Briefing on Yayasan Bantuan Guaman Kebangsaan

          
Salam sejahtera.

The Yayasan Bantuan Guaman Kebangsaan (YBGK) will be officially launched by the Prime Minister at 9 am on 25 February 2011. The YBGK will provide legal assistance to all Malaysians at the police station, the remand hearing and when they are charged in court. (in line with s28A CPC).  The scheme is only for criminal cases (syariah as included).

Insofar as hearings are concerned legal assistance will only be provided to those who pass a means test.  Lawyers who do YBGK work will be remunerated according a scale which will be dissussed at the briefing.

The YBGK will need to work closely with the Bar Council Legal Aid Centres in order to provide this legal assistance.  We thus need to have an indepth discussion with representatives of all Legal Aid Centres about the YBGK and how this new system will operate.

It is for this reason that the Chairman Haji Mad Diah Endut would like to meet and brief volunteers practising criminal law.  The briefing and discussion will take place as follows:

Date               : 25 February 2011 (Friday)

Time              : 3 pm - 5 pm

Venue           : Conference Room, 1st Floor, Perak Bar Secretariat,

                                     Ipoh.

I would be much obliged if you could confirm your attendence to this briefing by 24th February.  

Thank you.


M. Gokoolaram Naidu
Executive Legal Officer
Perak Legal Aid & Human Rights Centre

Perak Bar AGM

Dear Members,

The Perak Bar AGM will be held on Friday (18/2/2011) at High Court No.1 at 3.00pm.

Please take the time to attend the meeting and ensure that the quorum is achieved.

Light refreshments will be served.

Thank you.

Perak Bar Blogmaster

Lower Court Parking Sticker 2011

Dear Members of the Perak Bar

Re : Lower Court Car Parking Stickers 2011

We are pleased to inform you that the Lower Court car stickers for the year 2011 have been issued and the Court has allotted a limited number for practising lawyers.

Please be informed that the stickers would be distributed on a “first come first served basis”. We shall not accept any bookings for the same. The stickers will be allocated to members whom have made payment. Further, we shall only allocate a maximum of two (2) stickers per firm due to the limited number of same.

Application forms are available at the Perak Bar Secretariat and closing date for the application is on/or before 11^th February 2011. Please make payment when submitting the application form. Members are required to pay the sum of RM30.00 per sticker by cheque only made payable to the “Perak Bar Committee”

Thank you.

Yours faithfully,

 Hemalatha Parasa Ramulu

Honorary Secretary

Perak Bar Committee

Purchase of Perak Bar Group Photo

Dear All,

Members who are interested to purchase the Perak Bar Group Photo taken
on 17.12.2010 may purchase the same from the Perak Bar by placing
orders.

The photo is available in two sizes (46 cm x 30.5cm at RM100
and 38.4cm x 25.6cm at RM70) and comes with a frame.

Samples of the said photo (complete with frame) are available at the Perak Bar
Building for your viewing before purchase.

Should you wish to purchase the same kindly leave your details together with payment with Ms
Charen/Ms Henna.

Regards

Hemalatha Parasa Ramulu
Honorary Secretary
Perak Bar Committee