To Members of the Malaysian Bar and pupils in chambers
The 72nd Annual General Meeting of the Malaysian Bar (“AGM”) will be held as follows:
Date: 17 March 2018 (Saturday)Time: 10:00 am
Venue: Grand Ballroom, Level 1, Convention Centre, Renaissance Kuala Lumpur Hotel, Corner of Jalan Sultan Ismail and Jalan Ampang, 50450 Kuala Lumpur
The agenda for the AGM is as follows:
(1) To consider and, if approved, to adopt the minutes of the 71st AGM held on 18 March 2017;
(2) To discuss matters arising from the minutes of the 71st AGM (please refer to the AGM Update Sheet on pages 58 and 59 of the 2017/18 Annual Report);
(3) To consider and, if approved, to adopt the minutes of the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Malaysian Bar (“EGM”) held on 3 August 2017;
(4) To discuss matters arising from the minutes of the EGM;
(5) To consider the President’s Report and committees’ reports re: Activities of the Malaysian Bar for the year 2017/2018;
(6) To consider and, if approved, to adopt the Audited Accounts of the Malaysian Bar for the year ended 31 December 2017;
(7) To consider the 15 motions proposed in accordance with section 64(6) of the Legal Profession Act 1976; and
(8) General.
If you are a registered user of the Malaysian Bar website, please click
here
to access a document containing the 15 abovementioned motions that have been proposed for consideration at the AGM, and
here
to download the 2017/18 Annual Report.In accordance with section 64(4) of the Legal Profession Act 1976, the quorum for the AGM shall be 500 Members of the Malaysian Bar.
Members who attend the AGM will receive a print copy of the 2017/18 Annual Report on a first come, first served basis. Please note that only limited print copies of the 2017/18 Annual Report have been produced.
Members are urged to make every effort to attend the AGM so that issues affecting the profession may be effectively discussed by as many Members as possible.
We look forward to your presence and participation at the AGM on 17 March 2018.
Thank you.
Roger Chan Weng Keng
Secretary
Malaysian Bar
Notes
(1) Members are kindly requested to make every effort to attend the meeting punctually to ensure a quorum of 500. If the quorum is not present by 11:00 am, the AGM shall be adjourned to 11:15 am on the same day and at the same venue.
(2) Registration counters will open from 8:30 am. Light refreshments will be served.
(3) All Members and pupils in chambers will be required to produce their National Registration Identity Card (“NRIC”) or driver’s licence in order to register their attendance for the AGM.
(4) All Members and pupils in chambers shall, upon registering their names, wear the designated wristbands for the purpose of admission.
(5) Pupils in chambers may attend but shall not vote, and shall be seated only at the area(s) designated for them.
(6) Under the CPD Scheme, Members and pupils in chambers will earn one CPD point for attending the AGM.
(7) For information on preferential hotel corporate rates secured by the Bar Council, please refer to the current list, which can be downloaded from the scroll box located on the top right–hand section of the Malaysian Bar website, at www.malaysianbar.org.my.