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1. On 6 March 2024, a Memorandum of Judicial Cooperation (MOJC) was signed between
the Supreme Court of Brunei Darussalam and the Federal Court of Malaysia to strengthen
communication, collaboration and cooperation on issues relating to dispute avoidance and
resolution.
2. The MOJC was signed by The Honourable Chief Justice Dato Seri Paduka Steven Chong on
behalf of the Supreme Court of Brunei Darussalam and The Right Honourable Chief Justice
Tun Tengku Maimun binti Tuan Mat on behalf of the Federal Court of Malaysia. Present at
the signing ceremony was The Honourable Justice Hayatul Akmal binti Abdul Aziz, High
Court Judge of Kuala Lumpur, Tuan Zamri bin Bakar, Chief Registrar of the Federal Court
of Malaysia and Deputy High Commissioner of Malaysia to Brunei Darussalam, Puan Nur
Ezira Mahadi.
3. Prior to the signing of the MOJC, Chief Justice Tun Tengku Maimun binti Tuan Mat together
with the delegation from the Federal Court of Malaysia called on Chief Justice Dato Seri
Paduka Steven Chong. During the bilateral meeting, the Chief Justices held fruitful
discussions on areas including court administration, judicial education and training, and
developments on the use of technology and voice to text transcription in court
proceedings.
4. The MOJC will formalise ties between the Judiciaries of Brunei Darussalam and Malaysia
and it is planned that a working group will be established to develop a plan of action to
chart the future direction of judicial cooperation in the coming years. The MOJC signifies
the warm friendship between the Judiciaries of Brunei Darussalam and Malaysia and
underscores the commitment to strengthen and expand the bilateral ties.
5. This is the fourth memorandum signed between the Supreme Court of Brunei Darussalam
and other jurisdictions, following the signing of a memorandum with the Supreme People's
Court of the People's Republic of China on 21 September 2004, the Department of Justice
of the Hong Kong SAR on 4 May 2023 and the Supreme Court of Singapore on 18 July
2023.
SUPREME COURT OF BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
6 MARCH 2024
