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WITH reference to the letter by WKL of Penang in The Star, February 19 (“UUM
law grads still awaiting reply from Bar Council”), I wish to clarify on
behalf of the Bar Council that the power to exempt Universiti Utara Malaysia law
graduates from the Certificate of Legal Practice examination is vested with the
Legal Profession Qualifying Board chaired by the Attorney–General, and not the
Bar Council.
On Aug 24, 2008, 10 senior legal practitioners, together with other evaluators
from the Judiciary and the Attorney–General’s chambers, all appointed by the
Board, visited Universiti Utara Malaysia in Sintok, Kedah, and then Multi–media University in Malacca on Sept 3, 2008, to determine if UUM and MMU law
graduates should be exempt from the CLP examination.
We have already made our recommendations to the Board, and it is for the Board
to decide.
ROGER TAN,
Malaysian Bar Evaluation Team head,
Kuala Lumpur.