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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 .
A person seeking to be admitted to the Singapore Bar will generally need to meet the requirements to be a 'qualified person' (QP) and complete the Part B examinations (a practical course of instruction, culminating in practical and written examinations). [22] To be considered a QP, a person will need to obtain an approved law degree.
He has been acknowledged [16] to have transformed the public image of the Malaysian Bar when he singlehandedly designed and managed the website of the Malaysian Bar [17] for 4 years. He writes [ 18 ] regularly and has contributed many articles in local and foreign legal periodicals and news media.
Nallini served on committees of the Malaysian Bar Council and was a member of the Disciplinary Committee Panel of the Advocates & Solicitors Disciplinary Board. As of 2007, she is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. [4] She is also the chairperson of the Malaysian Middle Temple Alumni Association. [3]
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In the course of his legal and Judicial career he has been a member of the Malaysian Bar Council for many years, and was appointed a member of the National Goodwill Council in 1969, a Royal Commissioner in 1971 for the Reform of the Laws of Marriage and Divorce in Malaysia and for many years he was a member of the Legal Qualifying Board ...
Malaysian Bar; Malaysian Bar; Suaram; Charles Hector; Malaysians Against Death Penalty & Torture; Free Malaysia Today, 21/1/2011; guardian.co.uk, 24/1/2011; AHRC - MALAYSIA: A human rights lawyer and public interest advocate faces threats of legal action for blogging about a company allegedly violating rights of migrant workers