KUALA LUMPUR: Potential clients should always discuss the question of fees with lawyers before appointing them, said newly-elected Bar Council chairman Kuthubul Zaman Bukhari.
Under the Legal Profession (Practice and Etiquette) Rules 1978, he said lawyers were entitled to exercise their discretion on how much to charge in litigious or contentious matters and if a potential client felt that the fees were too high, they should go to another lawyer.
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