'Allow law firms to partly reopen to safeguard people’s rights'

The Malaysian Bar has urged the government to allow the partial reopening of all law firms nationwide during the ongoing total lockdown to safeguard the people’s right to proper legal representation.

In a circular dated June 14 and e-mailed to lawyers, the Bar revealed that it had made the proposal to the National Security Council (NSC) and the Legal Affairs Division of the Prime Minister’s Department...