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To All Members of the Malaysian Bar

SIJIL ANNUAL 2010

Pursuant to sec 32 of the Legal Profession Act 1976 , we annex herewith a Form of Application for Sijil Annual 2010 and Practising Certificate Form 2010 together with other relevant documents which are to be returned to the Secretariat duly completed with the relevant annexures not later than 15 October 2009 . We will not be responsible for any delay in the issuance of the Sijil Annual in respect of applications received after the said date.

Members may obtain the application form by the following means:

1.	Download the attachment of this email or from the Malaysian Bar website http://www.malaysianbar.org.my/sijil_annual.html ; or
2.	Collect a copy of the application form from your respective State Bar Committee (Selangor and Kuala Lumpur members may also collect their application forms from the Bar Council Secretariat).

To enable the Secretariat to deal with your application expeditiously, kindly ensure that all applications are accompanied by the following together with the checklist:

1.	Cheque/Receipt for RM100 made payable to ‘ Bar Council Compensation Fund ' for the year 2010;
2.	Cheque/Receipt for RM60 made payable to ‘ Bar Council Discipline Fund ' for the year 2010;
3.	Cheque/Receipt for RM760 made payable to the ‘Bar Council ' for the following funds for 2009 ( Subscription RM450, Building RM100, Legal Aid Centre RM100, Sports RM10 and Law Care RM100). (If payment for the above is made after 30 June 2009, kindly include an additional RM450 being penalty pursuant to sec 46(6) of the Legal Profession Act 1976) ;
4.	Certificate/s from the relevant State Bar Committee/s (for sole proprietor/partner to include Certificate/s of all branch offices, if any) certifying that there are no arrears of Subscription for the year 2009;
5.	Applicable to Legal Assistants/Consultants Only: Particulars of practice for the whole period from 1 January 2008 until the date of application in the form of a Statutory Declaration as attached;
6.	Applicable to Sole Proprietors/Partners Only: Particulars of client account/s pursuant to rule 13 of the Solicitors' Account Rules 1990 in the form of a Statutory Declaration as attached;
7.	Accountant's Report (including all branch offices, if any) for the period from 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2008 in the form prescribed by the Accountant's Report Rules 1990, duly signed and rubber-stamped by the Accountants; and/or for those who have not maintained a client account during the relevant period, please provide a Statutory Declaration to that effect. However, the Bar Council reserves the right to request further evidence to be furnished, eg a certificate from an accountant to confirm that no client account was maintained; and
8.	Professional Indemnity Insurance Schedule issued by Jardine Lloyd Thompson Sdn Bhd (hereinafter referred to as ‘JLT') insurance broker for the year 2010 or confirmation of payment of the premium.

Please contact JLT DIRECTLY for all enquiries pertaining to Professional Indemnity Insurance at:

Jardine Lloyd Thompson Sdn Bhd
Suite 10.2, 10 th Floor, Faber Imperial Court
21A, Jalan Sultan Ismail, 50250 Kuala Lumpur

Tel: 03 – 272 333 88
Fax: 03 – 272 333 01

www.myPII.com.my

Members who are exempted or require exemption from producing the Accountant's Report for the relevant period or any part thereof are advised to refer to the Accountant's Report Rules 1990 and the Advocates & Solicitors (Issue of Sijil Annual) Rules 1978.

Your attention is drawn to sec 32(3) of the Legal Profession Act 1976 which reads as follows:

“Disciplinary proceedings may be taken against any advocate and solicitor if in, or in relation to, an application under this section he makes a false statement material to the application. ”

Those who have decided to cease practice are required to notify the Bar Council by way of Notice of Cessation of Practice supported with a Statutory Declaration as prescribed under the Rulings on Cessation of Practice, which can be obtained from the Secretariat or downloaded from http://www.malaysianbar.org.my/bardocs/membership/cessation_change_practice.pdf

IMPORTANT NOTICE

Please take note of the following:

•	Failure to notify the Bar Council of your cessation of practice may result in the Bar Council instituting injunction proceedings and any costs incurred by the Bar Council in filing the injunction proceedings shall be borne by the member concerned.
•	All subscriptions received are non-refundable irrespective of whether the member was in practice for the entire year or any part thereof.
•	The Bar Council reserves the right to reject incomplete applications.
•	All applications will be dealt with on a first come first served basis.
•	All applications will be dealt with on a first come first served basis.
•	Members are requested to make enquiries with the Secretariat regarding the status of their applications if they do not receive any response within two weeks of submitting their applications

To assist the Secretariat in expediting your applications, your cooperation is sought to kindly submit your application and supporting documents duly arranged in the order as listed out in the checklist.

Should you require any clarification or assistance, please contact the Membership Department 03-20313003 at the following extensions: