It been a while since I have written a report to the members of the Perak Bar. For this I must apologise for not doing so, as it has been a hectic few months.
Getting into it, as most of you would know we have been facing problems with both the High Court and the Lower Courts with regards to administration of files and the day to day management of the same.
So far I am happy to report that after lots of hard work by the members of the Courts Sub-committee who have been liaising with the Hakim Kanan Mahkamah Sesyen and her team, most of the problems that were being faced by the members of the Bar, as well as the members of the public, has been sorted out. This includes the problems that many members were facing with the enforcement files. There will be a new system in place and information as to that system will be sent out via this Blog soon. I wish to place on record our sincere thanks to Puan Rasidah Binti Chik and her team for their tireless efforts resolving the problems there were present and the patience in hearing our views.
We are still trying to assist in resolving the problems with the High Court however our efforts have been met with resistance. The Main committee has decided to step up our efforts to ensure that our views are heard and this is being done at the moment. As such if you do have any problems with the management of files as well as the any other problems pertaining to the High Court Registry please do drop us a note so that we can assist you in having it resolved.
I am also happy to report that we have the use of the High Court Bar Room. Most of you would have heard that due to a shortage of space, the said Bar room was nearly taken back by the High Court Management. However, through the steps and the efforts taken by the Courts Sub-Committee , we have managed to retain the said bar room for the use of the Members of the Bar. We have also taken steps to improve the ventilation to make it more comfortable.
I must thank the members of the Courts Sub Committee for all their hard work and effort.
On the social side, the Social Sub-committee and its Chair Mr. Stephen Su has put great effort in organizing events for the benefit of the members of the Perak Bar. As you know from the circular that has been sent to each member, the said efforts have not been appreciated as the support for the events organized has been abysmal to say the least. I Hope that the members of the Perak Bar will support all the forthcoming events that are going to be organized by Mr. Stephen and his Sub- Committee including the Annual Dinner. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SOCIAL EVENTS.
On the sports front, the Penang Perak Bar Games has just been completed. The report on the same has been posted on the Blog. I wish to thank the Sport Sub-Committee for all the effort put in. Once again I wish to remind members that the success of any event organized depends solely on you as members of the Perak Bar, as only your support can prove the success of that event.
We have also organized talks on issues of Law over the last few months, most of them have been very well received. We hope to organize more. If you have any particular subjects you wish to have talks or discussions to be organized on, please get in touch with Mr. Rashpal and I am sure that he will be glad to assist.
Legal Aid is doing well. As most of you know our legal aid center is now located in our Perak Bar secretariat. We will be commencing renovations to better facilitate the Legal aid center and afford our secretariat staff more privacy. Legal Aid can always do with more assistance. So please help by volunteering your time and effort to the center, so that we can meet the demands of providing legal aid to needy members of the Public.
As you have notice the Blog is doing well. Please do contribute more articles to Mr.Gavin Tang for the Blog. Also for your information I am informed that the lower court cause list will soon be available on the Blog in the coming few months.
As you can see it has been a very eventful few months, and I thank all of you who have contributed to the Perak Bar in some manner or rather. Please continue to do so.
Thank you.
Shan Theivanthiran
Chairman of the Perak Bar
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