Dear Members, Good news!! If you had missed the chance to participate in America’s Got Talent @ AGT or X-Factor, fret not, for here is your chance to join in our very own Johore Bar’s Got Talent @ JBGT 2020. Instead of performing at Dolby Theatre, USA, you get to perform ‘live’ at our Johore […]
Circular No. 50/19: Johore Bar’s Got Talent @ JBGT 2020 Read More »
The Johore Bar North Johor Affairs Sub Committee is organising the abovementioned seminar in Muar, Johor. Written advocacy forms an integral part of court work, often replacing or supplementing oral advocacy for hearings and after trial submissions. It is therefore of paramount importance that your written work submitted to court is effective and persuasive. The
(What Why Who When & How) Please be informed that the Continuing Professional Development Sub-Committee is organizing a Seminar on the Solvency Declaration pursuant to Companies Act 2016. The Companies Act 2016 (the Act) introduces substantial changes to the Malaysia corporate landscape and its impact on corporate law is inevitable. One of the substantial changes
Circular No. 48/19: Solvency Declaration Pursuant to Companies Act 2019 (26 Sept 2019) Read More »
The Johore Bar North Johor Affairs Sub Committee is organising a seminar entitled “Conveyancing Practice and Recent Developments in 2019.” The seminar will be conducted by MR. YANG PEI KENG (MR. P K YANG, as he is popularly known), a senior member of the Johore Bar, currently a Consultant in Messrs Reginald Vallipuram & Co.,
Please be informed that the Continuing Professional Development Sub-Committee is organizing a Seminar on the Legal Framework on the Rights of the Child with Emphasis on their Contact with the Justice System. Children’s rights are internationally recognized, primarily by the UN’s Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), which Malaysia has been a state
The Johore Bar North Johor Affairs Sub Committee is organising a seminar on sexual harassment and social media misconduct within the context of employment laws. Awareness on Sexual Harassment is gaining momentum in the world over with the #MeToo movement driving the change. What was previously kept under wraps is now being pursued openly. Liability
SEMINARS ON SOLICITOR’S NEGLIGENCE – AVOIDING COMMON ERRORS DEALING WITH DISCIPLINARY BOARD COMPLAINTS – HOW TO DEFEND YOURSELF Please be informed that the Continuing Professional Development Sub-Committee is organizing a 2 Part Seminar on Solicitor’s Negligence and Dealing with Disciplinary Board Complaints. As with any profession, lawyers have to exercise reasonable skill and care in
It is with great sadness that we record that Suppiah a/l Pakrisamy, who was a consultant of Messrs Abdul Raman Saad & Associates, Johor Bahru, Johore, passed away on 3rd August 2019. P. Suppiah was admitted as an advocate and solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 1961 and the most senior member of
Suppiah a/l Pakrisamy (1930 – 3/8/2019) Read More »
In conjunction with this year’s printed copies of the Johore Bar Directory, it is my pleasure to inform you that we have launched our very own online directory for our members. This online directory will allow you to promote your firms (and areas of practice) to the general public. Potential clients around the world will
Circular No. 42/19: Johore Bar Online Directory Read More »
UPDATES ON QUEUE NUMBERS The Conveyancing Sub-Committee has from time to time checked on the issue of the queue numbers for land searches and presentation at the Land Registry, Johor. From the observation and feedback obtained, the issue of insufficient queue numbers has been largely resolved. If there is any member who still faces difficulty
Circular No. 41/19: Further Updates And Upcoming Meeting with the Land Registry, Johor Read More »