LPQB accounts to be audited for first time since 2007, Dewan Rakyat told

KUALA LUMPUR: The Prime Minister's Department has taken action to have the accounts of the Legal Profession Qualifying Board (LPQB) audited after it was last done 17 years ago, says M. Kulasegaran. The Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) revealed that the government had taken note of LPQB’s lack of transparency. The...

Govt considering replacing professional qualification exam for lawyers

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is considering introducing a comprehensive common bar course (CBC) or exam (CBE) to enhance the Certificate in Legal Practice (CLP), the current professional qualification exam for lawyers, says M. Kula Segaran. The Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reform) said this was to align the CLP with international standards...