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Complaints/feedback on court matters Members facing any difficulty with court or those wishing to provide feedback or comments may write directly to the Committee or submit the forms made available at the Secretariat and the Bar Room of the respective courts. It would help us in deciding the proper action to be taken if the […]

Please be informed that the payment of Annual Subscription to the Johore Bar for the year 2014 has been fixed at RM 200.00 by the Annual General Meeting held on 22nd February 2014. The deadline for payment of the aforesaid sum is the 30th June 2014. We request members of the Bar to make their

Kindly be informed that the High Court and Subordinate Courts have issued announcement that the first case management date for the new writs can be obtained by members from the courts e-filing portal at http://efiling.kehakiman.gov.my/eFiling/index.jsp after having extracted the sealed writ. A copy of the Makluman from the High Court and Subordinate Courts respectively are

Kindly be informed that the Johore Bar Committee (JBC) has appointed Puan Nik Raihan binti Nik Ja’afar as the Honorary Secretary and Mr. Mathews George as the Treasurer for the year 2014/15. The JBC has also co-opted Mr. Andrew Wong Fook Hin as a member of the Committee. We have (12) Sub-Committees to facilitate the

Please be informed that the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Johore Bar proceeded smoothly on Saturday 22nd February 2014 at 11.00 a.m. at the Jotic Auditorium in Johor Bahru with attendance of 112 members. JOHORE BAR COMMITTEE FOR 2014/15 The following persons were elected to the Johore Bar Committee for the year 2014/15: Chairman

The New Guidelines on Acquisition of Properties by Foreigners in State of Johor were issued by PTG Johor on 11th February 2014 vide ‘Pekeliling Pengarah Tanah Dan Galian Johor Bil 2 Tahun 2014’. The New Guidelines will come into force on 1st May 2014. A copy of the New Guidelines is attached hereto for your

We have received several complaints recently from members about the courts bringing forward the hearing dates of cases that have already been fixed and refusing to consider the free dates of counsel when re-fixing the dates. The complaints were referred to the Senior Judge of the High Court, Dato’ Abdul Halim bin Aman and resolved

Please be informed that the Johore Bar Legal Directory 2013/14 is ready for collection at the Johore Bar Secretariat. Each member is entitled to one copy. Kindly send your representative’s to collect the same as soon as possible. Outstation members may collect your directories at the following representatives’ office : MUAR BATU PAHAT KLUANG SEGAMAT

We enclose herewith for your attention a copy of the letter dated 17th November 2013 from Yang Dipertua, Majlis Daerah Kota Tinggi, the contents of which is self-explanatory. The Conveyancing Sub-committee urges members to assist not only the Kota Tinggi Town Council but also all town councils, municipal councils and city councils in Johor in

In recent weeks, there have been numerous and various media reports and press statements on the proposed new guidelines on acquisition of Johor properties by foreigners. The proposed new guidelines are designed to cool the overheated Johor property market and curb speculation in Johor properties. However, despite the said media reports and press statements the