Dear Members of the Selangor Bar,



Please be advised that New Commercial Courts (NCC) have been set up in the Kuala Lumpur HIgh Court (Commercial Division) and shall affect all new Commercial cases (save for Muamalat & IP cases) filed after 1st Sept 2009.  At the present moment, there are 2 NCC Courts, namely NCC1 presided by Justice Dr. Hamid Sultan Abu Backer and NCC2 presided by Justice Anantham Kasinater.



Attached: NCC Leafletand Court Circular No. 250/20092



Please note pertinent features of all NCC cases:-



(i)Processing of all documents will be done on the same day as filing

(i.e. documents filed prior to 3pm can be extracted on the same day)



(ii)Court will take charge of Management of cases soon after filing:-

-all Writ Summons shall bear a return date 3 mths from date of filing;

-all Winding Up Petitions will be fixed for a HEARING DATE within 2 mths from date of filing;

-all other cases and interlocutory applications will be fixed for Case Management before Registrar 2 weeks from date of filing. STRICT compliance required of all directions.

-all applications will be allocated a hearing date within 2 months from date of filing.

-in Full Trial Cases, if parties are ready, a Trial will be fixed within 1 month. In any event, the Court intends to dispose of all cases within 9 months of filing.



To expedite all cases, the Court strongly encourages the following:-

-parties to file an ENGLISH translation of all cause papers

-parties to file the Form 63 (Pre Trial Case Management) immediately after close of pleadings.



The Court welcomes feedback from members to improve the NCC case flow.



Members who have any inquiries may contact Deputy Registrars Pn Manira (NCC) or Pn Hamidah (Commercial).



Thank you,



Syamsuriatina Ishak

Hon. Secretary

Selangor Bar Committee

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