's work as a barrister. The words "Lawyer", "Barrister", "Senior Counsel" or their equivalent in Chinese must not appear in election posters or banners immediately preceding or following the candidate name. However, the candidate's profession of a barrister may be mentioned in the body of a poster or other promotional material. (Circular No. 20/91)

[The next paragraph number is 110.]

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