Johore Bar Committee

Professional Development & Education (PD&E)

Circular No. 66/2025: Professional Standards Course (Ethics Lecture Programme) | 21 & 22 Jan 2026

The Professional Development & Education Sub-Committee is organizing the above course which is COMPULSORY for all pupils. Pupils will need to pass a written test evaluation at the end of the Professional Standards Course. In conjunction with the course, the Professional Development & Education Sub-Committee together with the Young Lawyers And Pupils Sub-Committee is organizing

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Circular No. 63/2025: AI For Litigation Practice: A Crash Course (19 Nov 2025)

The Professional Development & Education Sub Committee is organising a talk on AI for litigation practice, the particulars as below: Date 19th November 2025 (Wednesday) Time 4:00 P.M. – 6:00 P.M. Venue Level 1, Abdullah A. Rahman AuditoriumJohore Bar Building No. 5 Jalan Tun Abdul Razak Susur 1/1Johor Bahru Fees RM30-00 For Members & Pupils

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Circular No. 45/2025: Employment Law In Malaysia: Addressing Poor Performance, Constructive Dismissal & Workplace Harassment (26 Sept 2025)

The Professional Development & Education Sub-Committee in collaboration with Current Law Journal (“CLJ”) is organising a webinar on “Employment Law in Malaysia: Addressing Poor Performance, Constructive Dismissal & Workplace Harassment” that will discuss the following topics (1) Poor Performance: Managing Exits Without Inviting Claims; (2) Constructive Dismissal on the Contract Test Based on the Reaffirmed

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Circular No. 24/2025: Professional Standards Course (Ethics Lecture Programme) (22 & 23 July 2025)

The Professional Development & Education Sub-Committee is organizing the above course which is COMPULSORY for all pupils. Pupils will need to pass a written test evaluation at the end of the Professional Standards Course. In conjunction with the course, the Professional Development & Education Sub-Committee together with the Young Lawyers And Pupils Sub-Committee is organizing

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Circular No. 8/2025: Value Creation by Transactional Lawyers: Lawyering in the Disruptive AI And Technology Driven Era (16 Apr 2025)

The Professional Development & Education Sub-Committee is organizing a seminar on “Value Creation by Transactional Lawyer: Lawyering in the Disruptive AI and Technology Driven Era.” Members will be able to explore the evolving role of transactional lawyers in an era increasingly shaped by disruptive technologies, particularly artificial intelligence (AI). As innovation accelerates across industries, transactional

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Circular No. 3/2025: E-Invoicing For Law Firms (13 Mar 2025)

The Johore Bar Committee is organizing a seminar on e-Invoicing for members in light of its  mandatory implementation, which will take full effect on 1st July 2025. Law firms with an annual turnover below RM500,000 will be granted a concession of an additional six months, until 1st January 2026. With this significant transition requiring law

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Circular No. 81/2024: Practice Management Forum 2.0 (19 Feb 2025)

The Johore Bar Committee and the Selangor Bar Committee are once again coming together to jointly organise Practice Management Forum 2.0 on 19.2.2025 that will cover the following topics of discussion: (1) Business Development for Lawyers; (2) Cloud Storage: The Gateway Drug to Small Firm Tech Adoption & Digitalization and (3) Dialogue on Firm Management:

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Circular No. 67/2024: Professional Standards Course (Ethics Lecture Programme) | 14 – 15 Jan 2025

The Professional Development & Education Sub-Committee is organizing the above course which is COMPULSORY for all pupils. Pupils will need to pass a written test evaluation at the end of the Professional Standards Course. In conjunction with the course, the Professional Development & Education Sub-Committee together with the Social Sub-Committee is organizing a dinner. Invitations

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Circular No. 66/2024: Conveyancing Practices: What You Should Know (17 Dec 2024)

We are pleased to announce that the Professional Development & Education Sub-Committee is organizing a seminar on “Conveyancing Practices: What You Should Know.” The seminar will cover the following topics: Details of the seminar are as follows: Date 17th December  2024 (Tuesday) Time 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 noon Venue Level 1, Abdullah A. Rahman Auditorium

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Circular No. 60/2024: Medical Negligence in Focus: Analyzing Recent Cases And Emerging Legal Trends (28 Nov 2024)

We are pleased to announce that the Professional Development & Education Sub-Committee is organizing a webinar entitled “Medical Negligence.” This webinar will deal with recent medico-legal decisions in Malaysia. Details of the webinar are as follows: Date 28th November 2024 (Thursday) Time 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Fees RM20-00 For Members of the Malaysian Bar

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