Johore Bar Committee

Circular No. 39/2022: Relocation of Special (PATI) Immigration Court to Pontian

We have been informed on 31 July 2022 that effective from 1 August 2022, the Special Immigration (PATI) Court (now in Pekan Nenas) will be operating from the Pontian Court Building. This is because the current court building in Pekan Nenas is no longer available. Members who handle PATI and immigration related matters are therefore […]

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Circular No. 40/2022: Corporate Liability For Environmental Harm Caused by Foreign Subsidiaries & Its Application In Malaysia (11 Aug 2022)

Please be informed that the Continuing Professional Development and the Publications & Information Technology Sub-Committees of the Johore Bar Committee are organising the above titled Webinar. This Webinar will assist the participants to understand the historical developments of parent company liability for tort committed by its foreign subsidiaries, and focus on three recent English cases

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Circular No. 38/2022: Professional Standards Course (Ethics Lecture Programme) | 23-24 Aug 2022

The Continuing Professional Development Sub-Committee is organizing the above course which is COMPULSORY for all pupils. Pupils will need to pass a written examination at the end of the Professional Standards Course (“the Course”). In light of the pandemic that we unfortunately find ourselves in, and in keeping with the oft-used ‘New Norm’, the Ethics

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Circular No. 37/2022: Blood Donation Campaign Muar 2022 (9 Aug 2022)

Lawyers belong to a noble profession, a profession which is not constrained to the legal world. It is a profession which extends pro bono services as well as contributes to the community, be it in cash or kind. The North Johore Affairs Sub Committee together with Kelab Sukan dan Kebajikan Mahkamah Muar, in collaboration with

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Circular No. 36/2022: Welcoming High-Tea For Johor Bahru High Court Judge And Judicial Commissioners (16 Aug 2022)

WELCOMING HIGH-TEA IN HONOUR OF Y.A DATUK ASLAM BIN ZAINUDDIN JUDGE OF THE HIGH COURT IN JOHOR BAHRU, Y.A TUAN AHMAD MURAD BIN ABDUL AZIZ, Y.A DATO’ SRI SHAMSULBAHRI BIN HAJI IBRAHIM, Y.A PUAN NOOR HAYATI BINTI HAJI MAT, AND Y.A TUAN NOOR HISHAM BIN ISMAIL JUDICIAL COMMISSIONERS OF THE HIGH COURT IN JOHOR BAHRU

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Circular No. 35/2022: Inter-State Bar Games 2022 | Call For Sponsorship For Johore Bar Contingent

We refer to the Bar Council Circular No. 159/2022 dated 08.06.2022 and our Circular No. 29/2022 dated 25.06.2022 on the Inter-State Bar Games (ISBG) 2022 that are due to take place on 29.07.2022 to 30.07.2022 at Selangor. Following the Johore Bar Committee’s call for participation, there have been overwhelming response from members in expressing their

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Circular No. 34/2022: UPDATE AND FEEDBACK ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW TATACARA (LAMPIRAN B11) FOR PRESENTATION AT JOHOR LAND REGISTRY AND LAND OFFICES

Further to our Circular No. 31/2022, please be informed that Johore Bar Committee (JBC)  had conducted an impromptu meeting with PTG Johor this morning (19 July 2022) and was reassured that: – Lawyers/law firms  are not required to sign the Lampiran B11  form for presentation and it is the “pemilik asal dokumen yang diserahkan kepada

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Circular No. 33/2022: Developing Legal Practice And Strategies For Firms/Lawyers (22 July 2022)

We often wonder about how to develop our legal practice and the strategies that we ought to take to manage a sustainable legal practice. Questions in relation to practice strategy, branding and marketing of our legal services are often unavoidable although the legal practice is not strictly a business concern. So we, the Johore Bar

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Circular No. 32/2022: Request for Feedback on the Implementation of New Procedure for Submission of Assessment Duty via E-Stamps

Further to our Circular No. 22/2022 dated 3rd June 2022, please be informed that Johore Bar Committee (JBC) is conducting a survey for members of the Johore Bar on issues faced by members on the implementation of the new procedure for submission of assessment duty for transactions via E-Stamps. We invite Members on urgent basis

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Circular No. 31/2022: Update on Enforcement of “Tatacara Penggunaan Akuan Penyerahan Dokumen Pentadbiran Tanah Johor” (New Tatacara)

Our earlier Circular No. 23/2022 and No. 30/2022 on the above matter refers. Please be informed that on 7.7.2022  the Johore Bar Committee (JBC) received a letter from Pejabat Tanah dan Galian Johor (PTG) stating that the  PTG has taken note of  our objections and following that has decided that a new format Enclosure B11

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