MAJLIS PEGUAM MALAYSIA v 1. ) Syed Ahmad Imdadz Bin Said Abas 2. ) IMEJ MUHIBAH SDN. BHD.

02f-39-05-2022a Federal Court (Mahkamah Persekutuan) 9 April 2023 • 02(f)-39-05/2022(A)

Catchwords

(i) Whether an advocate and solicitor needs to be given the opportunity to be heard under Section 103D (4) of the Legal Profession Act 1976 (LPA) when the Disciplinary Board (DB) has already reduced his penalty or punishment; and (ii) Whether the word “adverse” under Section 103D (4) of the LPA should be read in the context of “greater or lesser” under Section 103D (2) of the LPA.

Practice Areas

Legal Profession

Judges (3)

Abdul Rahman bin Sebli Delivered Hasnah binti Dato' Mohammed Hashim Coram Zabariah binti Mohd Yusof Coram

Parties (3)

IMEJ MUHIBAH Sdn Bhd Respondent MAJLIS PEGUAM MALAYSIA Appellant Syed Ahmad Imdadz bin Said Abas Respondent

Judgment

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