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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:
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| 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;
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| Cheque/Receipt
for RM60 made payable to ‘ Bar Council Discipline
Fund ' for the year 2010;
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| 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) ;
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| 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;
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| 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;
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| 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;
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| 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
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| 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
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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 |
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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:
Ms Parames (ext 115/163), Ms Sree (ext 113/186), Ms Hema (ext 187/114)
Ms Kwan (ext 119), Ms Veni (ext 116) and Ms Gayathri (ext 140)
Thanking you.
Yours faithfully,
George Varughese
Secretary
Application Form For Sijil Annual 2010
Rules on Cessation of, or Change in, Practice
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