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The Malaysian Bar (Malay: Badan Peguam Malaysia) is a professional body which regulates the profession of lawyers in peninsular Malaysia. In Malaysia, there is no distinction between a barrister and a solicitor, in that, it is a fused profession. Membership into the Bar is automatic and mandatory. [1]
In 1964, Shook Lin opened an office in Singapore, [4] [5] and by the 1980s, it was considered one of the four local leading law firms of the time. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] In 2001, it was among the first batch of joint law ventures approved by the Singaporean government to operate a partnership with Allen & Overy .
In July 2009, there were 95 foreign firms with offices in Singapore, and 840 foreign lawyers, up from 576 in 2000. [4] [5] Six international firms were given a licence to practice local corporate law for the first time in December 2008. [6]
According to the Malaysian Bar report of 2020, the largest area of practice is no longer corporate work. As of 2020, the largest practice areas for Malaysian law firms are conveyancing and civil litigation. [45] Hiring of legal professionals in 2021 will most likely remain conservative and limited to certain industries.
"List of Law Agents – Special and General – and Advocates and Attorneys, admitted to the practice in the Straits Settlements, from the first Charter to the Prince of Wales' Island (Penang)". Cases heard and determined in Her Majesty's Supreme court of the Straits Settlements, 1808–1884 .
Location of Singapore Singapore is a sovereign island country in maritime Southeast Asia. A global city, it has a highly developed market economy, based historically on extended entrepôt trade and more recently as a financial hub as well. Its economy is known as the most freest, most innovative, most competitive, most dynamic and most business-friendly in the world by various multinational ...
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This category page lists notable lawyers who were admitted to the Malaysian Bar. To find a lawyer, see malaysianbar.org.my. Subcategories.