The Kuala Lumpur Bar Blog

We make reference to the recent announcement by the Government of Malaysia of their proposals to amend the Printing Presses and Publications Act 1984 (PPPA), to include online content. ITC acknowledges that the proposed amendments are yet unknown. Nonetheless, ITC would implore and advocate that any amendments to the PPPA ought to be inline with the Right of the Freedom of Speech enshrined in the Malaysian Federal Constitution. ITC is also guided by the MSC Malaysia Bill of Guarantee, which guarantees no censorship on the Net. Any form of censorship or impediment to this enshrined right would be unconstitutional and a step backwards for Malaysia. ITC wishes to highlight that at a recent Information Technology Law Forum hosted by ITC, where the Honourable Minister of Information, Communications and Culture, Dato’ Seri Rais Yatim was invited, and the Honourable Deputy Minister Dato’ Maglin Dennis D’Cruz, had attended on behalf of the Minister; the Deputy Minister in his speech had s...

About four days before the Forum, KLBC received a letter from the Minister of Information Communications and Culture that he could not attend to officiate at the IT Law Forum after having accepted the invitation earlier on. Thankfully, the Deputy Minister, Dato’ Maglin Dennis D’Cruz graciously agreed to attend on behalf of the Minister and opened the Forum. The Deputy Minister gave a resounding speech, confirming that the Government of Malaysia is committed to transparency and Freedom of Speech on the Internet; but called for users to the responsible when using the same. About 100 people attended the Opening ceremony, held at the KDU Law S chool at their new 2 nd campus at Section 13, Petaling Jaya. With KDU recently upgraded to University College status, having the Forum there seemed apt, for the discussion that went on at the Forum was truly educational and informative. Three speakers spoke on the Censorship on Malaysian Internet and all three of them spoke against censorship;...

The Kuala Lumpur Bar Committee through its Information Technology Committee in partnership with KDU University College is organising the inaugural Information Technology Law Forum on 12.11.2010 at KDU University College, Section 13 Campus, Petaling Jaya. Registration Fee is RM50 per participant. We are inviting legal firms as partners for specific session in the Forum. The sponsorship fee as a partner shall be RM5000 for each session. As a partner of a selected session and in return for the sponsorship fee, your firm will be associated with that session and may choose to place buntings and/or distribute brochures at the said session. Should you wish to sponsor a session and/or send participants, kindly complete and return the form to the Kuala Lumpur Bar Committee by 25 October 2010. Do contact our Ms Melissa Dass at the KL Bar secretariat at 03-26920745 (Direct Line)/03-26933585 (General Line) or melissa@klbar.org.my for any further information or clarification.

The pluses and minuses of the Personal Data Protection Bill 2009 . It is past midnight and you are sleeping soundly. Suddenly, an SMS beeps in. It turns out to be a message from a hotel, which you have never been to in your life, giving away a free one-night st ay. Annoyed, you go back to bed. But you toss and turn. You can't get back to sleep and get even more irritated. Many of us have experienced similar incidents with these unsolicited phone calls, SMSes and e-mail messages. And many have also noticed that these nuisance calls or messages are almost always after they had divulged their personal contact information. It could have been a warranty card you filled up, or you handed over your business card to participate in a "lucky draw" somewhere, or you had just subscribed to some service. In any case, someone either sold your contact information or is misusing it. At the very least, such misuse means you are inconvenienced or irritated by sales pitches. But more worr...

All members of the KL Bar are welcome to find out more about the Fabulous Deals at the DiGi Roadshow Date: 29 June 2010 (Tuesday) Time: 10.00 a.m. to 2.00 p.m. Venue: Cafeteria, Level B1, KL Court Complex, Jalan Duta Click here for list of the exclusive plans offered by DiGi

The launch of the KL Bar/ DiGi collaboration took place at the Duta Court Cafeteria on 15.06.2010 from 10.00am onwards. Curious members of the Bar were there as early as 9.45am waiting for the DiGi team to set up. Amongst the offers from DiGi are free BlackBerry Curve 8520 (for the first 100 subscribers). Special rates for BlackBerry and iPhone, free phone calls amongst the KL Bar Members (for those who sign up) and much more. Click here for a list of the proposal plan. If you missed them on 15.06.2010, you still have a chance to meet them on 22.06.2010 and 29.06.2010 at the Duta Court Cafeteria.

All members of the KL Bar are invited for the Launch of this Collaboration Date: 15 June 2010 Time: 10.00 a.m. Venue: Cafeteria, Level B1, KL Court Complex Click here for more details on the Fabulous Deals

Dear Members/Pupils, This is a personal invitation from the Information Technology Committee. Last term ITC revamped the KL Bar website and even initiated a Flickr and Twitter account. This is of course, over and above the KL Bar Blog and KL Bar Facebook group, initiated in 2008. This term we are working towards a Telecommunications Collaboration with DIGI, and also to collaborate further with the Publications Committee to post entries on the KL Bar Blog. ITC also aims to create and amplify legal awareness on IT-related Laws. To do that, we wish to organise a mini-Law Conference on IT Law, and hold Forums. In addition, the Court Administration has indicated that IT usage for administration matters will likely increase. It is possible that Court processes like filing or sending letters, may go on-line. ITC will likely be involved in this, if called upon by the Courts. As such, we need help. We need lawyers who can support and assist in the proposed projects. We hope you would give us a ...

The Communications and Multimedia Content Forum of Malaysia (CMCF) is an independent self- regulatory body set up via the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 (CMA’98) in 2001 and operates under the auspices of the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC). Designated by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission on 29 March 2001, the CMCF is made up of six 'Ordinary' member categories, namely - Advertisers, Audiotext Hosting Service Providers, Broadcasters, Civic Groups, Content Creators/Distributors and Intern et Access Service Providers. The CMCF governs content by self-regulation in line with the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Content Code (Content Code) which is a set of industry guidelines for the usage and/or dissemination of content via the electronic networked medium for public consumption. The Content Code is enforced by the CMCF and it sets out the guidelines and procedures for good practice and standards of content dis...

ANNOUNCEMENT Legal WorkBench, the Comprehensive Online Legal Resource for Malaysian Practitioners is Now Available, Free of Charge, at the Bar Room of Duta Court Complex The KL Bar, in collaboration with Crimsonlogic Sdn Bhd, is pleased to offer free access to Legal Workbench, the premier online legal research service for practitioners of Malaysian law at the Duta Court Complex. The KL Bar will make Legal Workbench available at its computer terminals at the Bar Room, Left Wing, 5th Floor of the Duta Court Complex. The KL Bar Committee will charge its normal fee for usage of the computer terminals but there will be no additional charge imposed on members of the Bar for usage of Legal Workbench. The service will be officially introduced to members of the KL Bar on Monday, 25 August 2008. The details of the launch are as follows: Date : Monday, 25 August 2008 Venue : Bar Room, Left Wing 5th Floor, Jalan Duta Court Complex, Kuala Lumpur Time : 10am to 11am Admission is free Members of th...