Christopher Leong, chair of the Malaysia Bar Council, said: ‘The Bar Council Legal Aid team will be able to render preliminary legal advice to the family members of those onboard the plane if they require it….If and when the families are ready to commence legal action, they will have to obtain the services of a legal firm which is prepared to take their case. The assistance by the Bar Council Legal Aid team will not include the filing of a civil suit or representing them.’  Preliminary legal issues could include those relating to insurance, procedure, possible causes of action and limitation periods, he said. 

Foreign firms

Mr Leong also said that that the Bar Council might take action against foreign firms which illegally offered to provide legal advice services which are not allowed under Malaysian regulatory rules. Source: Malaysian Insider