Before I get to my report, I would like to thank the members of the Perak Bar for the confidence that they had in me and allowing me to serve as Chairman of the Perak Bar Committee for a second term.
At the very first meeting, the Perak Bar committee had set out goals for the term. Foremost amongst those goals was to ensure that the issues regarding the practice of law in Perak will be dealt with. I am proud to say that the members of the Courts Sub-committee had met several times and identified the issues raised by members. After identifying issues that were the most troubling, the sub-committee had then arranged to meet with the key personnel within our court system. We have had meetings with the Courts to inform them of our problems and to try and assist them to ensure that these problems are remedied. Most of the issues that were raised in the lower courts were dealt with.
On behalf of the Perak Bar Committee and the Bar Council respectively, Madam Asbir and I had met with the Chief Justice of Malaya to highlight the issues and problems that we were facing here in Perak.
As most of you know, we have now entered an era of change. As such, the Court systems in Perak have undergone a revamp in order to make it more streamlined and efficient. The Perak Bar Committee has had various meetings with the Managing Judge before the system was implemented and after the system was implemented in order to inform him and his team of improvements that should be done. These meetings have been cordial and I hope that the improvements that have been suggested will come into being.
The various Practice sub committees have been working hard. We have all been made aware of the changes and issues pertaining to the Conveyancing Practice. I am informed that various meetings were held with the PTG and the LHDN to resolve issues that have cropped up. The ADR Sub- committee had organized a Mediation course which was well attended. I wish to thank the Chairpersons and the members of the various practice Sub-committees for all their hard work and efforts.
I wish to thank the Chairman of the Chambering Students Sub-committee for all his hard work in ensuring that the welfare of the chambering students are taken care of.
On the social side, we have organized several social functions, however response was so bad that we had to cancel one of the events. I am pleased to say that I have been informed that the Annual Dinner was a resounding success and the members and guests who attended the Dinner had enjoyed themselves. I wish to thank the Social Sub Committee for all the hard work that was undertaken to ensure the dinner was a success.
In Sports, this year we travelled to Penang for the Annual Perak-Penang Games. The Sports Sub-Committee has reported that the games were well attended. I wish to thank the Chairman and the members of the Sports Sub-Committee for all the hard work in organizing the T- Shirts and ground arrangements for the participants.
The Chairman of the IT sub-committee had done a fantastic job of ensuring that the Perak Bar is informed of all the current events and issues. I hope that members will continue to give their support by handing articles and other works to the IT sub-committee, so that they can be placed on the Blog.
I must thank Ms. Hema and En. Danial for all their hard work in ensuring the Perak Bar Committee secretariat and our finances are in order. They have done a marvelous job.
On a final note, I would wish that members of the Perak Bar would truly appreciate the hard work that the Committee has put in over the years. I also hope that the members of the Perak Bar will take more time to be of assistance to the Perak Bar as a whole by placing their complaints in writing in order that the Perak Bar Committee will be able to deal with the problems that these members face. This will enable the committee in the future, to show you the members, that they have been hard at work to deal with the problems that you the members have encountered.
I also hope that the members of the Perak Bar will also assist in joining the sub-committees in order to help the other members of the Perak bar by devoting their time and effort for the greater good of all.
With that, I wish thank you for your kind support over the last year and trust you will continue to support the incoming Perak Bar Committee with the same support that you have given to me and the members of the Perak Bar Committee over the last year.
Shan Theivanthiran.
Chairman, Perak Bar Committee 2009-2010.
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