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Opposition politician Lim Tean has been deported to Singapore following his arrest in Johor Baru on August 6. The lawyer failed to surrender for a three-month jail sentence imposed for practising law without a valid certificate.
Singapore opposition lawyer Lim Tean was arrested in Johor Bahru by the Royal Malaysia Police on Aug 6 after failing to surrender for a jail term imposed for practising law without a valid certificate.
Singapore lawyer and political activist Lim Tean failed to surrender on July 20 to serve a three-month jail sentence for practising law without valid certification. A warrant review hearing is now scheduled for mid-August.
Singapore's Law Society will seek to have Workers' Party chief Pritam Singh struck off the legal rolls at a disciplinary hearing on August 13, following his conviction for lying under oath to Parliament's Committee of Privileges.
A proposal to create uniform admission standards for Syariah lawyers across Malaysia will be presented to the National Council for Islamic Religious Affairs, potentially streamlining cross-state practice.
The Court of Appeal has granted the Malaysian Bar permission to intervene in a lawyer's appeal involving the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission, with the bar president asserting that the regulator plays a vital role in upholding professional standards.
Malaysia has appointed 17 lawyers and judicial officers as new judicial commissioners in Putrajaya. The selection includes the daughter of a former Court of Appeal president, marking another significant round of appointments to bolster the High Court.
The Court of Appeal has rescheduled case management for July 13 in the defamation appeal involving prominent lawyer Zaid Ibrahim and the Malaysian Bar, following Justice Latifah Tahar's withdrawal from the panel.
Retired High Court judge Gunalan, 69, has been admitted as an advocate and solicitor of the High Court of Malaya, marking a new chapter after stepping down from the bench three years ago.