
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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