Johore Bar Committee

Circular No. 60/2022: Johore Bar Deepavali Open House 2022 (3 Nov 2022)

Dear Members, In celebration of the Festival of Light, Johore Bar Committee is pleased to announce that we will be hosting our very own Deepavali Open House! As always, we have planned a sumptuous menu for you to savour and talk about afterwards. Members are also welcomed, should they wish, to bring any snacksto be […]

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Circular No. 59/2022: North Johor Deepavali Open House 2022 (1 Nov 2022)

Dear Members, In celebration of the festival of light, as per customary, we are hosting a Deepavali Open House in Muar. As always, a sumptuous menu including the best Tandoori Chicken and Kambing Varuval in town are prepared for all. All are welcome! You may bring your favorite snacks to be shared with other members

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Circular No. 58/2022: Request for Feedback on Court issues

The Johore Bar Committee will be having a dialogue session with the Director of Johor Courts and other judicial officers from the High Court, Sessions Court and Magistrates Court soon to discuss, amongst others, the issues faced by members and issues of common concern to the Bar and the Courts. The Committee has taken note

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Circular No. 57/2022: Update | Application for Judicial Review on the Implementation of Tatacara Baru for Presentation at Johor Land Registry and Land Offices

We refer to the earlier circulars from the Committee, amongst others no. 23/2022, 28/2022, 30/2022, 31/2022 and 34/2022 pertaining to the implementation of the “Tatacara Penggunaan Akuan Penyerahan Dokumen Pentadbiran Tanah Johor” by Pejabat Tanah dan Galian Johor (PTG) and the Committee’s concerns on the implications of the Tatacara, which had been duly communicated to

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Circular No. 56/2022: Getting Started! A One day Webinar on What you Need to Know About Starting Up Practice (28 Oct 2022)

The Johore Bar Building, House, Library and Member’s Welfare Sub – Committee are organising the above webinar. We will be inviting five esteemed speakers to share valuable tips on starting up practice at the webinar. The webinar consists of 2 modules: MODULE 1 (FIRST STEPS: WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN & HOW) FUNDAMENTALS OF LEGAL PRACTICE

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Circular No. 55/2022: Johore Bar Online Forum on Court Matters (20 Oct 2022)

An online forum in respect of court matters will be held on Thursday, 20th October 2022 at 4:00 p.m. The purpose of this forum is to seek members’ feedback on the issues that they face in court and suggestions for improvement, if any. The issues and suggestions will also be brought to the Court’s consideration

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Circular No. 54/2022: Introduction to Real Property Gains Tax: A Conveyancer’s Approach (27 Oct 2022)

Please be informed that the Continuing Professional Development is organising the above titled seminar. The seminar will cover: Overview of the Real Property Gains Tax Act 1976 Preparation and submission of CKHT forms Calculating the real property gains tax payable in a transaction Exemption under the Act Appeal against assessments Other issues Particulars of the

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Circular No. 53/2022: Eliminating Deaths in Custody (4 Nov 2022)

Please be informed that the Johore Bar Human Rights Sub Committee is organising a Workshop entitled “Eliminating Deaths in Custody.” The Workshop aims to provide an understanding of death and/or abuses in custody and the need for their elimination. We are hopeful that this workshop encourages the participants to embrace the cause in promoting and

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Circular No. 51/2022: Pengenalan Undang-Undang Jenayah Syariah Dan Implementasi Di Malaysia (7 Oct 2022)

Please be informed that the Continuing Professional Development and the Syariah Sub-Committee of the Johore Bar Committee are organising the above titled Webinar. This Webinar will deal with the Introduction of the Syariah Criminal Laws and its implementation in Malaysia, which will cover:- Various different offences and punishment under the Syariah Criminal Laws; Introduction to

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Circular No. 50/2022: Counselling Services for Members of the Bar

The Malaysian Bar has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (“MoU”) with the Board of Counsellors (Malaysia), whereby the Bar will pay for a maximum of five counselling sessions for Members/Pupils. Under the programme that commenced on 8 January 2021, registered counsellors appointed by the Board of Counsellors (“panel counsellors”) will provide counselling services for

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