SABAH LAW SOCIETY

One of the major amendments is the establishment of a body corporate called "the Sabah Law Organization" to control and regulate legal practice in Sabah in Part III (consisting of sections 7A to 7F) of the amended Ordinance. The Sabah Law Organization is empowered to issue Annual Certificates to advocates and to maintain a register of firm names. The objects and other powers of the Sabah Law are provided in section 13A which forms part of the Constitution and Rules of the Sabah Law Organization found in Part VI (consisting of sections 13A to 13Q) of the amended Ordinance... The Advocates Ordinance is an old law passed in 1953 by the British Colonial Government. Sometime in 1997, the Sabah Law Organization began its efforts to propose comprehensive amendments to improve the Advocates Ordinance. In 2012, Sabah Law Organization's efforts gathered further pace when the Federal Attorney-General's Chambers intended to amend the Advocates Ordinance to introduce provisions on liberalising..

Primary location: Kota Kinabalu Malaysia