Legal Fee For Your Immovable Property Transaction Has Changed

The Solicitors’ Remuneration Order 2005 governs the legal fees of a lawyer in respect of non-contentious matter and at the 70th Annual General Meeting of the Malaysian Bar on 19 Mar 2016, Members of the Bar adopted a resolution to amend Order 6 (no discount rule), the First Schedule (Sale and Transfer) and the Third Schedule (Security or Loan) of the Solicitors’ Remuneration Order 2005 .

The Solicitors’ Remuneration (Amendment) Order 2017 (“SRAO 2017”) has been approved by Solicitors Costs Committee on 20 January 2017 pursuant to section 113 of the Legal Profession Act 1976. The said amendments was gazetted on 2 Mar 2017 as P.U.(A) 67/2017 and shall take effect on 15 Mar 2017.

The Changes