Lawyers can now apply to the Legal Affairs Division of the Prime Minister’s Department (BHEUU) for temporary access to their offices for administrative work.

Legal practitioners who spoke to Malaysiakini today gave mixed views on whether the permit for one-off, three-day access to law firms would, in the long run, help lawyers better represent people facing criminal cases as well as civil actions.

Through a circular from the Bar Council dated June 23, lawyers were informed that they can now apply online to BHEUU for a three-day permit to access their offices to settle administrative work.

Previously on June 18, Malaysiakini reported the Bar having proposed to the government to allow law firms nationwide to resume operation at partial capacity to help safeguard people’s right to legal access.

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