KUALA LUMPUR, Tues: The Legal Profession Qualifying
Board has confirmed to the Bar Council that bumiputra quota does not exist in the
Certificate of Legal Practice examinations.
The confirmation was made by the Board in its letter signed
by its Director, Hasnah Dato' Mohammed Hashim and received by the Bar Council on
Sept 27.
Earlier, the issue of bumiputra quota was hotly debated in
the Bar Website Forum
after Judge Harmindar Singh Dhaliwal was reported as saying in the
forgery and cheating trial
of former CLP examination director Khalid Yusoff (picture) that the former board
chairman, Tan Sri Mohtar Abdullah had said in the latter's statement "that any
matter outside the professional duties of Khalid including the bumiputra quota
should be referred to the qualifying board".
Meanwhile,
Khalid's counsel, Jagjit Singh has yet to revert to MBW who has requested a copy
of the statement from Jagjit.
END THE NIGHTMARE written by Stephen Tan Ban Cheng,
Tuesday, October 09 2007 03:11 pm
Will our Bar Council Secretary, Mr Lim Chee Wee, please write to inquire the Board about number of examinees as well as the percentage of passes and referrals for this year's examinations?
It will also be helpful if the above data from the previous years are also requested to enable all of us to monitor the situation.
It is about time that the Bar Council monitors the examination results assiduously so that the Board is not put in another scandal it somehow found itself.
As I have said, time after time, the Board was conceived as a BRIDGE (a horizontal construct) to enable law graduates to be called into the local Bar. It has been far too long for it to have operated like a WALL (a vertical construct) to prevent law graduates from reaching their goal.
The Board must do all it can to ensure that law graduates are not hindered from that goal. To put it positively, the Bard and all its members must ensure that all law graduates are helped in every way possible to live their dream. For far too many years now, it has been a nightmare. And this is inhuman.
Stephen Tan Ban Cheng
Write comment
You must be logged in to a comment. Please register if you do not have an account yet.
2012 Bar Council Subscription Click the link above to download Circular 072/2012 pertaining to the 2012 Bar Council subscription, including the payment guide and a set of Frequently-Asked-Questions.
2012 Hotel Corporate Rates Attending seminars? Going for a holiday? Click on the link above to check out the list of hotel corporate rates for Members of the Bar, which is updated regularly.
Bar Council Bookshop Read MORE … but pay LE$$! Members enjoy a 20% discount on LexisNexis publications at the Bar Council Bookshop. Click on the link above for the list of available titles.
International Malaysia Law Conference (26 to 28 Sept 2012) Hurry up! The countdown continues and the current promotion rate ends 30 June 2012. Don't miss what is going to be the best conference in the region! On top of that, if you sign up with 5 or more people from the same organisation, we will give you a 10% group discount. Click on the link above to register.
Seminar on an Introduction to the Industrial Relations Act (23 May 2012) Organised by the Kuala Lumpur Bar Professional Development Committee, this seminar will take place at 3:00 pm, at the Kuala Lumpur Bar Auditorium, on 23 May 2012 (Wednesday). The seminar will be conducted by Wong Keat Ching. Click on the link above for more details.
Seminar on Tax Issues in Financial Transactions (25 May 2012) Organised by the Kuala Lumpur Bar Professional Development Committee, this seminar, featuring S Saravana Kumar, will take place at 3:00 pm, at the Kuala Lumpur Bar Auditorium, on 25 May 2012 (Friday). Click on the link above for more details.
Dialogue with Criminal Law Practitioners (26 May 2012) Organised by Bar Council, this dialogue will take place at 10:00 am to 12:00 pm, at the Raja Aziz Addruse Auditorium, Bar Council, on 26 May 2012 (Saturday). Click on the link above for more details.
Conference on Competition Law (31 May 2012) Organised by Bar Council with the support of LexisNexis, this conference will take place at 8:30 am to 4:00 pm, at Renaissance Kuala Lumpur Hotel, on 31 May 2012 (Thursday). For more details or to register, please contact Vilashini Vijayan (03-2050 2095; vila@malaysianbar.org.my). Click on the link above for more details.
Talk on What Clients Want (7 June 2012) Organised by the KL Bar Practitioners' Affairs Committee, the talk, presented by Ong Eu Jin, will take place at 5:00 pm, at the KL Bar Auditorium, on 7 June 2012 (Thursday). Click on the link above for more details.
4th LAWASIA Family Law Conference, Penang (13 and 14 July 2012) Supported by Penang Bar Committee and the Malaysian Bar, this conference, themed “The New Global Family: Emerging Trends and Challenges to Family Practice”, will take place at Traders Hotel, Penang, on 13 and 14 July 2012 (Friday and Saturday). Click on the link above for more details.
News 
KUALA LUMPUR, Tues: The Legal Profession Qualifying
Board has confirmed to the Bar Council that bumiputra quota does not exist in the
Certificate of Legal Practice examinations.
Subscribe to this comment's feed
Circular No 106/2012: Accountant’s Report 2011
Will our Bar Council Secretary, Mr Lim Chee Wee, please write to inquire the Board about number of examinees as well as the percentage of passes and referrals for this year's examinations?
It will also be helpful if the above data from the previous years are also requested to enable all of us to monitor the situation.
It is about time that the Bar Council monitors the examination results assiduously so that the Board is not put in another scandal it somehow found itself.
As I have said, time after time, the Board was conceived as a BRIDGE (a horizontal construct) to enable law graduates to be called into the local Bar. It has been far too long for it to have operated like a WALL (a vertical construct) to prevent law graduates from reaching their goal.
The Board must do all it can to ensure that law graduates are not hindered from that goal. To put it positively, the Bard and all its members must ensure that all law graduates are helped in every way possible to live their dream. For far too many years now, it has been a nightmare. And this is inhuman.
Stephen Tan Ban Cheng