The acceptance by an Advocate and Solicitor (“Introducer”) of any form of payment (such as commission) from any person merely for introducing clients to such person without the provision of legal services by the Introducer, is tantamount to touting on the part of the Introducer. Likewise, an Advocate and Solicitor shall not make any form of payment to any person for introducing clients to such Advocate and Solicitor. Provided that this Ruling shall not prohibit …
‘The Malaysian Bar’ resides on the 4th floor of the Wisma Badan Peguam Malaysia, 2, Leboh Pasar Besar, 50050 Kuala Lumpur. It was officially unveiled by Marisa R Ng, the artist and Karen Cheah, the present Bar Council President in the afternoon on 22 August 2023 by way of a casual internal ceremony. I met Marisa through Nicholas Choong. I commissioned Nick to paint a mural on the external front wall of our atelier. I …
For the last few years, I have been thinking that the Bar Council (BC) needs a long-term plan that articulates the spirit of its statutory duties as encapsulated in the Legal Profession Act 1976 (LPA76). My sense of it is that BC as an institution is more often than not reactive than deliberate in its approach. A reactive approach leaves little space to carve out its roles and responsibilities and plan for more ambitious goals …
Thank you for electing me as Bar Councillor for the term 2022/2023. It has been a privilege and a genuine pleasure to serve as a Bar Councillor for the term of 2021/22. It has been an eye-opening, mind-widening and maturing experience. Most importantly, it has made me acutely aware of the amount of time, effort, experience and energy we have to put in as Bar Councillors if we take our duties and responsibilities seriously, which, …
Last month, I wrote about standing for the Bar Council Elections 2021/22 for the first time. Yesterday, I learned I was one of the elected sixteen. I came in eleventh with 1,999 votes. I am grateful for being given this opportunity by my learned friends to serve the Bar Council in the coming year. I am grateful to my learned friends who took trouble and time out of their routines to not just vote for …