By Desmond Ho
The Malacca Bar organized a forum titled “One Malaysia : Fact or Fiction” on 6.8.2010 at Renaissance Hotel, Melaka. Jointly co-organized by  the Human Rights Sub-committee and the Contemporary Issues Sub-committee, the forum was a platform for Malaccans, from all walks of life, to gain an insight as to the current Prime Minister’s [...]

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2 members of the Legal Aid Committee gave a talk during the seminar organised by Pejabat Pembangunan Wanita Negeri Melaka, Kementerian Pembangunan Wanita, Keluarga dan Masyarakat (Rumah Nur) on 27/5/2010.
Our slot in the afternoon session touched on the Domestic Violence Act 1994, practical pointers on how to obtain help and [...]

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The Malacca Bar Committee presented a cheque for RM30,000.00 to the beneficiary of the late Jimmy Khoo Seng Kiong in a ceremony held in the Straits Malacca Hotel on 20th May 2010. The ceremony was held after a talk by Haji Sulaiman Abdullah for young lawyers and chambering pupils on “Etiquette and [...]

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2 members of the Malacca Bar participated in the inaugural Program Paralegal organised by the Reproductive Health Association of Melaka (formerly known as Family Planning Association Malacca) on 06/4/2010.
The morning session included a talk on the Civil and Syariah jurisdiction with specific focus on the legal issues concerning the transgender [...]

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A Risk Management Roadshow was organized by the Professional Practice & Development Committee and this was held in Melaka on 9th March 2010 (Friday) at Malacca Straits Hotel, 3.30pm.

Ms. Wong Li Chin the Executive Officer from the Professional Indemnity & Insurance department, Malaysian Bar Council took the time and effort to conduct the roadshow here, [...]

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The 1st Legal Aid event of the Malacca Bar in 2010 saw 8 lawyers and a pupil-in-chambers participate during the Wesley Church Community Day on 27th March, 2010.  From 9-12pm on a sunny Saturday, pamphlets (on various legal issues) including the very famous ‘Red Book’ were distributed, and free [...]

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The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Malacca Bar Committee was held on 24 February 2010 (Friday) at Malacca Straits Hotel at 4:00pm.

The Chairman Mr. Ng Kong Peng called the meeting to order at 4:10pm when the quorum was reached.

Our incumbent Chairman started off with the relevant items on the agenda. [...]

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Selangor vs Melaka/Negeri Sembilan Bar Games 2009

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Malacca/Negeri Sembilan vs Selangor Bar Games 2009

The Annual Malacca/Negeri Sembilan vs Selangor Bar Games 2009 will be held in Malacca on Saturday, 23rd January 2009 at the Malacca Club Sport Complex in Tanjung Kling. The games to be played are:-

Badminton - 2.30pm
(Convenor : Ms. Fiona Tan Tel : 06-292 2532/292 2533)

Snooker - 3.00pm
(Convenor : En. Nizam Bashir Tel : 06-283 7786)

Volleyball - 4.00pm
(Convenor : Ms. Fiona Tan Tel : 06-292 2532/292 2533)

Netball (to be confirmed) - 4.30pm
(Convenor : Cik Nora’ain Bte Hj. Saat Tel : 06-282 0614 / 282 0635)

Football - 5.30pm
(Convenor : En. Mahaiyuddin Bin Musa Tel : 06-286 4858)

Boatrace - during dinner
(Convenor : Mr. Surendran Chelvarajah Tel : 06-281 4670 / 281 5670)

Golf - golf will also be played on Saturday, 23rd January 2010 at Ayer Keroh Country Club. The Convenor for golf is En. Khairil Aznan bin Aziz (Tel: 06-284 7788 / 284 7461 or H/P : 012 681 2206). Those wishing to play golf golf are kindly requested to contact En. Khairil.

Members and chambering pupils who are interested in representing the combined Malacca/Negeri Sembilan Bars in the above games, are kindly requested to contact the abovementioned convenors as soon as possible.

Dinner - Free of charge. However, if you have given your name for the dinner and do not attend it, you will be charged RM10.00. To facilitate catering, those wishing to attend the dinner (including players/chambering pupils) are kindly asked to return the reply slip to the Malacca bar office (can be faxed to 283 0755) not later than Wednesday, 20th January, 2010.

Attendance of all chambering pupils either as a player/supporter is COMPULSORY. However, the dinner is optional.

Fiona Tan, Ms.
Chairperson
Sports Sub-Committee
Malacca Bar Committee

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