Circular No 179/2021
Dated 23 May 2021

To Members of the Malaysian Bar and pupils in chambers

Notification of Court Operations in MCO and EMCO States

We refer to the announcement made by the Senior Minister (Security) and Defence Minister, YB Dato’ Sri Ismail Sabri Yaakob on 22 May 2021, on tighter restrictions of the current Movement Control Order (MCO 3.0) in Peninsular Malaysia and the Federal Territory of Labuan.

Following said announcement, the Office of the Chief Registrar of the Federal Court of Malaysia (“CR’s Office”) has issued an email and a media statement on 23 May 2021 entitled “Pengendalian Kes-Kes Mahkamah di Semenanjung dan Wilayah Persekutuan Labuan dalam Tempoh Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan 3.0 Diperketatkan Berkuat Kuasa 25 Mei 2021” pertaining to Court operations during this period (see pages 4 to 9), as follows:

(a) Conduct of Criminal Cases in Open Court

 “Arahan Ketua Hakim Negara Mengenai Pengendalian Kes Jenayah di Mahkamah Semasa Tempoh Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan” dated 20 Jan 2021 (see pages 10 to 17), applies.  Members are further required to take note of the following:

(i) Except for fresh charges and applications for orders, all physical case managements are postponed;
(ii) All cases scheduled for sentencing and orders are postponed;
(iii) Parties are to check the status of their matters prior from time to time before appearing in Court;
(iv) Late applications for postponement must be avoided.

 (b) Conduct of Civil Cases

The conduct of civil matters will be by remote communication technology, as set out in “Arahan Ketua Hakim Negara Bilangan 1 Tahun 2021 | Pengendalian Prosiding Kes Sivil Melalui Teknologi Komunikasi Jarak Jauh Bagi Mahkamah di Seluruh Malaysia” dated 7 Jan 2021 (see pages 18 to 53).

“Arahan Ketua Hakim Negara Bilangan 5 Tahun 2021 Mengenai Pengendalian Prosiding Kes Sivil di Mahkamah Semasa Tempoh Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan (PKP)” dated 17 Feb 2021, is inapplicable.

(c) Conduct of Criminal Appeals

The conduct of criminal appeals will be by remote communication technology in the Federal Court, Court of Appeal and High Court as set out in “Arahan Ketua Hakim Negara Bilangan 6 Tahun 2021 | Pengendalian Prosiding Pendengaran Rayuan Jenayah Melalui Teknologi Komunikasi Jarak Jauh  Semasa Tempoh Pandemik”dated 26 Feb 2021 (see pages 54 to 73).

(d) Conduct of Matters in the Event of Enforcement of Enhanced Movement Control Order (“EMCO”)

Should EMCO be implemented, the conduct of proceedings will be as stated in the emails issued by the CR’s Office, dated 17 Mar 2020, 26 Mar 2020 and 24 Apr 2020 (see pages 74 to 95).

Members are required to observe strict compliance of directives issued from time to time by the Ministry of Health Malaysia (Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia, “KKM”), National Security Council (Majlis Keselamatan Negara, “MKN”), as well the CR’s Office.

Should you need assistance, please contact the following Court officers:

(1) Mahkamah Persekutuan
Puan Wan Fatimah Zaharah binti Wan Yussof
Timbalan Pendaftar
03-8880 3596 (Office) / 017-375 8923 (Mobile)
fatimah@kehakiman.gov.my

(2) Mahkamah Rayuan
Puan Hasbi binti Hasan
Pendaftar Mahkamah Rayuan
03-8880 4045 (Office) / 012-209 8648 (Mobile)
hasbi@kehakiman.gov.my

(3) Mahkamah Tinggi Malaya
Puan Zaharah binti Hussain
Pendaftar Mahkamah Tinggi Malaya
03-8880 3702 (Office) / 012-401 1100 (Mobile)
zaharah@kehakiman.gov.my

(4) Mahkamah Tinggi Sabah dan Sarawak
Tuan Nixon Kennedy Kumbong
Pendaftar Mahkamah Tinggi Sabah dan Sarawak
088-286 100 (Office) / 013-804 2607 (Mobile)
nixon@kehakiman.gov.my

(5) Mahkamah Rendah Malaya
Tuan M Bakri bin Abd Majid
Pendaftar Mahkamah Rendah Malaya
03-8880 9418 (Office) / 019-985 1333 (Mobile)
mbakri@kehakiman.gov.my

(6) Mahkamah Rendah Sabah dan Sarawak
Puan Egusra binti Ali
Pengarah Mahkamah Negeri Sabah
Menjalankan tugas-tugas Pendaftar Mahkamah Rendah Sabah dan Sarawak
088-286 100 (Office) / 016-893 1397 (Mobile)
egusra@kehakiman.gov.my

(7) General Enquiries
Bahagian Komunikasi Korporat
03-8880 4051 (Office)
komunikasikorporat@kehakiman.gov.my

We hope that the information provided here is of assistance.

Thank you.

Shahareen Begum
Secretary
Malaysian Bar

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