Contributed by Chin Oy Sim, Deputy CEO, Bar Council, and photo by Mohd Fazli Rosman, Administrative Assistant, Bar Council
A brief summary of the highlights of the Malaysian Bar’s 68th Annual General Meeting (“AGM”), held on 15 Mar 2014 at Renaissance Kuala Lumpur Hotel, follows below.
resolutions were adopted:(1) Resolution on the amendments to the Prevention of Crime Act 1959;(2) Resolution on environment and climate change: Government to ensure effective enforcement of environmental laws and to uphold its pledges to the international community to reduce Malaysia’s carbon emissions by 40% by the year 2020;(3) Resolution regarding retired judges of the superior courts appearing as counsel in court; and(4) Resolution on domestic inquiry, misconduct, and respect of worker and trade union rights in Malaysia.
Karen Cheah Yee Lynn (Malacca) was re–appointed as Treasurer.President: Christopher LeongVice–President: Steven ThiruSecretary: Richard Wee Thiam Seng
The remaining 32 members of the incoming Bar Council are:
(1) Andrew Khoo Chin Hock(2) Brendan Navin Siva(3) George Varughese(4) Hendon Mohamed(5) Honey Tan Lay Ean(6) Kuthubul Zaman Bukhari(7) Low Beng Choo(8) Ravi Nekoo(9) Sulaiman Abdullah(10) Syahredzan Johan(11) Yasmeen Mohd Shariff(12) R Jayabalan (Johore)(13) S Gunasegaran (Johore)(14) Burhanudeen Abdul Wahid (Kedah)(15) Ramli Shariff (Kedah)(16) Norazham Yahaya (Kelantan)(17) Ahmad Fazlan Mustapha (Kelantan)(18) Dipendra Harshad Rai (Kuala Lumpur)(19) Ravinder Singh Dhalliwal (Kuala Lumpur)(20) Desmond Ho Chee Cheong (Malacca)(21) Puspanathan Sellam (Negeri Sembilan)(22) Ridzmann Chee Abdullah (Negeri Sembilan)(23) Abdullah Johari Hamzah (Pahang)(24) M Ramachelvam (Pahang)(25) Abdul Fareed Abdul Gafoor (Penang)(26) Gnasegaran Egamparam (Penang)(27) Kenny Lai Choe Ken (Perak)(28) Surindar Singh Chain Singh (Perak)(29) Amar Jit Singh Jarnail Singh (Perlis)(30) Ahmad Zaini Samsudin (Perlis)(31) Vishnu Kumar S Athi Kumar (Selangor)(32) Salim Bashir Bhaskaran (Selangor)(33) Rosnah Zakaria (Terengganu)(34) Salwa Mansor (Terengganu)