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Circular No. 242/2025: Updates on the Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Legal Practice

Malaysian Bar [Badan Peguam Malaysia]

last revised 2025-07-03last verified 2026-09-041 versioncountry page →

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The Malaysian Bar's principal AI instrument, issued 3 July 2025 by the Bar Council Cyber and Privacy Laws Committee and the Legal Tech, AI and Sandbox Committee. Its annexed advisory sets out recommended and prohibited uses, a nine-risk mitigation table and a four-R framework for practitioners adopting generative AI.

Applies to
lawyers, firms
Effective
03 Jul 2025
Current version
Original, with annexed advisory on the use of generative AI in legal practice · 03 Jul 2025
Last verified
04 Sept 2026
Official text
www.malaysianbar.org.my/cms/upload_files/document/Circular%20No%20242-…

What the document requires

  • All generative AI output must be independently verified against traditional legal databases; if verification is not possible the content must not be relied on.
  • Do not input personal data, NRIC or financial data or client-specific facts; redact before use and comply with the Personal Data Protection Act 2010.
  • All output must be subject to human oversight, legal judgment and ethical consideration.
  • Keep clear records of professional oversight and final review for audit purposes.
  • Read terms of use to establish whether inputs are retained or used for training; prefer legal-sector tools with privacy and regulatory controls.
  • Identifies unauthorised practice of law as a generative AI risk; AI must not substitute for trained legal minds.

Version history

VersionDateWhat changedSource
Original, with annexed advisory on the use of generative AI in legal practicecurrent2025-07-03First version recorded.official

Sources

Cite this record

SafeLegalAI Legal AI Regulation Tracker, "Circular No. 242/2025: Updates on the Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Legal Practice" (Malaysian Bar [Badan Peguam Malaysia], Original, with annexed advisory on the use of generative AI in legal practice, 2025-07-03), safelegalai.com/regulation/other/my-bar-circular-242-2025-generative-ai (accessed 2026-09-04). Data: CC BY 4.0.

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