New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

LEGAL PROFESSION UNIFORM LAW AUSTRALIAN SOLICITORS' CONDUCT RULES 2015 - REG 36

36 Advertising

36.1 A solicitor or principal of a law practice must ensure that any advertising, marketing, or promotion in connection with the solicitor or law practice is not:

36.1.1 false,

36.1.2 misleading or deceptive or likely to mislead or deceive,

36.1.3 offensive, or

36.1.4 prohibited by law.

36.2 A solicitor must not convey a false, misleading or deceptive impression of specialist expertise and must not advertise or authorise advertising in a manner that uses the words "accredited specialist" or a derivative of those words (including post-nominals), unless the solicitor is a specialist accredited by the relevant professional association.