In order to create more working space and to provide a more conducive
environment for Members of the Bar and pupils in chambers, Bar Council
has decided to renovate its building. This is our first major
renovation since we moved into the building in 2003.
The
renovations at the Bar Council building started on 24 May 2010 and are
due for completion at the end of the year. The renovations have
advanced smoothly and I am pleased to inform Members of the Bar of the
progress in the following areas:
Library
Renovation of the Bar Council library is complete. We extended the library area and added many more bookshelves, allowing us to finally display all the reading materials that we have in proper order. This will also enable our librarian, Dr Pathmavathy Satyamoorthy, to purchase more books as mandated by the Malaysian Bar at its 63rd Annual General Meeting in 2008.
The excellent view from the extended area of the library allows one to view the KL Tower, the Merdeka Square and other notable buildings around the Bar Council building. Whilst undertaking the renovation, we also rectified the faulty gutter system, which had been a cause of water leakages in the library.
Ground Floor
Renovation of the Ground Floor is also complete. Our frontline services - Membership, Admission and Complaints & Intervention Departments, and the Payment Counter - resumed operations on the ground floor on 20 Aug 2010 after having been housed temporarily at the auditorium for the past three months. The Bar Council Bookshop has also reopened.
The ground floor renovation has expanded the number of work stations as well as created extra storage space for employees. The partitioned work area allows the staff to work in a more conducive manner with minimal distraction.
As an added security measure, the glass door entrances to the ground floor, as well as to the lift and staircase to the upper floors, are now secured electronically and controlled by the security guard.
Mezzanine and 2nd Floors
Tiling works on the Mezzanine and 2nd Floors are complete. This should eradicate the need to change carpets at regular intervals due to wear and tear as well as address the concern over the health hazards posed by worn carpets. The Members’ Lounge has now been reopened for Members’ use.
Auditorium
Work to rectify the unevenness of the auditorium floor and to replace the seven-year-old carpet began earlier this week. We hope to complete renovation by 30 Sept to enable the auditorium to be utilised again in October 2010.
Others
Other renovations to be undertaken include repainting internal areas, replacement of the tiles for the main staircase, replacement of sewerage pipes for the washrooms and repainting the external walls of the building. We hope to complete these renovations by the end of the year.
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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.
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