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Circular No 049/2015
Dated 9 Mar 2015
To Members of the Malaysian Bar and pupils in chambers
Agenda and Motions for the 69th Annual General Meeting of the Malaysian Bar
Please be reminded that the 69th Annual General Meeting of the Malaysian Bar (“AGM”) will be held as follows:
Date: 14 Mar 2015 (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 68th AGM held on 15 Mar 2014;
(2) To discuss matters arising from the 68th AGM (please refer to the AGM Update Sheet on pages 79 to 84 of the 2014/2015 Annual Report);
(3) To consider and, if approved, to adopt the minutes of the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Malaysian Bar (“EGM”) held on 19 Sept 2014;
(4) To discuss matters arising from the EGM;
(5) To consider the President’s Report and committees’ reports re: Activities of the Malaysian Bar for the year 2014/2015;
(6) To consider and, if approved, to adopt the Audited Accounts of the Malaysian Bar for the year ended 31 Dec 2014;
(7) To consider the following motions proposed in accordance with section 64(6) of the Legal Profession Act 1976:
(7.1) “Motion against Shafee Abdullah”, proposed by Tommy Thomas and seconded by V C George, dated 28 Feb 2015 (pages 3 to 5 of the attached bundle of motions);
(7.2) “A Motion to call upon Mr Christopher Leong to retract the Press Release dated 11 February 2015 titled “Press Release: Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim: Prosecuted or Persecuted?” issued by him as President of the Malaysian Bar and to further call upon him to tender a Public Apology to the Judiciary in respect thereof for bringing the Judiciary into contempt and misleading the Malaysian public”, proposed by Faidhur Rahman Abdul Hadi and seconded by Aidil bin Khalid, dated 6 Mar 2015 (pages 6 to 8 of the attached bundle of motions);
(7.3) Motion regarding the Sedition Act 1948, proposed by Ambiga Sreenevasan and seconded by Ragunath Kesavan, dated 6 Mar 2015 (pages 9 to 13 of the attached bundle of motions);
(7.4) “A Motion to revoke the Resolution proposed by Christopher Leong, as Chairman of the Bar Council and on behalf of the Bar Council in relation to the Sedition Act 1948 passed and adopted by the Malaysian Bar at its Extraordinary General Meeting on 19 September 2014”, proposed by Faidhur Rahman Abdul Hadi and seconded by Nurrul Nadia binti Norrizan, dated 6 Mar 2015 (pages 14 to 15 of the attached bundle of motions);
(7.5) “A motion to call upon the Malaysian Bar for transparency in respect of the election of the Bar Council members pursuant to sections 49, 50 and 51 of the Legal Profession Act 1976”, proposed by Hanif Abdul Rahman and seconded by Azril Mohd Amin, dated 6 Mar 2015 (pages 16 to 17 of the attached bundle of motions);
(7.6) “Motion for the Provision of Legal Aid and Assistance to Workers”, proposed by Charles Hector Fernandez, dated 5 Mar 2015 (pages 18 to 19 of the attached bundle of motions);
(7.7) “Motion on Royal Pardon and the Death Penalty”, proposed by Charles Hector Fernandez, dated 6 Mar 2015 (pages 20 to 21 of the attached bundle of motions);
(7.8) Motion “regarding the Monopoly of the Provision of the Professional Indemnity Insurance by Jardine Lloyd Thompson Sdn Bhd (Underwritten by Pacific & Orient Insurance Co. Berhad)”, proposed by Steven Hoe and seconded by Vengetraman Manickam, dated 6 Mar 2015 (pages 22 to 25 of the attached bundle of motions);
(7.9) “Motion on the Bar Council’s Proposed Legal Profession (Group Practice) Rules 2013”, proposed by Edmund Bon Tai Soon and seconded by Amer Hamzah bin Arshad, Foong Cheng Leong, Yudistra Darma Dorai, Abdul Rashid bin Ismail, Ong Yu Jian and Jamie Wong Siew Min, dated 6 Mar 2015 (pages 26 to 41 of the attached bundle of motions);
(7.10) Motion “regarding the minimum standards and fair remuneration for Chambering Students / Pupils in Chambers”, proposed by Steven Hoe and seconded by Ashwin Kumar, dated 6 Mar 2015 (pages 42 to 45 of the attached bundle of motions);
(7.11) “Motion on TPPA and ‘Investor–State Dispute Settlement’ (ISDS) Provisions”, proposed by Charles Hector Fernandez, dated 4 Mar 2015 (pages 46 to 48 of the attached bundle of motions); and
(7.12) “Motion to increase Building Fund levy from RM100 to RM250 per annum for a period of 15 years”, proposed by Christopher Leong (Chairman, Bar Council), on behalf of the Bar Council, dated 6 Mar 2015 (pages 49 to 50 of the attached bundle of motions); and
(8) General.
Attached is a document containing the 12 abovementioned motions that have been proposed for consideration at the AGM. If you are a registered user of the Malaysian Bar website, you may also click here to view the motions, and here to download the 2014/2015 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 2014/2015 Annual Report on a first–come, first–served basis. Please note that only limited print copies of the 2014/2015 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 14 Mar 2015.
Note
(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 Continuing Professional Development (“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 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.