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Daily Express
09-07-2025
- Politics
- Daily Express
Free Legal Advice Clinic
Published on: Wednesday, July 09, 2025 Published on: Wed, Jul 09, 2025 Text Size: Musa in a group photo with the SLS delegation. Kota Kinabalu: The Sabah Law Society (SLS) is serving the community through its Free Legal Advice Clinic initiative. Its President, Datuk Mohamad Nizam Maduarin, said the SLS, as the sole regulatory body for the legal profession in the State, also plays a role in monitoring legal practice ethics and is actively involved in community-based programmes. 'One of the main corporate social responsibility initiatives is the Free Legal Advice Clinic, held every Saturday from 9am to 12pm at our secretariat on Level 6, MAA Tower,' he said after paying a courtesy call on the Head of State, Tun Musa Aman, Monday. 'The public may walk in without any charges and obtain legal advice in any area of law. 'Two volunteer lawyers are assigned each week to handle the consultation sessions,' The visit aimed to brief Musa on SLS activities and to invite him to the Opening of the Legal Year Gala Dinner 2026, which will be held in January next year. According to him, SLS is also actively involved in the Mobile Court programme organised by the judiciary, by setting up legal advisory counters and assisting with document verification in selected rural locations. SLS was originally known as the Sabah Law Association since the 1960s before it was upgraded to a statutory body in 2017. It now operates under its own Advocates Ordinance. As of January 2025, a total of 861 lawyers are registered under private legal practice in Sabah, while the total membership of SLS has reached 1,200. * Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel and Telegram for breaking news alerts and key updates! * Do you have access to the Daily Express e-paper and online exclusive news? Check out subscription plans available. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express's Telegram channel. Daily Express Malaysia
Borneo Post
07-07-2025
- Politics
- Borneo Post
Sabah Law Society offers free legal clinics
Tun Musa (fourth from left) in a group photo with the SLS delegation. KOTA KINABALU (July 7): The Sabah Law Society (SLS) serves the community through its free legal advice clinic. Its president, Datuk Mohamad Nizam Maduarin, stated that SLS — the sole regulatory body for the legal profession in the state — also monitors solicitor ethics and actively drives community programs. 'A flagship corporate social responsibility initiative is our free legal advice clinic, held every Saturday from 9am to 12pm at our secretariat (sixth floor, MAA Tower). The public may walk in without appointment or fees to consult on any legal matter. Two volunteer lawyers are assigned weekly to handle these sessions,' he said after a courtesy visit to the Governor of Sabah, Tun Musa Aman, today. The visit aimed to brief Tun Musa on SLS activities and invite him to the opening of the Legal Year Gala Dinner 2026 in January. Mohamad added that SLS actively supports Mobile Court programs organized by the judiciary, offering legal advice counters and document assistance in selected rural locations. Originally established as the Sabah Law Association in the 1960s, SLS was upgraded to a statutory body in 2017 and now operates under its own Advocates Ordinance. As of January 2025, 861 lawyers are registered in private practice in Sabah, with total SLS membership reaching 1,200.
New Straits Times
30-06-2025
- Business
- New Straits Times
Sabah assemblymen graft: Businessman wants ex-MACC head Latheefa Koya on his team
KOTA KINABALU: Businessman Datuk Albert Tei, who was charged with graft today, says he plans to engage former Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission chief commissioner Latheefa Koya as counsel for his defence. Tei, 37, from Selangor, was charged with two counts of giving bribes to two Sabah assemblymen and pleaded not guilty. ( Tei's counsel, Edward Paul, said this was an unusual case where the complainant is also charged alongside the receivers. "It's quite unusual, but we are prepared for it, and he's very adamant about clearing his name on both charges," he told reporters after the court proceedings. He said they will be filing an ad-hoc admission application for Latheefa to join Tei's legal team. However, he did not disclose the exact date when the application would be filed, only saying that it would be "soon". Batholomew Jingulam and Jul Hamri Jumhani also represented Tei. Latheefa, who is also the adviser of the rights group Lawyers for Liberty (LFL), is a peninsular-based lawyer who has been consulting Tei regarding the Op Adun cases. Applications for the ad-hoc admission of counsel from outside Sabah are made pursuant to Section 10 of the Advocates Ordinance. Op Adun is the investigation into the involvement of Sabah assemblymen in the issuance of mining licences.
