The objective of LawCare is to provide financial assistance to needy lawyers and their families in situations of death, illness or disability. The Bar Council first introduced the Lawcare Group Insurance policy on 1 July 2006. Under the policy, the next-of-kin of a Member of the Malaysian Bar is paid RM30,000 in the event of the Member’s death while in active practice. LawCare also provides financial assistance to Members suffering partial and permanent disability, or total and permanent disability, arising from sickness, disease or accidents. Since the insurance scheme only covers members up to the age of 70, in the event of the death of a Member who is above the age of 70, the next-of-kin will be paid RM30,000 directly from the LawCare Fund.
Today, we are in our fifth year of insurance. Although our insurance coverage has been reduced to RM20,000 due to the high number of claims received, we top up a sum of RM10,000 from the LawCare Fund so that the family of the deceased Member still receives RM30,000.
In addition to this a Benevolent Fund, set up to assist our members who require financial assistance whether due to illness or other reason, has been in existence since 2003.
The amounts that have been paid out to Members under the two schemes since 2006 are set out below:
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Number of claims
8
30
26
25
12
Paid out by Insurance
RM210,000
RM870,000
RM610,000
RM400,000
RM220,000
Paid out by LawCare Fund
-
-
RM140,000
RM350,000
RM140,000
Paid out by Benevolent Fund
RM35,000
RM103,000
RM10,000
RM20,000
-
When the Bar Council receives information on the death of a Member, we will send out a letter of condolence to the family together with a checklist of documents required to enable us to submit the insurance claim on the family’s behalf. Provided all the documents are in order and there is a nominee, payment to the next-of-kin can usually take place within two months.
Payment may take a little longer if the member has not filled out the “Malaysian Bar Member’s Beneficiary/Trustee Form”. This Form is important since it assists the LawCare Committee to determine the correct recipient of the insurance monies. For Muslim Members, the nominee will act as a trustee who will distribute the monies according to Syariah rules.
We urge all Members who have yet to submit the Form to submit it as soon as possible in order that their next-of-kin will not be inconvenienced in the event of any untoward incident.
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Talk on Summary Judgement (25 May 2012) Organised by the Selangor Bar Committee, this talk will take place at 5:00 pm, at the Selangor Bar Committee Auditorium, on 25 May 2012 (Friday). The talk will be conducted by Ramesh Supramanian. 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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The objective of LawCare is to provide financial assistance to needy lawyers and their families in situations of death, illness or disability. The Bar Council first introduced the Lawcare Group Insurance policy on 1 July 2006. Under the policy, the next-of-kin of a Member of the Malaysian Bar is paid RM30,000 in the event of the Member’s death while in active practice. LawCare also provides financial assistance to Members suffering partial and permanent disability, or total and permanent disability, arising from sickness, disease or accidents. Since the insurance scheme only covers members up to the age of 70, in the event of the death of a Member who is above the age of 70, the next-of-kin will be paid RM30,000 directly from the LawCare Fund. 
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