About the Book
Legal Profession in Malaysia: Practice and Ethics is an essential guide for law students, academics, and practitioners seeking a deep understanding of both the Conventional and Syariah legal systems. Covering 31 insightful chapters, this book explores the evolution of Malaysia’s legal profession, the regulatory frameworks governing it, and the pathways to becoming an advocate, solicitor, or Syarie lawyer.
It delves into key ethical responsibilities, solicitor-client relationships, legal privilege, conflicts of interest, and professional misconduct, offering practical guidance for navigating legal practice with integrity. Addressing contemporary challenges such as globalisation, technological advancements, declining educational standards, and the growing need for specialisation, this book provides a thought-provoking analysis of the profession’s future.
Written by experts, it is an invaluable resource for those looking to master the complexities of legal practice in Malaysia.
General Editors
Ashgar Ali Ali Mohamed (Dato’ Sri Dr) is a Professor at Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). He graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (LLB (Hons)) and a Master of Comparative Laws (MCL) from IIUM, a Master of Laws (LLM (Hons)) from the University of Auckland, New Zealand, and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from the Graduate School of Management, University Putra Malaysia.
He was admitted to the Malaysian Bar as an advocate and solicitor by the High Court of Malaya in 1992. His areas of interest include Employment Law, Civil Litigation, and Alternative Dispute Resolution. He has authored several books on the above subjects and published numerous articles both in local and international journals/reports. Furthermore, he has presented papers on the abovementioned areas at various international and local conferences.
Muhamad Hassan Ahmad (Dr) is an Assistant Professor at the Civil Law Department, Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). He served as the “External Examiner” for the “Master of Laws (LLM) (International Business and Trade Law)” programme from 2018 to 2022 at Taylor’s Law School, Taylor’s University, which currently ranks as the Top 1 Private University in Southeast Asia in the QS World University Rankings.
He also served as the “Adjunct Lecturer” for the “Master of Laws (LLM) (International Law)” programme at the Faculty of Shariah and Law, Universiti Islam Sultan Sharif Ali (UNISSA), Brunei. He was a “Visiting Fellow” at the College of Asia & the Pacific, Australian National University (ANU). He graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (LLB (Hons)), a Master of Comparative Laws (MCL), and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from IIUM.
He has a special research interest in Public International Law, Private International Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Comparative Law, Jurisprudence, and Online Legal Education. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the “Journal of Islamic Law Review”, indexed in the “Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals (IFLP)” produced by the American Association of Law Libraries at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, the United States. He has published a number of research books, textbooks, and research articles in various academic journals; presented several research papers at numerous academic conferences and symposiums; and participated in many public forums.
