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A Singapore court will review an active arrest warrant for lawyer Lim Tean, who failed to report for a three-month-and-one-week jail sentence on July 20. The review is set for August 17, following his conviction for practising law without proper credentials.
A proposal to create uniform Syariah lawyer accreditation nationwide will be submitted to Malaysia's National Council for Islamic Religious Affairs, potentially streamlining interstate legal practice.
Malaysia's Court of Appeal has granted the Bar Council permission to intervene in a lawyer's appeal against notices issued by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission, recognising the Bar's regulatory interest in solicitor-client privilege matters.
Justice Latifah Tahar has withdrawn from hearing a defamation appeal involving prominent lawyer Zaid Ibrahim and the Malaysian Bar. The Court of Appeal will reconvene on July 13 to schedule a fresh hearing before a different judicial panel.
A 69-year-old former judge has been admitted as an advocate and solicitor of the High Court of Malaya, launching a new professional chapter three years after stepping down from the judiciary.