KENYATAAN AKHBAR PADA 23/4/2009
Adalah dimaklumkan bahawa pengiktirafan program Ijazah Sarjana Muda Undang-undang (Kepujian), oleh Lembaga Kelayakan Profesion Undang-undang, Malaysia telah pun diwartakan pada 16 April 2009 dalam warta kerajaan P.U.(B)119 berkenaan pemberitahuan di bawah Seksyen 3 Akta Profesion Undang-undang 1976 [Akta 166].
Adalah dimaklumkan bahawa pengiktirafan program Ijazah Sarjana Muda Undang-undang (Kepujian), oleh Lembaga Kelayakan Profesion Undang-undang, Malaysia telah pun diwartakan pada 16 April 2009 dalam warta kerajaan P.U.(B)119 berkenaan pemberitahuan di bawah Seksyen 3 Akta Profesion Undang-undang 1976 [Akta 166].
Notifikasi ini melayakkan pelajar Undang-undang yang telah tamat pengajian Ijazah Sarjana Muda Undang-undang (Kepujian), Universiti Utara Malaysia untuk menjalani latihan guaman mereka (chambering) bermula pada tarikh tersebut.
Universiti Utara Malaysia mengucapkan ribuan terima kasih kepada semua pihak yang telah memberikan kerjasama dan sokongan dalam usaha untuk mendapat pengiktirafan profesional ini.
Daripada:Prof. Madya Dr Asmah Laili Hj YeonPenolong Naib CanselorKolej Undang-undang, Kerajaan dan Pengajian AntarabangsaUniversiti Utara Malaysia
PRESS STATEMENT on 23 April 2009 (English transalation)
This is to inform that the recognition of Law Degree (Honours) programme by the Legal Profession Qualifying Board Malaysia have been gazetted on 16 April 2009 in government gazette P. U. (B)119 pertaining to notification under Section 3 of the Legal Profession Act 1976 [Act 166].
This notification qualifies law student who has completed from the Law Degree (Honours) from University Utara Malaysia to undergo pupilage in chamber starting from the date mentioned herein.
University Utara Malaysia express thousands gratitude for those who have rendered cooperation and support in the effort of obtaining this professional recognition.
From:Associates Professor Dr. Asmah Laili Hj YeonAssistant Vice-ChancellorCollege of Law, Government and International StudiesUniversiti Utara Malaysia
We have further made a call to UUM and have spoken to one of the officer who verified that the press statement was indeed true and we were informed that the same was also reported by 2 local Malay newspaper Kosmo on 18 April and Sinar Harian on 19 April 2009.
Under section 10 of the Legal Professiona Act:” The High Court may at its discretion and subject to the Act admits as an advocate and solicitor of the High Court -
(a) any qualified person; and (b) any articled clerk who has complied with section 25…”
Section 3 of the Act defines the “qualified person” as any person who-“(a) has pass the final examination leading to the degreee of Bachelor of Laws of the University Malaya, the University of Malaya in Singapore, the Univeristy of Singapore or the National University of Singapore;
(b) is a barrister-at-law of England;
(c) is in possession of such other qualification as may by notification in the Gazette be declared by the Board to be sufficient to make a person a qualified person for the purpose of this Act”
Section 3 of the Act defines the “qualified person” as any person who-“(a) has pass the final examination leading to the degreee of Bachelor of Laws of the University Malaya, the University of Malaya in Singapore, the Univeristy of Singapore or the National University of Singapore;
(b) is a barrister-at-law of England;
(c) is in possession of such other qualification as may by notification in the Gazette be declared by the Board to be sufficient to make a person a qualified person for the purpose of this Act”
As such, this case is likely to fall under section 3 (c) of the Act and the relevant UUM law graduates may need to wait for the LPQB to declare them as qualified person before they can proceed to undergoing pupilage in chamber.
Based on our understanding, there were 3 batches of law graduates from UUM thus far. Is this meant that all the previous and future UUM law graduates with honours degree are now qualified to undergoing pupilage in chamber without the need to pass the CLP Exam? or it only applies to the law students who graduate after the gezzatted date?
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Graduan Undang-Undang UUM Layak Jalani Latihan Dalam Kamar
16 APRIL 2009 / 20 RABIULAKHIR 1430H
16 APRIL 2009 / 20 RABIULAKHIR 1430H
"UUM: UNIVERSITI PILIHAN UTAMA" (FIRST CHOICE UNIVERSITY) PROUUM ONLINE, 16 April: Graduan program Undang-Undang Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) kini layak menjalani latihan dalam kamar, apabila Lembaga Kelayakan Profesion Undang-Undang Malaysia memberi kelulusan tersebut minggu lalu.
Penolong Naib Canselor UUM College of Law, Government and International Studies (UUM COLGIS) Prof Madya Dr Asmah Laili Yeon berkata, kelulusan itu membolehkan graduan UUM diterima masuk sebagai peguambela dan peguamcara.
Bagaimanapun, katanya, semua graduan Ijazah Sarjana Muda Undang-undang dengan Kepujian (LL.B) (Hons) UUM perlu menunggu sehingga keputusan itu diwartakan seperti termaktub dalam Akta Profesion Undang-Undang 1976 (Akta 166).
"Selepas pemberitahuan tersebut diwartakan dan berkuatkuasa yang dijangka dalam seminggu dua ini, para graduan Undang-Undang UUM dianggap sebagai 'orang yang berkelayakan' bagi maksud Akta 166 di mana graduan Undang-Undang UUM boleh menjalani latihan dalam kamar atau chambering.
"Graduan UUM yang telah menamatkan pengajian mereka hanya perlu menunggu notifikasi daripada Lembaga Kelayakan Profesion Undang-Undang membuat notifikasi terlebih dahulu," katanya.
Sebelum ini graduan Undang-Undang UUM tidak dibenarkan untuk menjadi peguambela atau peguamcara, walaupun Program Undang-Undang ini telah mendapat akreditasi dari Agensi Kelayakan Malaysia (MQA) pada 26 Oktober 2007.
Oleh sebab program profesional ini perlu menunggu kelulusan dari Lembaga Profesion Undang-Undang Malaysia, graduan sulung UUM tidak dibenarkan untuk membuat latihan dalam kamar, sekali gus tidak boleh menjadi peguam bela atau peguamcara. Dr Asmah berkata, kelulusan ini memberi kelegaan kepada graduan sulung yang dikeluarkan UUM tahun lalu dan pelajar Undang-Undang UUM.
Dr Asmah berkata, kelulusan Lembaga Kelayakan Profesion Undang-Undang ini memberi kelegaan kepada semua graduan, pelajar dan ibu bapa.
"Pelajar, ibu bapa dan graduan mengucapkan terima kasih kepada Jabatan Peguam Negara, Majlis Peguam Malaysia, Agensi Kelayakan Malaysia dan semua Jawatankuasa Pengiktirafan kerana meletakkan program undang-undang UUM setaraf dengan universiti lain.
"Pihak Universiti berharap dengan kenyataan ini dapat menyelesaikan isu dan dilema berkaitan graduan Undang-Undang UUM yang menghadapi kesukaran dalam kerjaya bidang guaman," katanya. Habis.
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