To all members of the Kuala Lumpur Bar
NOTICE
34TH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
KUALA LUMPUR BAR
[Pursuant to Section 70(1) of the Legal Profession Act 1976
as amended by the Legal Profession (Amendment) Act 2006]
NOTICE is hereby given that the 34TH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (“AGM”) of the KUALA LUMPUR BAR will be held on THURSDAY, 26 FEBRUARY 2026 at 2:00PM at MATRADE HALL, Level 3, Menara MATRADE, Jalan Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah, 50480 Kuala Lumpur.
Pursuant to Section 70(2A) of the Legal Profession Act 1976, the quorum for the 34th Annual General Meeting shall be five per cent (5%) of the total number of members of the State Bar. As at 22 January 2026, there are 9,821 members in the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur. Accordingly, the quorum is 491 members.
Kindly take note that pursuant to Section 70(2B) of the Legal Profession Act 1976, the quorum must be present within one (1) hour from the time appointed for holding the meeting i.e. by 3:00pm. If the quorum is not present by 3:00pm, the AGM shall be adjourned to 3:05pm on the same day and at the same venue. If the quorum is not present within one (1) hour from the time appointed for holding the adjourned meeting, i.e. 4:05pm, the members present shall constitute the quorum.Members are urged to make every effort to attend the AGM so that issues affecting members of the Kuala Lumpur Bar may be effectively discussed by as many members as possible.
Dated 23 January 2026
Shugan Raman
Honorary Secretary
N.B.• The Right Honourable Chief Justice and the President of the Industrial Court have no objections to members of the Kuala Lumpur Bar requesting an adjournment of cases should they wish to attend the above AGM. The Right Honourable Chief Justice has directed that all applications for adjournment are to be made as early as possible. Click here for a copy of the letter from the Chief Registrar and here for the letter from the President of the Industrial Court.
• Members will earn one (1) CPD point each for attending the AGM under the Malaysian Bar CPD Scheme. CPD Code: B1/26022026/KLB/KLB261003/1
• Members are required to produce their NRIC or Driving Licence for verification when registering their attendance at the AGM.
• Registration Counters will open from 12:30pm. Light refreshments will be served.