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  We are pleased to inform you that the Bar Council Professional Standards & Development Committee will be conducting an Advocacy Training Course (ATC) in Johor, this time in Muar. The course is open to members of the Bar of Johore and Melaka. ATC is a course jointly organised by the Bar Council Professional Standards […]

  We are pleased to inform you that a third Briefing on the Rules of Court 2012 is being organized by the Johore Bar Committee, this time for the benefit of members practising in the Northern area, in MUAR. The Briefing will be conducted by Mr. Brendan Navin Siva, the Chairman of the Kuala Lumpur

The Johore Bar Sports Sub-Committee is pleased to informed that the 7th Annual Friendly Games between the Law Society of Singapore and the Johore Bar will be held on 3rd November 2012 (Saturday) at IOI Palm Villa Golf & Country Resort, Kulai. The Games will culminate with a sumptuous dinner and prize giving ceremony at

We refer to the Bar Council Circular No. 225/2012 dated 18th October 2012 notifying of the above-mentioned Seminar and with further particulars as follow:   Date : 5th November 2012 (Monday) Time : 8.30 a.m. to 5.15 p.m. Venue : Le Meridien Kuala Lumpur 2 Jalan Stesen Sentral Kuala Lumpur Sentral 50470 Kuala Lumpur Fees

I am pleased to inform you that the difficulty faced by members, particularly in interviewing witnesses and recording the Witness Statements for use at the trial, caused by the inadequate seating facility in the waiting area of the Subordinate Courts in Johor Bahru was recently highlighted to Justice Vernon Ong Lam Kiat, and that His

The Continuing Legal Education Sub Committee is pleased to invite you to attend the Workshop on Anti-Money Laundering And Anti-Terrorism Financing Act 2001 (“AMLATFA”) Compliance Report. The Continuing Legal Education Sub Committee has invited Bank Negara Malaysia (“BNM”) to conduct this workshop in order to assist all legal firms to complete the Anti-Money Laundering and

We are pleased to inform you 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 : 1st December 2012 (Saturday) Time : 9.00 a.m. to 3.00 p.m. Venue :

  The Continuing Legal Education Sub-Committee is pleased to invite you to attend the Seminar on Legal Framework for Islamic Financing which will be held as follows : Date : 29th November 2012 (Thursday) Time : 2.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m. (Registration at 1.30 p.m.) Venue : Hotel Pelangi Muar No. 79, Jalan Sisi 84000

I am pleased to inform you that the Johore Bar Committee would be holding a Briefing on the Recent Amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code for the benefit of members of the Johore Bar and Criminal Practitioners, particulars whereof are as follows: Date : Friday, 30th November 2012 Time : 3.00 p.m. – 5.30 p.m.

Please be informed that the following transfers would take place w.e.f. 2nd January 2013 : 1. Justice Vernon Ong Lam Kiat transferred from the High Court in Johor Bahru to the High Court in Shah Alam, Selangor; and 2. Justice Dato’ Umi Kalthum Binti Abdul Majid transferred from the High Court in Muar to the