Law grad's last appeal for CLP retake revives calls for Common Bar

The Kuala Lumpur Bar Committee will resume its efforts to push for a standard professional examination for all law degree holders before they commence their chambering in Malaysia.

Its chairperson Vivekananda Sukumaran said the Kuala Lumpur Bar received about 30 to 40 pupils being admitted to the roll every month. However, the Bar Committee was receiving reports of a decline in the quality of new entrants.

Responding to a Malaysiakini report on a law graduate’s last attempt at clearing the certificate of legal practice (CLP), Sukumaran said he would...