The judiciary and the Malaysian Bar have agreed to cooperate on a proposal to reinstate some form of an electronic bail system, following plans to phase out the e-Jamin system by May 19 to make way for a manual bail system.

According to a circular from the Bar to its member-lawyers dated today, the legal profession body said this was the agreement secured between it and the Federal Court chief registrar during a meeting yesterday.

The Bar said that while its efforts...