TRAINING: YAYASAN BANTUAN GUAMAN KEBANGSAAN (“YBGK”) PART 3 FOR TRIAL We are pleased to inform you that the training session for members who have registered to provide legal aid in criminal cases under Yayasan Bantuan Guaman Kebangsaan (YBGK) are as follows: Date 16th – 17th August 2024 (Friday & Saturday) Time 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 […]
The North Johore Bar Sub-Committee had a dialogue with the judicial officers of North Johore Courts on 21st July, 2024. Prior to the dialogue session, a forum on court matters was held virtually on 27th May, 2024 for feedback from members on court issues faced in North Johore. The Sub-Committee had taken note of the
Circular No. 36/2024: Dialogue with Judicial Officers in North Johore Read More »
Dear Members, The committee periodically receives complaints from members. These complaints, both verbal and written, have been brought to the attention of the Court’s Pengarah and, where necessary, the respective judges and judicial officers. Through various engagements and meetings with the court, we have highlighted the following pertinent issues and received feedback from the Court:
Circular No. 35/2024: Johor Bahru Court Issues Read More »
Dear Members, We are pleased to announce that Johore Bar Young Lawyers & Pupils and the Sports Sub-Committees will be organizing a hiking adventure at Bukit Tiz – Bukit Lunchu – Tasik Hijau – Tasik 3 Beradik. The details for the event are as follows:- Date 24th August 2024 Trail Forest Trail Duration 5 hours
The Johore Bar North Johor Sub – Committee is organising the above seminar in Muar, Johor. Members are encourage to join the seminar no matter if you are in litigation or conveyancing practice as the talk aims to provide members with a comprehensive insight into the dispute resolution in housing projects and construction industry. Topics
We are pleased to announce that the Professional Development & Education Sub-Committee is organizing a seminar on “Construction and Housing Projects: Delay and Damages.” The talk aims to provide members of the Johore Bar with a comprehensive insight into the workings of delay and damages in construction and housing projects and dispute resolution in the
Circular No. 32/2024: Construction And Housing Projects: Delay And Damages (8 Aug 2024) Read More »
In conjunction with the global efforts to encourage awareness and protect the environment, the Johore Bar Committee is organizing a recycling campaign to safely dispose unused electronics (E-Waste) and papers lying in the corner of your office or work space and homes. This campaign will be run jointly and with the support of SWM Environment.
Circular No. 31/2024: Johore Bar e-waste and papers recycling campaign Read More »
We are pleased to announce that the Professional Development & Education together with Corporate & Conveyancing Sub-Committees is organizing a workshop on “How to Charge Fees under the Solicitors’ Remuneration Order 2023.” Since there are more conveyancing lawyers compared to litigators and commercial lawyers, conveyancing practice has produced the highest number of complaints received by
It is with great sadness that we record that Marzuki Bin Mohd, who was formerly a Legal Assistant at Messrs Ong Ban Chai & Co. passed away on 26 May 2024. Marzuki Bin Mohd was admitted as an advocate and solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 1995. The Johore Bar extend its heartfelt
Marzuki Bin Mohd (18/2/1970 – 26/5/2024) Read More »
Dear Members, Please be informed that the Johore Bar Committee will be transitioning its mailing system from Google Groups to MailerLite. This decision has been made to enhance our communication infrastructure towards a more efficient dissemination of information to all Johore Bar members. With our increasing membership, we needed to move to a more managed
Circular No. 29/2024: Mailing System Migration Read More »