‘Violent lawyer’ may face action
PETALING JAYA: The Bar Council is looking at issuing a show-cause
letter to the lawyer who was caught on video pushing and kicking a
client.
Bar Council president Lim Chee Wee said that if there was a cause for further action, the lawyer would be referred to the Disciplinary Board.
“The Board (which is independent of the Bar Council) will decide whether to convene a disciplinary committee to investigate further or deal with the matter summarily.
“If convicted, the lawyer can face reprimand, fine, suspension, or be struck off the roll,” he said.
He said this in response to a 9.03-minute video clip on a “hooligan lawyer” that has gone viral.
The video showed two men, believed to be a lawyer and a house buyer, arguing in the presence of three others in an empty house on June 19.
The argument started when the house buyer refused to acknowledge receipt of several documents handed to him by the lawyer.
The lawyer, Tan Hui Chuan, who is a former Selayang municipal councillor, said it was not fair to pre-judge him.
“I am only human. The client bombarded me with hurtful and disrespectful words over and over again.
“I am 58 years old and about to retire. I never had any disciplinary issues before. As all can see, I only pushed him away from me, to make him stop.
“But he went on and on. I raised my hands several times as a sign of surrender but he kept pestering me.
“And yes, I kicked him once. But it was a soft kick,” he said.- The Star
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Bar Council president Lim Chee Wee said that if there was a cause for further action, the lawyer would be referred to the Disciplinary Board.
“The Board (which is independent of the Bar Council) will decide whether to convene a disciplinary committee to investigate further or deal with the matter summarily.
“If convicted, the lawyer can face reprimand, fine, suspension, or be struck off the roll,” he said.
He said this in response to a 9.03-minute video clip on a “hooligan lawyer” that has gone viral.
The video showed two men, believed to be a lawyer and a house buyer, arguing in the presence of three others in an empty house on June 19.
The argument started when the house buyer refused to acknowledge receipt of several documents handed to him by the lawyer.
The lawyer, Tan Hui Chuan, who is a former Selayang municipal councillor, said it was not fair to pre-judge him.
“I am only human. The client bombarded me with hurtful and disrespectful words over and over again.
“I am 58 years old and about to retire. I never had any disciplinary issues before. As all can see, I only pushed him away from me, to make him stop.
“But he went on and on. I raised my hands several times as a sign of surrender but he kept pestering me.
“And yes, I kicked him once. But it was a soft kick,” he said.- The Star
Sources:
http://www.malaysianbar.org.my/
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