| Advocates, India | No soliciting or advertising, directly or indirectly. A website may carry name, contact, enrolment, qualifications and areas of practice, with a declaration of accuracy. | BCI Rules, Part VI, Chapter II, Rule 36 and the 2008 Schedule, as quoted by SCC Online |
| Listing portals | Lawyer listings with ratings and prices breach Rule 36; Justdial, Sulekha and other portals were told to remove them. | Madras High Court, P.N. Vignesh, 3 July 2024; BCI notices, July 2024 |
| Social media, advocates | No self-promotion, promotional reels or influencer endorsements; neutral legal-awareness posts and case-law updates are allowed. | BCI statement, 17 March 2025 (LiveLaw); BCI circular, July 2026 (SCC Online) |
| CA firms, India | A write-up: honest, no exaggerated claims, no testimonials, fees, awards or catch words. | ICAI Code of Ethics 2026 (icai.org PDF), Advertisement Guidelines 3.1.3 |
| CA services | Push allowed for non-exclusive services such as accounting, GST and advisory; audit and attest on pull only; no aggregator listings for them. | ICAI Code of Ethics 2026 (icai.org PDF), 3.3.3 and 3.4, from 1 April 2026 |
| Paid ads, CA firms | Not settled. The Code bars any advertisement that solicits visits to your website, so ask ICAI before running ads. | ICAI Code of Ethics 2026 (icai.org PDF), 3.3.5 |