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One-day Legal Aid Clinic on 11 Jan 2014

dariofoo — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 10:58:43 +0800

Clinic conducted successfully on 11 January 2014, Saturday

One-day Legal Aid Clinic on 11 Jan 2014

dariofoo — Sat, 21 Dec 2013 02:36:03 +0800

Clinic conducted successfully on 11 January 2014, Saturday

Lawyer's Corner v2

dariofoo — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 23:32:03 +0800

Dear all,

Link to v1:
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1602849

Lawyer's Corner is a one-stop centre on all things legal. Pose your legal questions here and I'll endeavour to reply to you soonest possible with some advice. Questions on any topics are welcomed - procedure on sale and purchase of property, loan documentation, tenancy, etc. Any other queries on other aspects and areas of the law are also welcomed.

Here are a few links for those who want to find out more about lawyers practising in West Malaysia as a member of the Malaysian Bar. It is important that you know that the lawyer who is handling your matter is fit and properly admitted as an Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya and possesses a valid Practising Certificate for the year 2011.

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Legal fees calculator - To calculate legal fees for SPA (and stamp duty on MOT/DOA):

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To download a copy of the Solicitors' Remuneration Order 2005 - which details the scaled fees for SPA, loan documentation and tenancy approved by the Bar Council for lawyers to charge. This is very important so that you know how much your lawyer can bill you for such matters:
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If you want to know how to file an official complaint against an Advocate & Solicitor with the Disciplinary Board, go here :
http://www.asdb.org.my/procedures.html

Some simple and basic rules and regulations of this thread:
1. Please do not PM me for any legal advice, I do not give out any advice via PM. Please post your legal query at this thread so that everyone can benefit from an answer.

2. Please do not ask for any recommendations for law firms or lawyers here.

3. Please do not advertise, promote or solicit any legal services here. This is not a place for such matters.

4. Please do not ask any questions nor talk about discounts here. Discounts are illegal and prohibited by the Bar Council.

Cheers.

Stamp Duty (Remission) (No.3) Order 2010

dariofoo — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 14:12:17 +0800

Dear friends,

Enclosed are copies of the Stamp Duty (Remission) (No.3) Order 2010 [P.U. (A) 475] and Stamp Duty (Remission) (No.2) Order 2010 [P.U. (A) 423] which came into effect from 1st January,2011. This puts into effect what was announced by our PM in his Budget 2011 speech last year.

50% remission on stamp duty payable on MOT/DOA:
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50% remission on ad valorem stamp duty payable on facilities agreement
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Basically, the conditions that has to be fulfilled are:

1. The property must be a residential property;

* residential property is defined as 'a house, condominium unit, an apartment or a flat built as a dwelling house'.

2. The purchase price of the property must not exceed RM350,000.00;

3. The applicant (purchaser) has not owned any other residential property;

* note that it doesn't state commercial property. As such, if you have owned any commercial units prior to your current first purchase of a residential property, you would be applicable.

4. The purchaser must be a Malaysian citizen.

* Not applicable to PRs and foreigners.

5. The Sale & Purchase Agreement is executed on/after 01.01.2011 but on/before 31.12.2012

6. The application for remission can only be made ONCE.

Hope the above info helps

Lawyers Corner

dariofoo — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 01:41:03 +0800

Since there's so many questions about lawyers in this forum, I took the liberty to list down a few links for those who want to find out more about lawyers practising in West Malaysia as a member of the Malaysian Bar. It is important that you know that the lawyer who is handling your matter is fit and properly admitted as an Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya and possesses a valid Practising Certificate for the year 2011.

If you want to see if your lawyer is a member of the dreaded Hall of Shame (disciplinary order has been issued against him/her), go here:
http://www.malaysianbar.org.my/disciplinary_orders/

If you want to check if your lawyer is indeed a lawyer registered with the Bar Council and who possesses a valid Practising Certificate for the year 2011, go here:
http://www.malaysianbar.org.my/find_a_lawyer.html

If you want to check if the law firm handling your matter is registered with the Bar Council, go here:
http://www.malaysianbar.org.my/find_a_law_firm.html

Check out this link for a very simple yet informative info on buying and selling property:
http://www.malaysianbar.org.my/sale_purchase_of_houses.html

..and for general info on the law on other matters:
http://www.malaysianbar.org.my/public_awareness.html

For any direct enquiries – call Bar Council at 03-2050 2050.

To calculate legal fees for SPA (and stamp duty on MOT/DOA):
http://www.elawyer.com.my/legal_calculator_info.php

OR

http://www.e-properties2u.com/loanlegal.html

To download a copy of the Solicitors' Remuneration Order 2005 - which details the scaled fees for SPA and loan documentation approved by the Bar Council for lawyers to charge:
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If you want to know how to file an official complaint against an Advocate & Solicitor with the Disciplinary Board, go here:
http://www.asdb.org.my/procedures.html

This thread is also for those who want to pose legal queries - especially on procedure on sale and purchase of property, loan documentation, tenancy, etc. Any other queries on other aspects and areas of the law are also welcomed

Please do not PM me for any legal advice, nor ask for any recommendations for law firms. I do not give out any advice via PM. Please post your legal query at this thread so that everyone can benefit from an answer.

Cheers.

Any Yamaha YHT S400 Soundbar owners out there?

dariofoo — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 23:45:37 +0800

I just got the Yamaha YHT-S400 soundbar.

Although the reviews found online are pretty good, I'd like to hear from some owners out there who can give some feedback and probably some tips on maximising it's performance,etc.

Would welcome feedback/comments from any home theatre enthusiasts out there as well.

Cheers.