CAUSE LIST

Members are advised to log in to our website at www.perakbar.org for the latest cause list.

LETS HEAR FROM YOU

We want to hear members view on the newly introduced e filing system. Please post your view/ comments here. The Committee appreciates your views. Thanks.

CMS - Express Lane

Please be informed that YA Dato Jeffry Tan and Puan Rohaida Ishak had agreed to allocate the time 8.30 am till 9.30am for members who have uncontested and simple matter [ taking dates , etc ] to appear before the TP / SAR without being called through the CMS.

We believe that this arrangement would benefit members who in the past had to wait hours to sort out simple matters.

Draft Rules of Court 2011

Dear Members,

We append herewith a copy of the Draft Rules of Court 2011 for your perusal and comments. Kindly let the Perak Bar Committee have your comments regarding the same on or before the 15/11/2011.

A Copy of the draft rules can be downloaded HERE.


Perak Bar Blogmaster

NEW CIVIL COURT (NCvC)

Dear Members,

Beginning January 2011, The courts will be implementing the New Civil Courts to ensure to reduce the waiting period and to ensure the disposal of cases be speedier as well as to go digital from registration to hearings to increase efficiency and effectiveness.

The 2 circulars for your information are available HERE and HERE.

Thank you.

Perak Bar Blogmaster

Feedback on Court Issues

Dear Members,

The Perak Bar has decided to produce a standard complaint form for all your concerns in regard to courts and its proceedings.

The form and the circular can be obtained HERE.

Please take note that the completed form can be faxed, emailed, returned to the Perak Bar Secretariat OR placed in the assigned box at the Perak Bar Room in the High Court.

Thank you.

Perak Bar Blogmaster

UPDATE - Joint Petitions in the High court of Malaya in Ipoh

UPDATE!

Dear Members,

Please be informed that the High Court has retracted the below featured requirements. All Petitioners will be required to attend together with their solicitors/counsels. Please take note.

Perak Bar Blogmaster

Dear Members,

For your information, the High Court of Malaya in Ipoh has recently put up a memo which can be seen on the Notice Board and is reproduced in the picture above that states that :-

Beginning the 29th June 2010 for all new cases and those filed in July 2010 all joint petitions will be heard without the need for the attendance of the lawyers and parties if the papers are in order.

All petitions in which a Decree Nisi has been granted will be informed via a notice on the Notice Board.

All Petitions should include a draft Decree Nisi for approval of court.

Kindly take note.

Perak Bar Blogmaster

COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE FAST TRACK SYSTEM

Dear Members,

It has come to the attention of the Perak Bar Committee that there has been a number of complaints with regard to the new Fast Track system in the Courts. However in order for the Perak Bar to take this up with the relevant people, we require a written complaint detailing the reason for your distress.

The Perak Bar Committee has made arrangements to see the Learned Judge in charge of the Fast Track System soon.

Therefore, kindly let us have your written complaints latest by the 10th March 2010.

We hope to address all issues before the Learned Judge and we will let you have the feedback once we obtain it.

Your co-operation is much appreciated.

Thank you.


Perak Bar Blogmaster

REPORT OF THE COURTS SUB-COMMITTEE

I am proud to say that when the invitations were sent to members of the Perak Bar, the members of the Courts Sub-Committee answered the call to assist the Perak Bar.

It has been a hard year with the constant changes that we as practitioners have had to face what with the numerous changes to the court systems.

We have sent out circulars to the members of the Perak Bar to obtain feedback as to what problems and issues they were facing in dealing with the courts. The feedback received was good and the issues that were raised were then followed up with. The Sub Committee then came up with possible solutions as to how to deal with these issues.

Armed with these complaints and possible solutions, meetings were held with Datuk Zainal and Puan Rasidah and their respective teams. I would like to report that these meeting were very well attended and our suggestions were well received especially by Puan Rasidah and her team. Most of the issues that were raised were dealt with speedily.

The Courts themselves have made efforts to organize meetings with the other stakeholders such as the AG’s Chambers and the Police and invited us to attend and inform them of our problems. During those meetings the Sub-Committee members who were present were able to be frank about what the members’ problems were. These problems were then conveyed to the respective heads of the stakeholders and these problems have been dealt with.

However, on a more cautionary note, these problems have been dealt with and the results have been encouraging but as with all issues not all members of the said stakeholders have been cooperating fast enough. As such it will take time to implement these solutions.

I hope that the incoming members of the Sub-committee will continue where this committee has had to stop.

We, as members of the Perak Bar, must accept that the fast Track system is here to stay. On paper it will improve efficiency in dealing with matters that have been filed in court. However, I must go on record to state that the system can only be effective if the parties to the system cooperate and work together to ensure that the system works. If one component does not see the issues that the other component requires and assists the said component, then the system will fail. As such I humbly seek the cooperation of the members of the Perak Bar to work with the system. If there are any failings or issues, please inform the Perak Bar Committee in writing and the problems that you face will be dealt with by bringing it to the attention of the other stakeholders or components of the system. In short, cooperation and communication are key in ensuring that the system will work for the benefit of all concerned.

I wish to make a plea to the members of the Perak Bar to please contribute your time and effort by either joining the Sub Committee or by writing to the Sub-committee through the Perak Bar Committee, in order that we, as members, can make a difference in our lives.

I wish to thank the members of the sub-committee for all their time and hard work that they have contributed to ensuring that they have made a difference in the practice of law in the state of Perak.

Thank you.

Shan Theivanthiran

Perak Bar Courts Sub Committee.