On 12 Aug 2011, a Member of the Bar attempted to remove a book from the Bar Council Library without authorisation. Upon further checking, the library staff member on duty found that the call number sticker had been removed from the book.
This is a serious misconduct and a grave breach of etiquette of a lawyer.
In light of the gravity of this misconduct, the lawyer’s Bar Council Library privileges were suspended for one year with immediate effect. During the suspension, the lawyer will not be permitted to enter the Library or utilise any of the services provided by the Library.
Bar Council has lodged a complaint at the Advocates and Solicitors Disciplinary Board against the lawyer under section 94(3)(o) of the Legal Profession Act 1976, which reads:
94.Power of Disciplinary Board to strike off the Roll, suspend for misconduct, etc.
(3)For the purposes of this Part, “misconduct” means conduct or omission to act in Malaysia or elsewhere by an advocate and solicitor in a professional capacity or otherwise which amounts to grave impropriety and includes—
(o) being guilty of any conduct which is unbefitting of an advocate and solicitor or which brings or is calculated to bring the legal profession into disrepute.
Members are reminded that according to the Rules and Regulations of the Bar Council Library, the Bar Council Library is only a reference, and not a lending, library.
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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.
Notices 
On 12 Aug 2011, a Member of the Bar attempted to remove a book from the Bar Council Library without authorisation. Upon further checking, the library staff member on duty found that the call number sticker had been removed from the book.
Circular No 110/2012: Seminar on Introduction to ICC Arbitration: An Insight into the 2012 ICC Rules
