IDRIS BIN IDRUS aged 70 a former member of the Johore Bar passed away peacefully after a brief illness in Johor Bahru recently. A former Inspector of Police, Idris had his early education at the Johor English College (now Maktab Sultan Abu Bakar) where his English language teacher used to tease him as “present tense […]
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Johore Bar’s Tribute to Karpal Singh s/o Ram Singh (As published in INFO Johore Bar – May 2014 Issue) The Johore Bar records with deep regret and sorrow the passing of an icon and giant of the Malaysian Bar – Karpal Singh on 17 April 2014. Karpal Singh s/o Ram Singh graduated with a Bachelor
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MR TAN CHOON LIM known to all and sundry as “C.L” (“and he is hereafter referrred to as “C.L”) a Barrister-at-law of the Hon. Society of The Lincoln’s Inn and an Advocate and Solicitor of the Malaysian Bar passed away peacefully in the early hours of this morning (14.1.2013) at the Sultanah Aminah General Hospital
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The Johore Bar records with regret the demise of K. Sivarajendran Nair (“Siva”), a bachelor aged 55 after a prolonged illness early this morning the 3rd December 2012. The funeral took place at the Ngee Heng Chinese crematorium this afternoon. Siva was an officer with the Immigration Department for many years. It was whilst working
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Mohamed Yassin bin Ibrahim (“Yassin”) aged 68 and a Barrister-at-Law of the Hon. Society of the Inner Temple London and a n Advocate & Solicitor of Malaysia passed away peacefully after a brief illness at the Puteri Specialist Hospital Johor Bahru on the 6th of July 2012. The funeral took place at Tanah Perkuburan Bukit
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The Continuing Professional Development Sub-Committee of the Johore Bar has been given the privilege of organizing a talk on Procedures in Industrial Court. Tuan Roslan bin Mat Nor, the Honorable Chairman of the Industrial Court Johor Bahru has graciously agreed to deliver a talk on the rudiments of Industrial Court practice and procedures for the
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The Publications Sub Committee is now compiling materials for publication of this year’s edition of the Info Johore Bar for the year 2015/16. This year, the Info Johore Bar will also be published online and be made available for download as an e-book. The Publication Committee would like to invite members (and also pupils-in-chambers) to
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The Continuing Professional Development Sub-Committee of the Johore Bar is organizing a seminar for Lawyers on Managing Office and Clients’ Accounts. This seminar aims to give a general yet good insight into the following areas: 1) Accounting for Legal Firm & Practices 2) Specific to Office & Client Accounts 3) Pitfalls to avoid 4) Revenue
The North Johore Affairs Sub-Committee is pleased to announce that an Informal Hi-Tea has been organized for the members of the Bar. The particulars of the function are as follows: Date: Thursday, 7th May 2015 Time: 4.30 p.m. to 7.00 p.m. Venue: Muar Traders Hotel Ayu Cafe, Level 3, No. 16 Jalan Petrie, Muar Johor
Circular No. 12/15: Johore Bar Informal Hi-Tea (7 May 2015) Read More »
The 1st forum for 2015 will be held on Thursday, 23rd April 2015 at 4.00 p.m. at the Johore Bar Auditorium at Level 1 of the Johore Bar Building. The purpose of this forum is to gather feedback from members on the issues that they face in court, if any, and suggestions for improvement, if
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