TAMPARULI (Sabah), 23 MAY, 2011: Consumers in Sabah can get free legal aid to bring their cases to the Consumer Claims Tribunal, Deputy Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Minister Datuk Tan Lian Hoe said.
 
He said the free legal aid program was made possible with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the ministry and the Sabah Law Association (SLA) and Bank Kerjasama Rakyat Sdn Bhd (Bank Rakyat).
 
"Under the program, SLA will provide legal aid to consumers at pro bono and the Bank Rakyat will pay to SLA for the court fees of not more than RM500 per case.
 
"The payment will be made from a fund set up by Bank Rakyat known as the 1Malaysia People's Fund," he said after the MoU signing here today.
 
Tan said today's event was a follow-up of the MoU signing between the Malaysian Bar Council and Bank Rakyat last March 8.
 
The program will be expanded to Sarawak soon, he added.
 

- Bernama

No party shall be represented by an advocate or solicitor during a hearing before the Tribunal and each party to a hearing shall conduct its own case at such hearing.

Apa khidmat nasihat yg akan diberi secara percuma ini? Mana pula datang wang rm500 sbg fee mahkamah. Tuntutan di Tribunal bukan di Mahkamah? Ni baru boleh petik kata2 leman yg tak lawak tu...tak paham betui aku