The Secretariat is the administrative centre
of Bar Council with a staff force of about 90, headed by Rajen
Devaraj, Chief Executive Officer. The Secretariat comprises four
divisions -- Compliance & Membership Interests, Practitioners
Affairs, Finance & Administration and Communications.
The Bar Council Secretariat is located at
No 15 Leboh Pasar Besar, 50050 Kuala Lumpur. The contact details are as
follows:
The Professional Indemnity Insurance and Risk Management Department
is located at Suite 4.03A, 4th Floor, Wisma Maran, 28 Medan Pasar,
50050 Kuala Lumpur. The contact details are as follows:
Head of Membership, Admission
and Law Care Departments: Gayathri Chidambara Iyer
Head of Complaints & Intervention Department, and Compensation
Fund: Thanuja Rani
Industrial Law Committee
Task Force to Review the Compendium of Personal Injury Awards
Law Reform & Special Areas Committee
* Subcommittee on Migrants, Refugees & Immigrations Affairs
Referendum (CEO)
Task Force on Combined Rules of Court
International Malaysia Law Conference 2012
Arbitration & Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee
* Subcommittee on Construction Law
* Arbitration Subcommittee
* Mediation Subcommittee
Ad Hoc Committee on Conditional Fee Rules
Ad Hoc Committee on Amendments to the LPA 1976
Ad Hoc Committee on the Common Bar Course
Corporate & Commercial Law Committee
* LLP Task Force Subcommittee
* Companies Act Subcommittee
* Bursa Malaysia Subcommittee
* The Bank Negara Subcommittee
* Companies Commission of Malaysia Subcommittee
* Securities Commission Subcommittee
* Takeovers and Merges Subcommittee
* GST and Tax Subcommittee
* Competition Act Subcommittee
* Insolvency Law Reform Subcommittee
Shipping & Admiralty Law
Committee
Family Law Committee
Criminal Law Committee
Watching Brief
2012 Bar Council Subscription Click the link above to download Circular 072/2012 pertaining to the 2012 Bar Council subscription, including the payment guide and a set of Frequently-Asked-Questions.
2012 Hotel Corporate Rates Attending seminars? Going for a holiday? Click on the link above to check out the list of hotel corporate rates for Members of the Bar, which is updated regularly.
Bar Council Bookshop Read MORE … but pay LE$$! Members enjoy a 20% discount on LexisNexis publications at the Bar Council Bookshop. Click on the link above for the list of available titles.
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.
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.