Johore Bar Committee

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Circular No. 71/2023: Dialogue with Judicial Officers in North Johore

The North Johore Bar Affairs Sub-Committee had held a dialogue session with the judicial officers of North Johore Courts on 24th September, 2023. Prior to the dialogue session, a forum on court matters was held virtually on 20th September, 2023 for feedback from members on court issues faced in North Johore. The Sub-Committee had taken

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Circular No. 66/2023: Distribution of Cases at High Court Johor Bahru

Members are advised as follows: 2. Land reference cases (code 15) and family law cases (code 22F, 24F and 33) will be heard before YA Puan Wong Mee Ling, replacing YA Tuan Noor Hisham bin Ismail. However, all part heard cases will continue to be heard before the same judge till conclusion. 3. The cases

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Circular No. 62/2023: Mersing Court | Civil Contempt

MERSING COURT We refer to Circular No. 60/2023  on the operations of the Mersing Court. We have been informed by the Court that the earlier notification on the new operations schedule of the Mersing Court is now cancelled. Following this, the Mersing Magistrate’s Court will continue to sit at the Mersing Court as before, namely,

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Circular No. 58/2023: Hearing of Joint Petitions For Divorce

Kindly be informed that effective from 1st September 2023, Joint Petitions for Divorce (Code 33 JP) previously heard before the Sessions Judge Puan Mabel Sheela a/p Victor Muttiah will now be heard before the Sessions Judge Dato’ Che Wan Zaidi Bin Che Wan Ibrahim in open court at Sessions Court Criminal 4, Kompleks Mahkamah Johor Bahru. Members are to be advised accordingly.

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Circular No. 54/2023: Forum on Court Matters (17 Aug 2023)

Kindly be informed that an online forum in respect of court matters will be held on Thursday, 17th August 2023 at 4:30 p.m. The forum is intended to get members’ feedback on issues that they may face in Court and to provide suggestions for improvements. The issues and suggestions will be brought to the Court’s

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Circular No. 35/2023: Transfer of Cases at Sessions Court Johor Bahru

Kindly be informed as follows. The Committee was informed by the Lower Courts Registry on 2.7.2023 as follows: cases with code B52NCvC and B52NCC at the Johor Bahru Sessions Court Civil 2 from the year 2021, 2022 and 2023 as stated in the list enclosed herein will be transferred from Sessions Court Civil 2 to

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Circular No. 34/2023: Hearing of Joint Petitions For Divorce at the Sessions Court in Muar from 16.7.2023

Kindly be informed that following the recent “NOTIS PEMAKLUMAN BERKAITAN PENDENGARAN KES 33JP” issued by the Registry of Muar High Court, all Joint Petitions for Divorce (Case Code 33JP) will be heard before the Muar Sessions Court Judges from 16th July, 2023.  This notification is pursuant to the Practice Direction of the Chief Judge of

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Circular No. 30/2023: Hearing of Joint Petitions For Divorce

Following a notice from the Court received on 21st June 2023, kindly be informed that effective from 20th June 2023, all Joint Petitions for Divorce (Code 33JP) that were fixed for hearing previously before the Sessions Judge Tuan Haldar bin Abd Aziz will now be heard physically before the Sessions Judge Puan Siti Noraida bt

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