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  Further to Circular No. 28/12, we are pleased to inform that the training session for members who have signed up to provide legal aid in criminal cases under Yayasan Bantuan Guaman Kebangsaan (“YBGK”) has been set, the particulars of which are as follows:- Date : 14th July 2012 (Saturday) Venue : Pelangi 3 (2nd […]

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  We have a new Judicial Commissioner of the High Court in Johor Bahru. Y.A Tuan Teo Say Eng commenced his posting in Johor Bahru on 15.6.2012 upon transfer from the High Court in Taiping. It is customary for the Johore Bar to extend its warm welcome and appreciation to the new Judge or Judicial

Date : 26th – 28th September 2012 Venue : Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia We are pleased to inform you that pursuant to a request from the Bar Council, the Johore Bar Committee has agreed to sponsor 5 members of the Johore Bar to participate the said Conference hosted by the Bar Council.

On 26th June 2012, the Statutory Rules Committees for the High Court and the Subordinate Courts met and approved the Rules of Court 2012 and fixed the 1st of August 2012 as the date of enforcement. The Rules of Court 2012 provide a common code of procedure for all civil cases in the High Court

We are pleased to inform you that due to the overwhelming response from Members of the Johore Bar, the venue for the Briefing on the “Rules of Court 2012” has been changed as follows:   Date     :   Friday 27th July 2012 Time     :   From 3.00p.m. to 5.00p.m. Venue   :   AUDITORIUM II, LEVEL 6 THE

PLEASE BE INFORMED that the registration for the Briefing on the Rules of Court 2012 be held on 27th July 2012 at 3.00p.m. at The Zon Regency Hotel Johor Bahru is now closed as we have already obtained 300 participants, which is the capacity of the venue. The Committee may consider organizing another session later

The Rules of Court 2012 are now in force. As the Rules are not available widely in the market yet for purchase, members have complained of difficulty in getting their copy. Thus to assist members on this, the JBC has made arrangement with Malaysian Current Law Journal (MCLJ) to make the Rules available for members

Please be informed that JBC has made arrangement with MLJ (Lexis Nexis) to make the Rules made available for members. Members may purchase the English version of the Court Rules from the Johore Bar Secretariat from Friday 17th August 2012 at the cost of RM 72.00 per copy. The Rules have incorporated the latest amendments

Time for another family day outing; this time co-jointly organised by the Northern Johore Affairs and the Social Sub-Committees over the Malaysia Day weekend. While the outing previously organised was to the cool hills and waterfalls of Gunung Ledang Resort, this trip is to the sunny beaches and sea breezes of Lotus Desaru Beach Resort