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2010-04-24

SRs V JRs Games

Dear Members,

The SRs are off to a great start crushing the JRs in Bowling by a margin of 601. Experience triumphs over youthful exuberance! Round 1 to the SRs.

Come on JRs... You guys need to buck up! :)
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2010-04-20

SESI SOAL JAWAB SEMASA TAKLIMAT CKHT BERSAMA MAJLIS PEGUAM

Dear Members,

For those members who missed out the last time, we have obtained a FAQ on the CKHT briefing. The FAQ can be viewed and downloaded HERE. We hope that this would help solve the many problems that the members are facing with the new CKHT rulings.

Thank you.

Perak Bar Blogmaster

CASE COMMENT No. 2

Dear Members,

The 2nd case comment is up and available for download and viewing HERE. For those who are also interested in contributing case comments or even articles; please contact the Perak Bar Blogmaster or En. Azali who is in charge of our Continuing Legal Education Committee.

Thank you.

Perak Bar Blogmaster

PERAK BAR vs. BENCH (FOOTBALL)

Dear Members,

Perak Bar vs Bench (football)

Date : 21/4/2010 (Wednesday)

Time : 5.30pm

Venue: Ipoh Padang.

Attendance compulsory for all players and all members are welcome to support and cheer our players....

2010-04-16

15th Malaysian Law Conference & Meeting with the PTG

Dear Members,

The circulars for the abovementioned can be downloaded and obtained HERE.

The same has also been sent to your emails. If you have not received the same via email and wish to have them sent to you kindly drop us an email to the perak bar blog or contact Prema at the Perak Bar Secretariat and inform her of your email.

Thank you.

Perak Bar Blogmaster

2010-04-15

COMMENTS ON THE BLOG

Dear Members,

It has come to my attention that several people have been unable to comment on the postings. I apologise for that and I have changed the settings to allow you to comment on the posts PROVIDED you give your FULL NAME and it is in English or Bahasa Malaysia. If the 2 criterias are not met, I will delete the comments.

No vulgarities and profanities will be allowed on the comments as well. Those too will be deleted. The comments are being moderated.

Thank you for your time and I hope that the members will from now on use this feature to show encouragement to the fellow members who have taken their time and effort to pen a few words for you to read.

Perak Bar Blogmaster

2nd Report on the LAC Women's Rights Awareness Roadshow

About a month ago, the Perak Bar Legal Aid Centre organised a Women’s Rights awareness and outreach roadshow in conjunction with Women’s Day. The event was held all week long to gather up as much interest and awareness as possible. I’ve been asked to put my pen down on my experience, so here is my attempt.

I had quite a bit of fun, myself, and judging from the pictures my friends took and I know they had their share too. It also quickly dawned on me that people were not particularly interested in women’s issues, we were being consulted on a myriad of things: theft, cheating, police inefficiency, probate and even muslim inheritance laws. Boy am I glad I paid attention in school. At other times, my partner and I merely lent them a listening ear. (The Befrienders booth was just next to us though).

Apart from people walking about the booths, there isn’t much to tell. I don’t know of any unwanted scenes to let you all in on about. I guess I should have picked the weekend slots. There were performances then. I’d have reams to write about that. We did our job, I hope. At least it seemed we did. The booths were all getting attention.

Nevertheless, I believe those who approached us at least left with something in their hands (I was furiously stuffing those pamphlets in people’s hands).


Francis Augustine

2010-04-14

TRANSITIONING FROM ACADEMIA TO PRACTICE by Ms. Julia Tang


Transitioning from Academia to Practice:


We often forget that the study of law is vastly different from the practice of law. What we learnt in law school is but only a fraction of what law is in reality. It is no surprise then that the whole body of law cannot be learnt in a lifetime.

Being a fresh young lawyer I can honestly say that my knowledge of the practical workings of law is limited. However, my academic knowledge of law is probably superior to the former. I often chastise myself for not knowing certain legal aspects but quickly remind myself that this is something new to be learnt while practicing as a lawyer. More often than not, these ‘legal’ aspects are more procedural than anything else. These were not taught in law school and can only be learnt during our chambering days and practice.

Another handicap if I may say so that prevails among Malaysians is the unwillingness to ask questions or rather fear of being ridiculed and embarrassed. Similarly chambees and young lawyers may face this situation in their working lives. A simple example is the use of abbreviations and acronyms in our line of work. Terms like MOB, OIT, LA, etc. abound in practice.  However, not every young chambee may realise the meaning of these terms. Thus the misuse of these terms is rampant. A senior lawyer once related to me the story of how a chambee prayed for “OIT”, obviously not realizing that the prayer was for “Order in Terms”. This mistake was made because his or her Master had scribbled the words “OIT” without further explanation of what this meant. Similarly this chambee neglected to ask what it meant, or was probably embarrassed to ask the simple question:  what the acronym meant. So he or she promptly went to Court and proceeded to “OIT”.

The simple gist of that illustration is this: we need to stop fearing and learn to ask more questions. Of course this is not an invitation to be mollycoddled because some questions can be readily answered by self-research on legislation, journals, internet etc. Maybe once in awhile, just once in awhile, senior lawyers may reflect on their own journey to where they are now and the very fact that they too started off somewhere. Everyone has a starting point but along the way we tend to forget this simple truth. Chambees and young lawyers are just at the beginning of their careers. Mistakes are bound to happen. Of course I am not asking for a simple slap on the wrist when that happens. However, it would be encouraging to know that senior lawyers do empathize with their positions and are ready to lend their advice instead of a gruff retort when questions are asked. The relationship between junior-senior lawyers needs to be strengthened by the willingness of both sides to ask and answer. Hierarchical barriers need to be broken down for a stronger cohesion between all members of the Bar. If anything, at least we can all minimise the risk of “OITs” being littered in our courtrooms. 

by JULIA TANG

2010-04-13

LEGAL AID VOLUNTEERS

Dear Members,

At the Bar Council's AGM on 17th March 2007 a resolution was passed calling for the co-operation of all firms to adopt one legal aid file per lawyer.   Members of Perak Bar are invited to participate as Volunteer lawyers.

Please also indicate your preference:-

Criminal
Family
Employment
Syariah
Others, please specify

Kindly contact Edwin Seibel and/or G. Ram at the Legal Aid Centre.

Edwin Seibel
Chairman
Perak Legal Aid Centre & Human Rights Sub-Committee

Seminar on Land Rights, Police & Your Rights & The Constitution for the Orang Asli

To all Members of Perak Bar,

The Legal Aid Committee would like to take this opportunity to invite all of you to attend a seminar organised by us on Land Rights, Police & your Rights & Constitution on the 17.04.10 (Saturday)  in Kampung Ulu Kinta Orang Asli village.  This request was made only yesterday by Tok Batin of the same village.  We have managed to recruit the good services of Augustine Anthony, who is also the head of BCHRC for Orang Asli affairs, who will conduct the talk on Land Rights & others.  Kindly contact Mr. G. Ram of Legal Aid Centre at 05 2550523 to confirm your attendance.   

Edwin Seibel
Chairman Legai Aid Committee 2010/2011

2010-04-09

UPDATE - BRIEFING ON NEW IMPLEMENTATION OF CKHT BY LHDN

Dear Members,

The date, time and venue for the above briefing has been fixed as stated below.

Date    :  13th April 2010
Time    :  2.00pm to 6.00pm
Venue  :  Waja Room. Majestic Hotel

Please take note.

Thank you.

Perak Bar Blogmaster

2010-04-01

PERAK BAR CLOSED SPORTS 2010; Seniors vs. Juniors









 VS.






Dear Members of the Perak Bar,

Re: Perak Bar Closed Sports 2010 ; Sr V Jr
Perak Bar will organise PERAK BAR CLOSED SPORTS 2010 ; SR V JR on 23/4/2010 to 24/04/2010. This will be a friendly and competitive event as well. All members are encouraged to take part in this inaugural event either in playing the games or supporting the teams.
Call your captains, form your team and most importantly, gain your fitness. The particulars of the event are as follows:-
Formation of teams  -     JR - chambering students to members in their 9th  year of practice.
                                          SR - members in 10th year of practice and above.


NO

THE EVENT/CAPTAIN


VENUE/TIME


  1.

BOWLING

SR : Tun Ammar Aziz
       (019-5704434)

JR : Aziz Ishak
       (019-5711122)


23/4/2010 @ 8.00pm
Greentown Mall Bowling Centre







  2.

BADMINTON

SR: Stephen Su
       (012-5543366)

JR:  Chong Kok Yew
       (012-5229022)


24/4/2010 @ 1.00pm-3.00pm
DBI Sports Complex

 
  3.

VOLLEYBALL

SR: Julian
     (012-5189678)

JR: Kalai Selvam
      (016-5455163)
      

24/4/2010 @ 4.00pm
Gelanggang Terbuka KBS Ipoh




   4.

NETBALL

SR: Janet Wong
      (012-5228513)

JR: Rozita Sarbani
      (017-5771737)


24/4/2010 @ 5.00pm
Football Field
DBI Sports Complex


  5.

FOOTBALL

SR: K. Nahtan
       (019-5597645)

JR : Fey Aqis
       (019-5751661)


24/4/2010 @ 5.00pm
Football Field
DBI Sports Complex


  6.

TUG OF WAR

24/4/2010 @ 6.00pm
Football Field
DBI Sports Complex



Hi-Tea &Prize Giving

24/4/2010 @ 5.00pm – 7.00pm
Football Field
DBI Sports Complex


There will be Hi-Tea served from 5.00 pm onwards on the 24.4.2010 and it is open for all the participants and supporters. Your family members are invited as well.
Thank You.
Yours sincerely,
Zaizuraimy Abd Rahim
Chairman
Sports Sub-Committee
Perak Bar Committee