Creator Disclosure & Disclaimer Format

Any individual — an enrolled advocate, law teacher, law student, intern or researcher — who creates or publishes legal awareness content on social media, a website, YouTube, or film, whether or not affiliated with an institution.

Before the content is published or shared, and preferably displayed alongside or within the content itself (e.g. in a video's opening seconds, a post's caption, or a fixed disclaimer on a page), not buried in unrelated terms and conditions.

Name of the individual creating or presenting the content, so the audience knows who is speaking and can hold them accountable for what is said.

An explicit statement of status — e.g. “Advocate enrolled with [State Bar Council]”, “Law student at [institution]”, or “Not a practising advocate” — so viewers do not mistake a student or non-practising commentator for a licensed advocate offering advice.

A statement that the content is for general legal awareness, education or academic discussion, and is not a substitute for personalised legal advice on the viewer's specific facts.

A clear confirmation that the content does not guarantee any legal outcome, result, bail, acquittal or verdict — prohibiting the kind of clickbait framing ("guaranteed bail", "sure acquittal") the circular specifically flags as misleading.

A statement that viewing, liking, commenting on or sharing the content does not create an advocate-client relationship, and that viewers with a specific legal problem should consult an advocate directly.

Confirmation that no confidential client information, case strategy, chamber discussion, pleading, draft or privileged communication has been used in preparing the content, whether from the creator's own matters or anyone else's.

Confirmation that no real Judge, Court proceeding, litigant, witness, victim or client is depicted without lawful authority, and that any hypothetical scenario or example used is clearly identified as such.

Where any part of the content — script, voice, visuals or footage — was generated or modified using AI tools, this must be expressly disclosed, with confirmation that no deepfake, voice-clone or face-swap of a real person is used to mislead the audience.

Where the content is sponsored, monetised or produced in exchange for consideration, this must be disclosed, along with confirmation that the underlying legal information itself has not been distorted to suit a sponsor or commercial interest.

A reference to the actual statutory provision, rule or case law relied upon, so claims about "the law" can be checked rather than taken on the creator's authority alone.

A visible way for viewers to flag an error or raise a concern directly with the creator, so factual mistakes can be corrected before — or instead of — escalating into a formal complaint.

The creator must preserve the script, source materials, AI-tool disclosures and the upload link for a reasonable period, so that if a lawful complaint is raised, the basis for the content can be produced and verified on request.