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News Bar News/Berita Badan Peguam General Information about the Bar Council Library 
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  Introduction The Bar Council Library was established in 1979 to meet the research requirements of the Members of the Bar and pupils in chambers. It was first housed in the Bar Council Secretariat at Wisma Central, Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur. In 1984 the Library was moved to a separate location in the Federal Court Building, and in 1987 to the fifth floor of the Straits Trading Building. In 1997, due to the rapid growth of the Bar, the Library was again relocated to larger premises on the ground floor of the Loke Yew Building. When the Bar Council purchased its own building in 2003, the Library was accommodated on the fourth floor of the same building at No 15 Leboh Pasar Besar, 50050 Kuala Lumpur. In 2010, the Library was renovated to increase the amount of space
in the reading and display areas. Many new bookshelves were added,
allowing us to finally display all our existing resources properly and
to expand our collection. The faulty gutter system, which had been a
cause of water leakages in the Library, was also rectified. From the
extended area of the Library, users can now enjoy the excellent panorama
of the KL Tower, Merdeka Square and other notable buildings around the
Bar Council premises.   Who can use the Library The Library is open to all Members of the Bar (who possess a valid Practising Certificate) and pupils in chambers, free of charge. In addition, anyone who has completed the period of pupillage may continue to use the Library for a period of four months. Lawyers who have been admitted to the Bar, but have not yet received their Practising Certificate, are permitted to use the Library without charge for two months after their date of admission, after which they will be charged RM20 per entry. Library services  Reference and informationAs
the Library is essentially a reference library, all the materials in
its collection are for use within the Library premises only. The Library entertains inquiries from all Members of the Bar, whether received in person or via telephone, facsimile, mail or e-mail. Requests for copies of legislation, cases and other information available in the Library are faxed, sent by courier service or e-mailed to Members, who are charged according to pre-determined rates. Legal firms or Members may leave a refundable deposit of RM200 with the Library, from which the costs incurred will be deducted, and additional credit must be purchased once the deposit amount falls below RM50. Services and charges 1) Members have convenient access to photocopying facilities within the Library itself, and can photocopy material by: a)
purchasing pre-paid cards costing RM30 (yielding 96 copies, at
approximately 31 sen per page) or RM 50 (yielding 192 copies, at
approximately 26 sen per page); or b) requesting that Library staff do the photocopying, at a cost of 50 sen per page. 2) Material can be printed out from the electronic databases at a cost of 60 sen per page. 3) Members who do not come to the Library in person can request for material to be prepared for them, at the following rates: a) Photocopying, at a cost of 60 sen per page b) Faxing, at a cost of RM2.40 per page c) Delivery by courier service, at a minimum cost of RM6 (determined by weight) Alternatively, the material can be collected from the Library counter at no extra charge, or scanned and e-mailed, at a cost of 60 sen per page plus a service charge of RM5. Library updates The Library provides regular updates to legislation and recent library acquisitions on the Malaysian Bar Website, which you can view if you are a registered user of the website and log in using your username and password. Library collection  The
Library has a collection amounting to more than 20,000 volumes,
consisting of primary sources of law, such as statutes and case law, and
secondary sources such as indices, digests, encyclopaedias, court
forms, precedents, dictionaries, loose-leaf publications and textbooks.The Library stocks only the local statutes but has law reports from English, Australian, New Zealand, Singapore and Commonwealth jurisdictions (see list provided below). Some specialist reports such as Building Law Reports, Construction Law Reports, Report of Patent Cases, Fleet Street Reports etc. are also available. Please click here to view the list of books acquired by the Library from January 2010 until March 2011. We welcome suggestions on books to purchase to update our collection, so please contact us with your ideas! Malaysian statutes The
Federal and State gazettes, which represent an essential primary source
of law, are continuously updated with any changes made by the Malaysian
Parliament and the respective State Legislative Assemblies. Electronic databases 1. CD-ROM - Singapore & Malaysia Case Law Library Full text of cases published in Malayan Law Journal (1932- ) and Singapore Law Reports (1965- ). Full text articles published in Malayan Law Journal (1990- ); more than 3,200 full text unreported cases and more than 7,200 summaries of Malaysian unreported cases in Malayan Law Journal. Singapore Case Law Library contains more than 7,200 Singapore unreported cases in SLR. 2. Online Database - CLJ Legal Network Local online database providing access to case law, statutes, articles, practice directions. Unreported Malaysian case law from 1894 onwards is also available. 3. Lawnet An online service which gives access to full text of all Acts and Amending Acts, Subsidiary Legislation from 1999 onwards and current Bills, General Gazettes and State laws. 4. Legal Workbench An
online service by the Singapore Academy of Law consisting of Singapore
Case Law, The Heritage Law Reports, the Straits Settlements Law Report,
Federated Malay States Law Report, Malayan Union Law Report, English
case law from the Law Reports and the Weekly Law Reports from 1865
onwards, Indian Supreme Court Cases (SCC) from 1969, secondary legal
materials, Singapore legislation, Singapore Parliamentary Reports,
Singapore treaties, etc. 5. MBL OPAC Bar
Council Library's in-house database consisting of indices to books,
articles, cases, Federal Acts and subsidiary legislation, State
Enactments and state subsidiary legislation. Library staff  Deputy Librarian: Geraldine Chye Library Assistants: Anuradha, Edna, Chandramalar, Marlina
Contact information Bar Council Library 4th Floor Bar Council 13, 15 & 17 Leboh Pasar Besar 50050 Kuala Lumpur Tel: (603) 2031 3003 ext 154, 155, 156, 157 Fax: (603) 2032 4067 E-mail: library@malaysianbar.org.my Law reports available in the Bar Council Library Australia Australian Company Law Cases [ACLC] 1982- Australian Company Law Reports [ACLR] 1-15 end Australian Corporations & Securities Reports [ACSCR] 1 -38 Australian Law Reports [ALR] 1973- Commonwealth Law Reports [CLR] 1903 - State Reports New South Wales [SR (NSW)] 1901 - 1970 Vol. 1 -72 New South Wales Law Reports [NSWLR] 1825 - 1900 New South Wales Law Reports [NSWLR] 1971- New South Wales Weekly Notes [WN] 1884 - 1970 vol. 1-92 South Australian State Reports [SASR] 1865 - Victorian Law Reports [VLR] 1846 - Canada Dominion Law Reports [DLR] 1st to 4th Series England All England Law Reports [All ER] 1775 - All England Law Reports Commercial Cases [All ER (Comm.)] 1999- British Company Cases [BCC] 1983 - Building Law Reports [BLR] Vol 1 - Butterworths Company Law Cases [BCLC] 1983 - Butterworths Medico-Legal Reports [BMLR] Construction Law Reports [Con. LR] Vol. 1- English Reports [ER] Vol. 1 - 76 Estates Gazette Law Reports [EGLR] 1985 - 2004 Family Law Reports [FLR] 1980 - Fleet Street Reports [FSR] 1966 - Industrial Cases Report [ICR] Industrial Relations Law Reports [IRLR] 1972 - Law Times [LT] 1859 -1947 Lloyd's Law Reports [Ll LR]& [Llyod's Rep] 1919 - Reports of Patent Cases [RPC] 1884- Revised Reports [RR] Vol. 1 - 149 Solicitors' Journal [Sol Jo] 1857 - 1996 The Times 1990 - 1999 Times Law Reports [TLR] 1884 -1952 Weekly Law Reports [WLR] 1953- Weekly Notes, England [WN] 1866 - 1952 Weekly Reporter [WR] 1852-1907 Law Reports [LR} :- - Appeal Cases 1865 - [App Cas] & [AC] - Chancery Division 1865 - [Ch] & [CH D] - Common Pleas 1865 - 1880 [CP] - Equity Vol. 1-20 [1865 - 1875] [Eq] - Exchequer 1865 - 1880 [Ex] - Family Division 1972 - [formerly known as Probate Division] [Fam] - Privy Council Division 1865- 1875 [PC] - Probate Division 1876- 1971 [P] - Queen's Bench & King's Bench Division 1865 - [QB] , [QBD] & [KB] India AIR Supreme Court Reports 1954 - All India Reporter [AIR] 1914 - Criminal Law Journal [Cr.L.J.] Indian Appeals 1836 - 1950 [IA] Supreme Court Cases 1969 - [SCC] Supreme Court Reports 1950 - 1996 [SCR] Malaysia All Malaysia Reports [AMR] 1992 - All Malaysia Commercial Reports [AMCR] 2011 - Borneo High Court Report by, Syed Ahmad Idid Business Law Journal [BLR] 1993 - 1996 Current Law Journal [CLJ] 1981 - Current Law Journal Islamic Law (Selected Cases) 2004 [CLJ(ISL)] Current Law Journal Laporan Syariah (Kes-Kes Terpilih) 2004 [CLJ(Sya)] Federated Malay States Law Report [FMSLR] Industrial Law Journal (LexisNexis) Industrial Law Reports [ILR] [1983 - Innes Reports 1902 - 1913 [Inn] Jurnal Hukum Kyshe's Reports 1808 - 1890 [Ky] Malayan Cases [MC] Vol. I - IV Malayan Law Journal [MLJ] 1932 - Malaysia and Singapore Company and Securities Law Cases [MSCLC] Malaysia and Singapore Company and Securities Law Reports [CSLR] Malaysia and Singapore Tax Cases [MSTC] 1950 - Malaysian Labour Law Report [MLLR] 1980 & 1981 Personal Injury Reports [PIR] Privy Council Cases by, Visu Sinnadurai [PC] Shariah Law Reports (LexisNexis) [ShLR] 2005 - Syariah Reports/Laporan Syariah [CLJ(Sya) 2010 - Straits Settlements Law Report [SSLR] Supreme Court Reports [SCR] 1988 - 1996 New Zealand New Zealand Law Report (NZLR) [1883 - Singapore Singapore Law Reports [SLR] 1965 - Others Asia Intellectual Property Reports 1993 - 1995 [AIPR] Asia-Pacific Construction Law Reports 1991 - 1992 European Human Rights Report 1979 - 1988 [EHRR] Law Reports of the Commonwealth [LRC] 1980 - Statutes & Governments Gazettes Federal Gazette Federal Bills Federal Acts Federal Subsidiary Legislation PU(A), PU(B) State Enactments State Gazette State Subsidiary Legislation (PU) State Bills Court Practice, Forms, Precedents, Digest etc. Annotated Statute of Malaysia Atkins Court Forms Butterworths Law Digest (BLD) Digest [formerly known as The English and Empire Digest] Encyclopaedia of Forms & Precedents Halsbury's Laws of England Halsbury's Laws of Malaysia Halsbury's Statutes of England Malaysian Court Forms Malaysian Court Practice Malaysian Precedents and Forms Mallal's Current Law (MCL) Mallal's Digest (MD) Mallal's Monthly Digest (MMD) Quinquennial Digest [1966 -1985] (Indian) Millenium Digest 1950 - 2000 Set as favourite Share Email This Comments (0)
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